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Counselor Paula Booth has been working with law enforcement officers and other clients for over 35 years with the state of New Hampshire. Her unique knowledge of critical incidents and trauma response has made her a valuable asset to many agencies. She is also the director for the New Hampshire Employee Assistant Program. Paula has a masters degree in clinical social work from Boston University, is a member of the National Academy of Certified Social Workers, and is nationally certified as an employee assistance professional. Additionally, she has served as the president of the Grant State employee assistant program. Paula works on the governor and attorney general’s commission on domestic violence, and is an advisor to the state government's decision makers.Her lectures at conferences, community events, and state sponsored events are well renowned. To Wayne, Paula Booth was his counselor after the critical incident that took place in Colebook in which he was shot. Our Sponsors: Thin Green Line Podcast Sovereign Sportsman Solutions “A Cowboy in the Woods” Book Hunt of a Lifetime Maine's Operation Game Thief Wildlife Heritage Foundation of NH International Wildlife Crime Stoppers Here's What We Discuss: Introduction to Paula Booth Counseling is very different in today’s world Wayne’s breaking point Counseling is for everyone Everyone has a critical incident in their life Healthy people get help Education on counseling to law enforcement We ask for help all the time, why not this? Affects officers, family members, peers Academy program: stress management in law enforcement Traumatic experience from those that were on vacation Critical incident tools Simple, briefs directives Eat something simple Don’t fill the silence Look into programs Supervisors and peers watch you Don’t use a cookie cutter approach Connection is important I’ve got the best job in the world Make it palatable If I didn’t have counseling, I wouldn’t have finished my career Horrible week for New Hampshire Approach it from a problem solving perspective Make the appointment, you can always cancel it Give and take Uniform represents so much Partners and supporters take the journey too Credits Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores Producer: Jay Ammann Social Media/Marketing: Morgan Day Find More Here: Website Apple Podcasts Spotify Facebook Facebook Fan Page Instagram Twitter Spreadshirt Stitcher Tunein Megaphone YouTube RSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices