Specialized palliative care and hospice teams should include professionally certified chaplains. Professional chaplains are trained to work within the worldview of the patient or family member, be that secular or religious, similar or dissimilar to their own religious beliefs. They are capable of working across religious lines, with knowledge about spiritual care in many forms rites and rituals. Chaplains are the spiritual care specialists on the team. However, if they are appropriately trained and comfortable with the role, team members from other disciplines may serve as spiritual care generalists.