Global Summit Conference

EMDR Early Intervention and Crisis Response: Current Practices, Research Findings, Global Needs and Future Directions

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Program with Presentation Details:

Day 1:  Friday, 20 April 2018

Theme of the Day: EMDR Early Intervention for Individuals- Following Dr. Francine Shapiro’s call to make EMDR’s benefits available to a world in need, empirical evidence of Early Intervention’s effectiveness and appropriateness will be presented.  The importance, comparative advantage and unique components of EMDR Early Intervention will be introduced, with a focus on single practitioner interventions with traumatized individuals. Key features of the EMDR R-TEP, EMDR PRECI and some other innovative protocols will be presented. Proper self-care for therapists will be emphasized. Then, echoing the call to action to alleviate the global trauma burden, several unorthodox approaches to scaling up will be considered, setting the stage for Day 2.

Welcome and Overview for On-site Participants (On-site logistics and opportunities) – 8:45- 9:00

Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

  • Welcome and Conference Overview – Mark Nickerson 10′
  • Call to Action – Francine Shapiro (message from) 10′
  • Articulating EMDR Early Intervention within EMDR Communities and Beyond – Udi Oren 20′

This conference is about making a clear statement: EMDR Early Interventions are effective mental health interventions for the devastating impact of trauma on individuals, families, and communities. After 20 years in crisis situations around the globe, the positive impact is clear. Although more work still needs to be done to clarify and research best practices, but this summit conference takes a significant step forward in our goal of putting EMDR EI on the map of prevention and healing.

  • Early Psychological Intervention Following Trauma (EPI): Current Status, Issues and the Case for Early EMDR Intervention (EEI) – Elan Shapiro 30′

Traumatic stress holds significant risks for mental and physical health but despite much research, there is still a need for greater clarity with answers to basic questions about whether to intervene early, when (how soon), who to treat, or how to respond to best prevent PTSD and the various other disorders associated with trauma. This presentation examines the current evidence, issues, and challenges of Early Psychological Intervention in general and of EMDR Early Intervention in particular.

  • Research on EMDR-EI: Current Status – Louise Maxfield 30′

An overview of the research evidence for EMDR Early Interventions is provided, examining the research evidence for each intervention.  Important research questions are articulated while noting the challenges of working with this population. Clinical implications are discussed.

Break

Review and Q&A 10′

  • The EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents (EMDR PRECI) – Nacho Jarero 60′

EMDR PRECI has been developed and extensively implemented as a protocol to treat trauma during the first 3 months after the adverse experience and to reduce the impact of ongoing traumatic stress situations. Consistent with the AIP model, the evidence-based protocol treats acute trauma and ongoing traumatic stress to reduce or eradicate the potential for traumatic memory consolidation and resulting symptoms of PTSD.

Review and Q&A 10′

Lunch: 12:15 – 1:30

  • SIG  meeting- Developing EMDR EI specialty skills (individuals and agencies)  50′
  • SIG meeting- Bringing EMDR EI “to scale” globally (program models, strategies and collaboration) 50′

Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 5:15 PM

  • The EMDR Recent-Traumatic Episode Protocol (EMDR R-TEP) – Elan Shapiro 60′

This presentation gives an up-to-date overview of the EMDR Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP), a comprehensive and integrative early intervention protocol that incorporates that integrates other EMDR early intervention procedures within a new conceptual framework, together with additional measures for containment and safety. Current procedures of the R-TEP will be presented with video case illustrations, reports of a range of intervention contexts and research update.

  • Emergency Response Protocol (ERP)– Gary Quinn 20′

Victims of immediate trauma in Acute Stress Reaction often exhibit a high to extreme stress reaction and “silent terror.” ERP is a stabilization technique that utilizes rapid bilateral stimulation.  It can stabilize victims of natural and man-made disaster and patients experiencing strong emotional reactions during all phases of EMDR treatment where the issue is lack of safety.

