支持急救人员 & 家庭

公共安全牧师证书

Pursue a rewarding and faith-filled career as a professional chaplain.

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Public 安全 Chaplaincy is the work of providing pastoral care and support to employees of first responder agencies and their families, 以及相关公共安全事件的受害者.

许多公共安全牧师都是志愿者, 虽然有些部门有带薪牧师的职位. The public safety chaplain should be a person who experiences a call to this particular ministry of service and sacrifice, offering themselves as a source of support to people whose daily work is often stressful and rigorous emotionally, 精神上, 和身体上.

The certification in Public 安全 Chaplaincy is designed to provide a thorough course of training for those desiring to serve as a public safety chaplain. The curriculum covers the breadth and depth of the topics and issues encountered in the field by a public safety chaplain. It is well-suited for those already serving as chaplains and those who have experienced a call to this ministry but are not yet connected with an agency.

The cost of the certification program is $1,500, plus housing, books and meals

For more information about the program, contact Chaplain Eric Skidmore at eskidmore@sled.sc.政府 or 803.206.8961.

证书课程

课程包括6个模块和18个月的培训. Each module involves coursework to be completed at home, including reading and writing. 学生 are also expected to attend all monthly class meetings as they appear on the schedule.

  • 基础1: Foundations for The Office of Public 安全 Chaplaincy
  • 基础2: Pastoral Theology and Issues in Public 安全 Chaplaincy
  • 危机干预培训
  • 临床观点/问题和答案 in Public 安全 Chaplaincy
  • 顶点课程:把它放在一起
  • 基础1

    基础1: Foundations for The Office of Public 安全 Chaplaincy
    An introduction to the historical function and 神学 framework for the Office of Chaplain. Biblical models and methods will be presented from a chaplaincy perspective, 利用课程参与者和教师的情况. (6 - 2023)

  • 基础2

    基础2: Pastoral Theology and Issues in Public 安全 Chaplaincy
    An examination of core issues in the ministry of public safety chaplains. 与痛苦有关的案例, 悲剧, 邪恶的, 悲伤, 死亡, 危机, 自杀和危机将得到解决. (2023年10月- 2024年2月)

  • 危机干预培训

    Certification in the basic Critical Incident Stress Management Skills learned in two ICISF Courses:  Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention. 学生 will receive two ICISF certificates and have a deeper understanding of the interaction between Chaplains, 心理健康专业人员和同伴团队成员. This course includes a field trip to Charleston SC to visit the sites of the Sofa Superstore Fire and The Mother Emmanuel AME Church and meet Chaplains, 民族主义者行动党(mhp), 参与那些大规模伤亡事件的贵族和验尸官. (高于2024)

  • 临床观点/问题和答案

    临床观点/问题和答案 in Public 安全 Chaplaincy
    An examination of issues commonly addressed when working with Public 安全 Personnel.  其中包括:, 抑郁症, 焦虑, 创伤后应激障碍, 睡眠障碍, 部署后问题, 离婚, 不忠, 自杀意念, 等.  This unit will also include overview of The Fitness for Duty Process and Psychological Evaluation. (6 - 2024)

  • 总结性课程

    顶点课程:把它放在一起
    本课程结合圣经, 神学, 实用, and professional models and methods presented through the program. Participants will prepare a project that demonstrates their own unique gifts and qualifications for public safety chaplaincy. (10 - 2024)

  • 课程表

    2023年6月- 2024年12月课程表
    通常在星期五和星期六上课

    2023
    • 6月9-10日-基础            
    • 7月14-15日-基础            
    • 8月18-19日-基础            
    • 9月8-9日——项目报告
    • 10月13-14日-基础2            
    • 11月10-11日-基础2            
    • 十二月-假期
    2024
    • 1月12-13日-基础2            
    • 2月9-10日——项目展示
    • 3月8-9日-危机干预培训
    • 4月12日至13日-危机干预培训
    • 5月10-11日-危机干预实地考察查尔斯顿
    • 6月7-8日:临床观点/问题和答案
    • 七月-暑假
    • 8月9-10日——临床观点/问题和答案
    • 9月13-14日——临床观点/问题和答案
    • 10月10-12日-顶点课程   
    • 11月8-9日——顶点课程   
    • 12月13- 14日-顶点课程-专题报告 

    The graduation ceremony will be planned for date after January 1, 2025.

     

  • Co-requirements
    • One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education done in conjunction with the regular schedule of the chaplaincy classes as an extended unit. Certification options will be “Certification in Public 安全 Chaplaincy” or “Certification in Public 安全 Chaplaincy with Clinical Pastoral Education.” Possible times for the extended unit would be January through June 2025.
    • Post Critical Incident Seminar (PCIS): 学生 will be required to attend one  PCIS event as an observer. 这些活动的时间表可以在 SCLEAP网站. The PCIS is a three-day seminary and is offered by SCLEAP four times a year.

应用程序需求

一群LTSS学生放学后在校园里散步

请仔细审阅所有 应用程序需求. In addition to a completed and signed 申请表, applicants must submit the following items.

An application will be complete and ready for review when all items are received.

提交所有申请材料后, applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview with the admission panel.

杰伊·奥尔蒂斯

这个项目挑战了, encouraged and motivated me to become a better chaplain for all those that I’m able to reach both in public safety as well as the general public.

Chaplain 杰伊·奥尔蒂斯, City of North Myrtle Beach, Department of Public 安全

课程交付

Coursework is offered in a hybrid distance learning and classroom setting over a period of 18 consecutive months. 学生 are expected to complete assigned reading and writing on their own in preparation for monthly class sessions held on campus at the seminary in Columbia, S.C.

All students in the cohort are required to attend the monthly class sessions that begin on Friday afternoon and conclude on Saturday afternoon. 学生 who successfully complete the training program will receive a certificate of completion. Coursework will reflect the academic rigor and 神学 depth consistent with an Association of Theological Schools accredited seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. However, courses are not graduate level and are not transferable credits for seminary. Courses are unrelated to licensure or ordination as a public safety chaplain.