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Jeremiah Blackburn Master of Divinity Pastoral Counseling Spiritual Formation
Jeremiah Blackburn Quick Facts
Main Areas: Pastoral Counseling/Spiritual FormationCareer Focus: Chaplain, Spiritual Director
Jeremiah has focused his life on encouraging others to live life as God intended. He has experience of working across denominational lines to help others connect with God, others, and themselves. He is a professional chaplain that seeks to refine his craft while offering quality spiritual care to others. He is a compassionate caregiver that is very efficient in providing spiritual support. Jeremiah has a wide range of experiences and training that allows me to meet individuals where they are at in their lives.
He has a Master of Divinity specializing in Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Formation from Columbia International University. He has experience as a Chaplain in the hospital and hospice allowing him to practically employ his knowledge in a pluralistic society. He currently is also a chaplain in the Air Force Reserves operating in many areas of ministry including counseling, preaching, organizing functions. Jeremiah also possesses a training background in the Air Force which has been useful in understanding business models as well as the ability to use training models in his ministry.
EDUCATION
2001 Associate of Science in Training Management, Community College of the Air Force, Pope AFB, NC
2004 Bachelor of Science in Educational Workforce Management, Southern Illinois University, Charleston AFB, SC
2007 Master of Divinity, Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Formation, Columbia International University, Columbia, SC
2008 Clinical Pastoral Education, 5 Units, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC
EXPERIENCE
Jun 1994-Jan 2006 Air Force/Air Force Reserves, Security Police, Unit Training Manager
Jan 2006-Dec 2008 Air Force Reserves, Chaplain Candidate
Jan 2007-Aug 2008 Palmetto Health, Chaplain Resident (Outpatient Psych, PCU, Heart Hospital, Ortho, Rehab, Child and Adolescent Psych Unit)
Sep 2008-Jun 2010 Harmony Care Hospice, Chaplain
Dec 2008-Current Air Force Reserves, Chaplain
SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Masters of Divinity focused on Pastoral Counseling/Spiritual Formation with many counseling classes to include addictions, pre-martial, martial, and family sexuality, grief and loss, groups, and crisis.
- Certified in Traumatic Stress Response (TSR), Prepare & Enrich, PREP, Solution Focused Counseling, and ASSIT (Suicide Prevention/Healing), CISM.
- Trained in Air Force classes of Wartime Ministry Skills (special emphasis on caregivers, secondary trauma, post traumatic stress) and Contemporary Worship.
- Offered pastoral care to over 2500 patients and families to include conducting funerals, counseling needs such as grief and loss, relationship problems, adjustment issues, along with other personal and family needs, conducting spiritual assessment and creating plans of care
- Provided staff and facilities with spiritual support to include pre-martial and martial counseling, grief counseling, stress management, weekly devotionals, and special services such as weddings, “Blessing of the Hands”, and others staff needs
- Efficient in leading groups; led outpatient psych unit spirituality group dealing with subjects of forgiveness, self-care, boundaries, guilt and shame, and general spirituality