  • Research Recommendations – Louise Maxfield 30′

Recommendations are made for future research to investigate the effectiveness and utility of individual and group EMDR EI protocols.  Possible research designs are outlined, highlighting the usefulness of case series conducted by individual clinicians and the necessity of randomized clinical trials.

Break

Review and Q&A – Udi Oren, Louise Maxfield 15′

  • Implementing EMDR Early Intervention (Individual and Agency Practice Possibilities)- Panel and Participant Discussion 30′ Reg Morrow Robinson, Beverlee Laidlaw Chasse, Udi Oren, Louise Maxfield

 

  • Self-care for Mental Health Providers – Marilyn Luber 15′

Mental health and private practitioners are often among the first to participate as mental health responders following both man-made and natural disasters. This presentation will highlight the importance of self-care, and explore the types of things to think about, prepare for, and do when working in critical situations.

  • Global Needs and Opportunities for EMDR – Rolf Carriere 30′

The unmet need for trauma relief is greater than ever before, exacting a heavy toll, on individuals and societies. EMDR EI is an appropriate, scalable modality that lends itself well for task-sharing with allied professionals in humanitarian crisis settings. Realizing this potential requires organizational consensus, dialogue with external stakeholders, and a well-financed field research plan.

Review and Q&A – Udi Oren, Louise Maxfield 10′

Reception: 5:15 – 6:00 PM

Evening Program: 6:00 – 7:00 PM – Presentations of additional cutting-edge EMDR EI intervention protocols

  • Treating Survivors of Homicide Victims – Don DeGraffenried 20′

Surviving loved ones of homicide and other violence victims often go untreated. An integration of the EMDR Recent Event Protocol and the Visual Assessment Tool (VAT) supports accurate identification of targets, minimizes client distress and helps to assess all targets in one session.  Other important features make this intervention effective.

  • Self Treatment in Case of Extreme Stress (STIS) – Isabelle Meignant 20′

The five-step STIS protocol can be used in and after crisis and emergency situations when people are experiencing intensive stress that causing ongoing distress. AIP-informed, it can be used as self-care tool, as well as a low-intensity tool for specialist and non-specialist health workers.

  • The Flash Technique – Phil Manfield 20′

The Flash Technique can be employed during the preparation phase of EMDR. It appears that it may be a rapid and relatively painless way of reducing the intensity of extremely disturbing memories. These memories may then be more easily processed in the remaining phases of standard EMDR treatment.

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Day 2: Saturday, 21 April 2018

Theme of the Day: Scaling Up – EMDR EI Community Trauma Response Services and Group Treatments – The day’s technical intervention focus will be on the IGTP and G-TEP group treatment protocols and their various application in different settings throughout the world. A focus will be on building regional EMDR EI crisis response service capacities and will offer an array of service delivery models including agency EMDR EI services, TRNs, and other collaborations of fee-based and volunteer EMDR colleagues. Presenters will integrate the lessons from successful primary health care delivery and new efforts in scaling up trauma care and mental health. Risks and benefits will be considered and minimum safety conditions defined. The high cost of violence and the need for effective intervention services to reduce its impact will be highlighted. Improved community preparedness to respond to sporadic, unexpected local violence in the USA will be presented.

Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

  • Overview of the Day– Mark Nickerson 5′
  • Reaching All with Health Interventions: Lessons from Global Primary Care – Jon Rohde 30′

Medical advances often remain confined to specialists, while advances in public health in some global regions require ways to both simplify and transfer these advances to paraprofessionals or even lay workers while assuring rigorous oversight and backup.  Several examples of momentous global health breakthroughs will be presented, and their implications for mental health discussed.

  • Capacity Building Projects Using EI and LII: International Experiences – Derek Farrell  30′

The availability of trauma-informed practitioners (both mental health clinicians and medical/health workers without mental health specialism) varies significantly from country to country. Projects to build local capacity using EMDR-based EI and CBT-based LII for trauma treatment in Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq will be presented. Psychological First, Second and Third Aid in high-income countries will be distinguished from those in low- to middle-income countries from the perspective of clinical practice, research and development, and teaching and learning.

