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Psychotherapist and Director/Founder of CopLine
The Counseling and Critical Incident Debriefing Center / CopLine
Freehold, New Jersey, United States
Stephanie Samuels is a psychotherapist who works exclusively with police officers. Ms. Samuels has lectured all over the country on PTSD and vicarious trauma. She is part of a National Research Team looking into the role concussions play in the mental health of law enforcement officers and the potential connection to suicide. Ms. Samuels is the Founder and Director of COPLINE, Inc., the first Confidential International Law Enforcement Officers' Hotline in the country answered by retired officers. She is the general partner of The Counseling and Critical Incident Debriefing Center, LLC, which specializes in debriefing and long-term counseling of first responders and their families. Ms. Samuels was hired after the Boston Bombing as the Clinical Director of the Boston Police Department Peer Support Unit and co-founded the LEADER (Law Enforcement Active Duty Emergency Responder) Program at Harvard's McLean Hospital. Ms. Samuels has co-authored and written chapters in books with Dr. John Violanti. Ms. Samuels got her Bachelor's degree from UCLA, a Masters degree in Psychology from Antioch University, and a Masters degree in Social Work from Rutgers University.
Head Impacts and Concussions: The Hidden Piece of the Suicide Puzzle
Sunday, October 20, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET