Course

Backing the Line: Strategies for Assisting First Responders in Your Community

Format

Recorded Asynchronous Online Course

Duration

1.5 hours

Presenter

Catherine Butler, Ed.D., LMFT

Prices

$65

General Price

$32.50

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About

Course Description

Offering Trauma Recovery Network (TRN) or individual services to first responder communities can be challenging due to their reluctance to trust outside resources, yet ongoing exposure to trauma compromises their health, relationships, and judgement in the field. The population demands culturally competent clinicians to hold the space and make a difference for them and their families. TRN teams and individual clinicians need skills to be successful and trusted when they are called to help the helpers. Gain perspective with an overview of the present-day challenges they face and evaluate your clinical and personal abilities to meet their very specific needs.

Course was originally recorded on August 24, 2024

Intended Audience

Mental Health Clinicians and anyone currently practicing EMDR therapy (psychologists, counselors, social workers, etc.). This course is appropriate for post-doctoral graduates and clinicians with advanced knowledge of various therapeutic treatment modalities and theoretical orientations.

Skill Level of Audience

Beginner/Intermediate. Only EMDR trained clinicians can obtain EMDRIA Credits. 

EMDRIA credits

1.5 EMDRIA Credits (Included in course price). CE credits are not offered for this course at this time. Please click here to see the information and instructions on how to obtain your credits/certificates of attendance.

Course Outline

Minutes 0-30
Minutes 31-60
Minutes 61-90
Introduction, sensitivity of course content warning, reframing “self-care,” listing the surprisingly expansive list of first responder professions that could use EMDR therapy, current legal and social changes first responders are faced with, understanding the pressures that first responders could be facing, listing relevant statistics to the topic, assessing your comfortability and competence with first responder therapy.
First responders’ response to EMDR treatment and how to explain EMDR as a treatment option, explaining relevant protocols that could be of use, listing ways to engage the first responder populations in mental wellness efforts, sharing her story about the political unrest in La Mesa, explaining resources that are available for first responders, their families, and the communities that support them. 
Ideas on how to get paid for the work you are doing, encouraging sentiments about the need for therapists for first responders, information on how to reach out to Dr. Butler, question and answer session.

Learning Objectives

Participants will review a brief overview of the challenges facing first responders to include changes in the laws, vulnerability to legal actions, community backlash, suicide, illnesses, PTSD and general family effects.
Participants will discover a variety of topics to assist with developing cultural competence, evaluate personal and professional practices, and build successful relationships with first responders.
Participants will discover the value, impact, and nuances of using EMDR with first responder populations with certain helpful protocols.
Ed.D., LMFT, former San Diego TRN co-coordinator
Meet the instructor

Catherine Butler, Ed.D., LMFT 

Catherine Butler, Ed.D., LMFT, former San Diego TRN co-coordinator is in private practice taking care of local, state and federal first responders. Experienced in building trusted relationships with many agencies, she works to build cultural competence and support for clinicians to care for those who care for us.

She is a credentialed teacher and taught middle school and high school students for ten years before moving to the collegiate level. She has since volunteered her time to present to many community agencies at the lay level to educate and inform them in a practical and engaging way to support their volunteerism in the community. She has presented at several conferences over the years and has had positive reviews. She enjoys presenting topics that inspire and engage the audience and supporting the participants afterwards with questions or peer support if asked.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cancelations

There are no cancelations/refunds for any distance learning courses.

Grievances

Grievances can be sent in writing by email to registration@emdrhap.org and will be handled within 10 business days.

Trauma Recovery, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (Trauma Recovery/HAP) 
is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with all our public facing and internal and accreditation grievance policies. Trauma Recovery/HAP will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of program participants. 

The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the Education Chair/Continuing Education Director in consultation with the member of the continuing education committee (Trauma Recovery/HAP Training Operations Team), the Trauma Recovery/HAP's Ethics Chairperson and the Convention/Conference Chairperson.

While Trauma Recovery/HAP goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participant and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues which come to the attention of the convention staff or an officer of Trauma Recovery/HAP. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such grievances.

When a participant, either orally or in written format, files a grievance or expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken. If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to express their comments in written format. The Educational Chair/Continuing Education Director will then pass on the comment to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the aggrieved individual.
If the grievance concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, the Convention/Conference Chairperson will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the Convention/Conference Chairperson will:
2a) attempt to move the participant to another workshop.
2b) provide a credit for a future workshop or on-demand course equally valued;
2c) or provide a partial or full refund of the workshop fee.
**Actions 2b and 2c require written notes documenting the grievance for record keeping purposes. Either note need not be signed by the aggrieved individual.

If the grievance concerns Trauma Recovery/HAP CE program in a specific regard, the CE Educational Chair/Continuing Education Director will attempt to arbitrate and will engage the Clinical Consultant team and when necessary, the executive Director. When the grievance is filed by a social worker, the Social Worker Consultant will be involved in the investigation and resolution of all grievance. If further escalation is necessary, the grievance will be sent directly to the Board President.

Contact: Anna Riedel, CE Director
Email: registration@emdrhap.org
Telephone number: (203) 288 4450
Address: 80 Garden Center, Suite 200, Broomfield, CO 80020

Trademark Restrictions Purchasing / Showing content to others

** Please note** this distance learning course was given ownership from the presenter, Catherine Butler, to Trauma Recovery/HAP and it cannot be used for resale and only should be viewed by the purchaser.

** HIPAA Regulations: Please note that this course may contain protected health information (PHI). Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this PHI is strictly prohibited, this includes recording and/or reproducing any part of this training video. This video presentation contains videos of clients and case discussions. The presenter has received permission to use the videos to assist in the education and training of clinical professionals who must comply with confidentiality standards.  

ADA assistance

Facilities used by Trauma Recovery/HAP for in-person training events are ADA compliant. Should you need any special accommodations (ADA) for an in-person training event, please contact Trauma Recovery/HAP staff at info@emdrhap.org at least 10 business days prior to the start of the training event. On-demand courses with videos offer closed captioning. If you encounter any inaccuracies or synchronization issues with the closed captioning, please contact associate@emdrhap.org.

How to obtain your credits/certificates

CE and EMDRIA CEU Info for Trauma Recovery: EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (Trauma Recovery/HAP) LearnWorlds Courses Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. To receive your Continuing Education (CEs) and EMDRIA CEUs, complete the entire course, the post-test, and evaluation.
***Only one recipient per course purchase will be given CEs and EMDRIA CEUs. Multiple CEs and EMDRIA CEUs will not be given to groups who purchase one-course viewing.

Please contact info@emdrhap.org or (203)-288-4450 with questions about this course.