New York Guard Sentinel Fall 2020

New York Guard Sentinel
Doria has held many different leadership positions ranging from education,
contingency operations, administration, training, security,
and yellow ribbon. But most notably was when he served as the
sole clinical neuropsychologist and program manager of the U.S.
Coast Guard’s Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
Program.
MAJ Doria is now the Director of Psychological Health for the
244 th Medical Group for the New York Guard. MAJ Doria began by
working various shifts at the six mortuary locations, working different
hours, to ensure that all service members had access to his services.
On 30 April 2020 to 06 June 2020, Major Doria became the
sole behavioral health provider for the Airmen of the 107th and
174 th AW, providing onsite support services, assigned to Westchester
and Orange Counties, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
During this period, he provided ongoing 1:1 critical incident trauma counseling; 24/7 behavioral
health coverage; treatment for cognitive processing and prolonged exposure groups;
team debriefs (psychological first aid), in addition to conducting crisis intervention groups
with a focus on topics including managing the stress associated with the COVID-19 OCME
Mission.
This included cultivating ways to improve self-care, developing a sense of control and ability
to endure the demands of the mission, understanding of post-traumatic stress with regard to
trauma exposure, warning signs of distress, redeployment reintegration, and end of mission
preparation. One of the special events arranged by MAJ Doria was a home cooked Italian
meal to honor the service members on Memorial Day. The meal was made up of five different
home-cooked, authentic “Italian Grandma’s” dishes, all made from scratch, for the Airmen to
enjoy at their hotel. This was one of the morale highpoints that the Airmen reported throughout
their time with OCME.
One of the special events arranged by MAJ Doria was a home cooked Italian meal to honor
the service members on Memorial Day. The meal was made up of five different home-cooked,
authentic “Italian Grandma’s” dishes, all made from scratch, for the Airmen to enjoy at their
hotel. This was one of the morale highpoints that
the Airmen reported throughout their time with
OCME.
On 12 June 2020 the OCME mission ended for
the National Guard and on 29 June 2020 Major
Doria was released from State Active Duty.
In addition to his work as a Behavioral Health Officer
assigned to National Guard, Joint Task Force 1- NYC
(JTF-1 NYC). Maj Doria additional responsibilities while
on State Active Duty also include researching and writing
National Guard COVID-19 response policy and procedures
pertaining to behavioral health issues service members
may encounter while working on State Active Duty
with the OCME and other traumatic missions.
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