Course

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

Format

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.

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

All grievances must be in writing to associate@emdrhap.org and will be replied to within 5 - 10 business days.

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

Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. To receive your EMDRIA credits complete the entire course and complete the post-test, then print your certificate. For CE credits, participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form. Click here to know more.

Please forward a copy of your confirmation email or receipt to associate@emdrhap.org and you will receive a reply with instructions on how to access the learning assessment and certificate. Please make sure the receipt has the course title on it or write it in the forwarded email.***Please note, due to a high level of requests, it may take 1-5 business days to receive a reply. If you do not receive a reply within the 5 day time period, please call the HAP office***Only one recipient per course purchase will be given CE’s. Multiple CE’s will not be given to groups who purchase one course viewing.

• CE-Classes.com is the provider of CEs.
• Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
• There is no known commercial support or conflicts of interest for this workshop.