Lessons Learned: Working with Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and Emergency Responders


Advanced workshop covering core competencies for therapists working with law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency responders. Covers clinical training competencies, administration and institutional betrayals trauma, legal and ethical issues, brain fitness and sleep fitness. Uses best practices including EMDR therapy for case conceptualization.

  • Virtual Training

    Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, 2025

    Live, Virtual Training via HIPAA Compliant Zoom. Open to all mental health professionals.

  • CE Credits

    This course is awaiting approval for 14 CE Credits by CE-Classes.com and by EMDRIA. This course carries 14 NBCC credit hours. EMDRIA credit available for EMDR Therapy training clinicians.

  • Course Enrollment

    EMDR Professional Training Members: $399
    Regular Enrollment: $450

Instructor: Robbie Adler-Tapia, PhD


Robbie Adler-Tapia, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in Tempe, Arizona, where she works with children and families encountering trauma, attachment challenges, adoption, and child welfare issues. She also works with adults with trauma histories, as well as law enforcement, fire fighters, and emergency personnel.  Forensically, Dr. Adler-Tapia serves as an expert witness in the Juvenile and Family Courts.


Dr. Adler-Tapia is a national and international speaker, has presented at EMDRIA conferences and the EMDR Europe Conference, at the ISST-D Conference on EMDR & Dissociation in children, at the Infant Toddler Mental Health Coalition of Arizona Conference on dissociation in infants and toddlers 0-3 years, and has presented many workshops on EMDR therapy, trauma, attachment, and dissociation.  She is also an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant.


With Carolyn Settle, MSW, Robbie co-authored the book and treatment manual, EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children and has written many workbooks with her daughter including My EMDR Workbook, I’m a KKIC (Kids Kicking Cancer), and I Live in a Foster Home. Her latest book, Child Psychotherapy: Integrating Developmental Theory into Clinical Practice focuses on developmentally grounded treatment including EMDR Therapy.

Lessons Learned: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals Working with Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and Emergency Responders

Advanced Course
Open to all Mental Health Professionals

    1. Welcome

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Course Description & Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Instructor: Robbie Adler-Tapia, PhD

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. CE Information

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    1. Note Pages

    2. Downloadable Handouts

    1. Your CE Certificate

Lessons Learned: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals Working with Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and Emergency Responders

  • $450.00
  • Live Virtual Training
  • Advanced Course for EMDR Clinicians
  • 14 professional CEs, 14 EMDRIA CEs for EMDR Trained Clinicians

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Course Description, Learning Objectives, Schedule


Program Abstract/ Program Description 

This course, open to all mental health professionals, covers core competencies for therapists working with law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency responders.  Covers clinical training competencies, administration and institutional betrayals trauma, legal and ethical issues, brain fitness and sleep fitness. Uses best practices including EMDR therapy for case conceptualization.

Course Objectives

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Schedule 

Friday and Saturday, May 2 - 3, 2025

Course runs in Pacific Time.

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Eligibility and Approvals



Eligibility

This course is open to all mental health professionals.  This course also qualifies as an advanced course for EMDR therapy clinicians.  

If you have not yet taken EMDR Basic Training, please go to our Basic Training schedule on our EMDR Basic Training home page at EMDR Professional Training.

CE INFORMATION

This course is a CE course. Participants are responsible for checking with their state boards to verify CE requirements.

EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) CEs

EMDR Professional Training is an approved EMDRIA CE Provider (#18023), and this program is awaiting approval by EMDRIA for 14 EMDRIA Credits, Approval #18023-.

TRAINING LEVEL: Beginning level

Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.

Continuing Education Credit: NBCC

EMDR Professional Training is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education ProviderTM, ACEP No. 7569.

This course at EMDR Professional Training offers a total of 14 NBCC CE hours.


Continuing Education Credit - Professional CEs

Continuing Education Credit is awaiting approval for 14 CEs through EMDR Professional Training's CE partner, CE-Classes.com. See the information below for professional approvals.

CE-Classes.com is approved by:

  • The American Psychological Association (APA). CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  • Florida Certification Board

  • The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP. Expires 3/31/2025.

  • The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.

  • California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-174-0225. Expires 02-2025

  • The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

  • The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

  • Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD)

  • Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board – Approval from a state licensing board for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists is accepted by the OH CSWMFTB.

  • New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State EducationDepartment’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120.

  • New York Mental Health Practitioners Board.  CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors.  #MHC-0260.
  • New York Psychology Board. CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0211.
  • The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2026. Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
  • The California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2026.

  • This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.


Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.

Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.

To contact CE-Classes.com, go to:  CE-Classes.com

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Address: 1398 SW 160th Ave, Sunrise, FL 33326, USA
Phone: 954-290-8446
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More information about obtaining your CE Certificate for this course is available at the end of the workshop.

ADA Assistance

Facilities used by EMDR Professional Training for on-location training events are ADA compliant. Please contact Michelle Gottlieb at [email protected] should you need any special accommodations (ADA) at an on-location training event.

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There is no known commercial support for this program.