The Dewey Center for Chaplaincy at Charleston Southern University offers academic programming for students seeking to enter the chaplain ministry as well as training for current chaplains. CSU intends to provide support for the more than 60 forms of chaplaincy careers.
Embrace life at CSU and prepare yourself for a larger mission – your life – lived on purpose.
Earn a Bachelor of Arts in chaplaincy ministry to learn how to minister to people in your life, church and community with practical tools and confidence. Students may choose from either a major or minor.
LEARN MORE
Take noncredit, certificate courses to develop your skills as a volunteer chaplain. We also offer conferences for professional chaplains seeking continuing education as they serve the community and glorify God.
LEARN MORE
This center was made possible due to the extraordinary generosity of Rob and Kathy Dewey. Should you feel led to give a gift, please click here. Or, if you would like to offer professional development services, email us!
Critical incident stress can affect anyone, in any setting, at any time, and its affects — emotional, physical, and spiritual trauma can linger long after the event. If left untreated, it can upend families and communities. Most people are improperly trained, and even untrained, to prepare for and deal with the aftermath of a critical incident and to provide the support and services needed to allow healing to occur.
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is a method of helping first responders and others who have been involved in critical incidents that leave them emotionally and/or physically affected by those incidents. CISM is a process that enables peers to help peers understand problems that might occur before, during and after an event. This process also helps people prepare to continue to perform their services or in some cases return to a normal lifestyle. The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that provides training and resources for individuals interested in becoming a part of a crisis management team, or for an organization that is dedicated to helping individuals or groups recover from incidents.
The mission of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation is to be the leader in providing education, training, consultation, and support services in comprehensive crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services to emergency responders, and other professions, organizations and communities worldwide. To learn more about the ICISF, visit our website at www.icisf.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
Register for conferences and courses to build a solid biblical foundation for your ministry. Or visit our beautiful campus!
You’re one click away from starting the next chapter of your life.
Assistant Professor of Christian Studies and University Chaplain
Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership
P843-863-7118
Erharvell@csuniv.edu