Treating America's Heroes, Part 1:
EMDR Therapy with
Military, Police, and Fire
OnDemand Course
presented by Donna Griffin, LMFT
Instructor: Donna Griffin, LMFT
Donna Griffin is a licensed Marriage family therapist in the States of Florida and California. She is an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, Facilitator, and EMDRIA Approved Trainer in EMDR therapy.
Donna provides consultation for those seeking completion for EMDR Basic Training as well as certification in EMDR therapy and for those who would like to become approved consultants.
Donna has worked in a variety of settings as a social worker for 16 years mostly in geriatrics until receiving a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology in 1998 from National University.
Donna has worked in private practice for over 20 years and held positions with the Department of Defense inpatient and outpatient facilities for addictive disorders as well as hospital emergency rooms as a licensed mental health clinician for Palomar Health.
Donna treats a variety of issues including but not limited to couples’ issues, depressive and other mood related disorders, trauma as well as complex trauma, grief, family issues, childhood related disorders, anxiety and compulsive disorders and specializes in working with Military service members and their families as well as first responders.
Donna volunteered for American Red Cross for 12 years on their disaster response team.
Donna is originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, resided in California from 1990-2019, and is now located in Palm Coast, Florida.
Treating America's Heroes, Part 1:
EMDR Therapy with Military, Police, and Fire
Advanced Course for EMDR Therapy Clinicians
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Note Pages for presentation
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America's Wars
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EMDRIA Military Resources List
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LEOKA reports
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COD -- Suicide and Other
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Sexual Assault Response Flow Chart
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Safe-T Protocol -- C-SSRS and Columbia Risk and Protective Factors
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Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection
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Course Video
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External Videos used in the course
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Resources for Clinicians
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Course Evaluation
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You've Finished the Course! Now What?
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Quiz and CE Certificate from CE-Classes.com
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Treating America's Heroes, Part 1:
EMDR Therapy with Military, Police, and Fire
- $149.00
- OnDemand Training with 90-Day Enrollment
- Open to EMDR therapy trained clinicians
- 4 professional CEs and 4 EMDRIA CEs for EMDR trained clinicians
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Course Description, Learning Objectives, Schedule
Program Abstract/ Program Description
Treating America's Heroes, Part 1: EMDR Therapy with Military, Police, and Fire is available to those who have completed an EMDRIA-approved EMDR Basic Training program as an advanced course for EMDRIA and professional/licensing CEs.
This advanced course introduces the population of military, police, and fire personnel to EMDR therapy clinicians interested in working with this population. Clinicians are equipped to recognize characteristics of military and first responder culture and risk factors. This workshop offers specialized adaptations and AIP considerations for this population who see and must respond to horrific events--those who do not hesitate to put their lives at risk but who may endure a variety of traumatic events because of their occupation.
EMDR therapy is a very successful therapeutic modality for working with this special population. This course is designed to prepare clinicians to work effectively with military personnel, both active duty and veterans as well as police and firefighters. This population is often reticent to come to therapy, yet the need is substantial. This advanced training is the Part 1 of preparing clinicians to work efficaciously with these populations and is intended to expand knowledge and practice of EMDR therapy.
Learn how to:
- Identify client readiness for therapy for this population who are reticent to seek help and apply learned concepts of the culture of this population to gain “buy in” and increase therapeutic rapport.
- Recognize risk factors in this special population that contribute to the level of mental health concerns and suicide rates and other ramifications of service.
- Recognize and manage dissociation, common “stuck” places while in preprocessing phases and common adaptations.
EMDR therapy with military, police and fire encompasses the adaptations for the 8 phase, 3 prong approach and AIP considerations. The course includes examples of ways clients show up to therapy and under what conditions. Recognize and manage the unique defense structures of “it’s the job” and other defenses that prevent clients from accepting that they are as important as those they protect rescue and serve. Within the course, clinicians learn to distinguish which issues on treatment planning are going to be the most efficacious to keep clients engaged and learn to assist clients in building internal and external supports, create resourcing techniques to manage strong emotions and dissociation in between and in sessions. The course includes demonstrated adaptations, giving examples of real life cases for a comprehensive understanding of the deeper meaning of exposure to horrific experiences, as military, police, and firefighters put their lives at risk, and the deep-rooted consequences that accompany the vocation of serving the community or the country, maintaining law, order, and freedom.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recall at least two cultural attributes and defenses of the military, police, and fire populations.
- Recognize at least two risk factors in this special population that contribute to the level of mental health concerns and suicide rates and other ramifications of service.
- Recognize and manage dissociation, common "stuck" places, and keeping within the window of tolerance.
- Recall at least two adaptations and AIP considerations of EMDR therapy for the military, police, and fire populations.
- Recognize the attributes of PTSD and Complex PTSD as they relate to first responder and military culture.
- Describe the internal and external support process and recognize resourcing techniques to manage strong emotions and dissociation between and in sessions.
Schedule
| Time: | Course Content: |
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30 min |
Introduction to the military, police, and fire populations Cultural attributes and defenses |
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60 min |
Risk factors that contribute to level of mental health concerns and suicide rates and other ramifications of service. Managing dissociation, common "stuck" places while in pre-processing phases. |
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90 min |
Adaptations and AIP considerations of EMDR therapy for the military, police, and fire populations. Distinguishing issues in treatment planning most likely to be efficacious to keep clients engaged. |
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Case Example |
| Total: | 4 hours |
Eligibility and Approvals
Eligibility
This course is considered an advanced course for EMDR therapy clinicians. Before enrolling in this course, participants should successfully complete an EMDRIA approved EMDR Basic Training program.
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
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EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) CEs
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TRAINING LEVEL: Beginning level
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