Dr. Naomi K. Paget: My contribution
to the fields of crisis management and traumatic
stress is rooted in my theological and clinical
education in the areas of crisis chaplaincy
and psychotrauma intervention. My doctoral project
centered on creating a training program to prepare
community clergy and laity to provide appropriate
psychological first aid during and after critical
events. I have also completed training in numerous
crisis intervention courses including critical
incident stress management for individuals and
groups, suicide intervention, traumatic stress,
grief after crisis, crisis intervention for
children, pastoral crisis intervention, and
response to aviation incidents. I have earned
certification in disaster psychology, as a grief
and loss counselor, as a mass prophylaxis distribution
coordinator, and other crisis related certificates.
I continue to seek training and education in
the field of crisis and trauma through national
conferences and seminars.
My clinical practice today, as a chaplain and
crisis interventionist for the FBI and for disaster
relief organizations such as the American Red
Cross, The Salvation Army, and Southern Baptist
Disaster Relief, provides many opportunities
to work with people in times of crisis over
a broad spectrum of events, situations, and
agencies.
Many years of clinical experience have given
me experiential knowledge informing the academic
knowledge gained in formal education. I have
worked with victims of various major natural
disasters (China earthquakes, Hurricane Katrina,
San Diego wildfires), worked with victims of
terrorism and other homicides (9/11, Shanksville,
Columbine), and worked with victims of individual
and community crisis (multi-car accidents, arson,
murder). Experience and a recognized level of
expertise have created a demand for my services,
consultation, and deployment with national relief
organizations, the military, and academia. I
create training programs, consult, teach (for
ICISF, Red Cross, FBI, NAMB Disaster Relief,
Golden Gate and Denver Seminaries), write curriculum,
present at numerous conferences, and do field
interventions.