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Army Chaplain Corps
U.S. Army
BPT Chaplain Trainer Introduction

Pastoral Skills Training (PST) instructors are certified Family Life Chaplain Trainers charged with assisting chaplains from all service units to develop skills necessary to assist soldiers and their families deal appropriately with a variety of stressors large and small.

You will provide didactic training intended to develop:

  • Therapeutic skills,
  • Professional competency,
  • Clinical and peer supervision,
  • Therapeutic pastoral identity,
  • Self-awareness as a leader and counselor, and
  • Safe, caring group environments in which chaplains may share concerns and receive feedback and support.