Center for Deployment Psychology
Paula Domenici has extensive work experience in the field of psychology and mental health. Paula started their career in 2002 at the San Francisco VA Medical Center as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Staff Psychologist, where they provided therapy to veterans and spouses and contributed to the PTSD clinical team. From 2005 to 2006, they served as a Congressional Fellow at the Office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, focusing on mental health, veteran's, and seniors' issues. Paula then joined the Center for Deployment Psychology in 2006 as the Director of Training and Education, where they developed and delivered training programs for mental health providers. Paula specialized in trauma and trained clinicians in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD. Currently, they are working as a Psychologist/Therapist at a Telehealth Private Practice, starting in 2022.
Paula Domenici earned a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Brown University in 1989. Paula then pursued a Master's degree in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University Teachers College, which they completed in 1996. Paula later obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology from the University of Maryland in 2002.
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Center for Deployment Psychology
The Center for Deployment Psychology's mission is to prepare health care professionals to better meet the deployment-related emotional and psychological needs of military personnel and their families. More than two million service members have deployed during the conflicts overseas, including many who have deployed multiple times. To meet its mission, the Center -- which is headquartered at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences -- trains health care professionals through live presentations, online learning resources, ongoing consultation and state-of-the-art education, coordinating activities across a nationwide network of training sites at 11 military medical centers.