About

Sam is founder and owner and President of Bernard & Associates, P.C. his Chattanooga-based private practice focusing on trauma, crisis intervention and disaster mental/behavioral health. He is founder and President of the Board of Directors for the PAR Foundation, a IRS registered non-profit that provides Preparation, Assessment, and Response for various crisis. Sam is a national and international educator, consultant and program developer concerning psychological/behavioral crisis, trauma, suicide, employee assistance program (EAP) services, psychological autopsies, organizational consultations, and public speaking. Sam is a curriculum consultant and instructor with FEMA since 2008 at both CDP and EMI. He researched, consulted, and presented on various psychological aspects of COVID-19. He develops special projects to address psychological trauma prevention and recovery in unique and underserved populations.