Senior Education Specialist
National Center for PTSD
Maui, Hawaii, United States
Patricia Watson, Ph.D. has been a psychologist for the National Center for PTSD since 1998. Prior to that, she was an active duty Navy psychologist working with adults and children/families for eight years. Her education includes a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, and a postgraduate fellowship in pediatric psychology. She has been involved in extensive science-into-practice translation, intervention development, and program implementation, including:
• Co-authoring versions of Stress First Aid self-care/coworker support models for military, law enforcement, forest firefighters, nurses, probation officers, and rail workers, as well as public-facing versions for patients, clients, and families.
• Co-editing three books on disaster behavioral health interventions, and numerous publications and courses on disaster mental health, combat and operational stress, military culture, early intervention, and resilience.
• Co-authoring the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Guide and the Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) Manual, designed to intervene in the immediate and intermediate phases after disasters and terrorism.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM