Let’s help prevent suicide

Paul Doyle is a Chaplain Board Certified by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Educators and Association of Professionals Chaplains, Ordained and Commissioned by Carmel Baptist Church, and an Endorsed Hospital Chaplain by the North American Mission Board of the SBC. Paul is currently serving as a Staff Chaplain at Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas HealthCare System, Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospitals in the Charlotte, North Carolina Region. Furthermore, he has served as a Clinical Chaplain for both Carolinas ContinueCare Hospital and Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region PRN or as needed. Also, Paul began his service as a Chaplain with Corporate Chaplains of America 12 years ago. As a Staff Chaplain in the Hospital Clinic, Paul serves in the Spiritual Care Department of the hospital, which provides emotional and spiritual support to patients, their loved ones and hospital staff members of diverse spiritual, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Paul assist patients, families and staff helping them process their sense of meaning, purpose or hope in their particular situation or overall life circumstances, grieving the death of a family member or any loss, including life transitions, conflict resolution within the family, assist patients in accessing their faith community, spiritual care provider or other spiritual or religious resources, provide Advance Directives education, ethics consultations, crisis intervention and confidential counseling for patients, families and hospital staff. Paul was born and raised in Rochester, New York. In 1984, he joined the United States Marine Corps and spent most of his time in East Asia until his discharge in 1988. In 1998, the company he worked for transferred him and his family to Charlotte, North Carolina. He is married to his wife Junko and has with two children Yuji and Mika. Paul’s mission and vision as a Clinical Chaplain is to provide one-on-one confidential trauma and grief recovery through instant access online to support Veterans, their family members and family or caregivers. As a result, this can be a vital alternative in addition to what other resources are currently available to Veterans and their family members nationwide. Furthermore, having an Apologetics background allows me to not only stay grounded in faith and objective truth, but to be able to provide an answer to the questions that others of different views and faiths may have. EDUCATION Paul received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations with a concentration in Asian Studies from the University of Minnesota in 1992. In 2008, Paul his Masters in Divinity with a focus on Biblical Studies from Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC. In 2008, Paul started his Hospital Chaplaincy Internship at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte and later his Chaplain Residency at CMC-Main a Level 1 Trauma Center. In 2013, once Paul completed his required hours of Clinical Pastoral Education, he later passed the Boards and received his Board Certification. Paul continues his Annual Chaplaincy training to maintain his Certification and expands knowledge of care, which includes the following: ICISF Suicide Awareness: An Introduction for Crisis Responders-September 2016 Carolinas College of Health Sciences Certificate in Aromatherapy-August 2016 ICISF Certificate of Accreditation Grief Following Trauma-September 2014 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Workshop for Veterans, Goldsboro, NC-January 2011 Paul received the Atrium Health Compassion Champion Provider of the Tree Award in 2019 COMMUNITY Paul regularly is involved with coordinating following community groups: Mediating Inpatient Support Groups for patients and their family members. Supporting the both the Inpatient and Outpatient Rehab Occupational and Physical Therapy staff by participating in either their monthly Stroke Survivor Group or Parkinson’s Groups. Leading Non-Denominational Worship Services at 3 separate facilities each Sunday. Participate in Community Educational Forums on addressing End of Life preparation and Advance Medical Directives (i.e. Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will and Mental Health Treatment).