  • Trauma Recovery Humanitarian Assistance Programs – Carol Martin 15′

Break

Review and Q&A – Rolf Carriere, Derek Farrell, Marilyn Luber 15′

  • EMDR Group-Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP) – Elan Shapiro 30′

The accessibility of EMDR therapy in emergency and disaster situations is often limited by the shortage of trained clinicians immediately available when relatively large numbers of trauma victims are involved. This presentation provides an overview of the EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP), a group application of the EMDR R-TEP, with a structured worksheet format for simplified utilization in emergency situations. The G-TEP addresses the multi-target fragmented nature of recent trauma memories over an extended trauma episode. Uses include groups with the same or different critical incidents, stand-alone stress management training, and for broader applications of EMDR group treatment.

  • EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (IGTP) – Nacho Jarero 30′

The EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) provides individual EMDR therapy in a group setting, ensuring that many individuals can be treated simultaneously. Small or large groups can be made up of patients who have been through the same type of trauma, experience, or diverse trauma histories with unifying circumstance. The effectiveness of this protocol has been documented around the world for large and small groups of adult, adolescent and child participants, with multiple case reports, field studies, randomized controlled trials, and one meta-analysis.

Review and Q&A  20′

Lunch: 12:15 – 1:30

SIG- Participating in research projects

Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 5:15 PM

  • Trauma, Cycles of Violence and Prevention – Nigel Roberts 30′

The UN and World Bank place increasing emphasis on preventing violence, given its enormous social, emotional and economic costs. Much attention has been given to address grievances and create institutions to help prevent violence. But the role of trauma and its adverse impact on behavior and attitudes remains under-recognized. Exploring ways to interrupt the trauma-violence cycles is urgently needed, especially in the context of limited resources.

  • Community-based EMDR EI Services: Comprehensive Agency Response to the Istanbul Ataturk Airport Bombing – Emre Konuk 20′

A depiction of the presenter’s agency which provided comprehensive EMDR-based services to over 1000 airport employees in the wake of the 2016 airport bombing in Istanbul. This agency is a model of an established and sustainable EMDR EI service provider. The presentation will also summarize the development of disaster management efforts and projects in Turkey since the 1999 earthquake.

  • Challenges for EMDR Early Interventions: Lessons from India and Nepal – Sushma Mehrotra 20′

Even with more trauma therapists available and with many volunteers eager to respond, entering a disaster scene (natural or manmade) remains a challenge. Getting quick buy-in, permissions and collaboration from government departments, police, health services, educational institutions, civil society and the community are essential for early intervention. These, in turn, require awareness about traumas, their origins, and consequences.

Review and Q&A – Rolf Carriere, Derek Farrell, Marilyn Luber 10′

Break

  • Trauma Response Networks – Don Degraffenried 15′

As the consultant to the national Trauma Recovery Networks, sponsored by Trauma Recovery/EMDR HAP, deGraffenried will provide an overview of the origin and development of the forty-one TRN’s. He will focus on their rapid expansion in the past two years and an emerging innovative model working closely with the New Haven Police Department and providing pro bono EMDR therapy for victims of violent crimes and homicide survivors.

  • US-based Community Response Networks: Overview – Reg Morrow Robinson 15′

Increasingly, throughout the U.S., communities of EMDR clinicians are developing responses to community-based traumatic experiences, often under the name of Trauma Response Networks (TRNs) and in collaboration with EMDR HAP: Trauma Recovery. More broadly, individual communities are developing their own strategies and methods to meet their emergent and ongoing needs. These community response networks are evolving to include not just volunteer efforts, but an infrastructure of identified fee-based EMDR EI clinicians and services. With an introductory overview of common and contrasting experiences, panelists will highlight key dimensions of their community experiences including actions, lessons learned and current directions.

  • Orlando, FL: Response to the 2016 Pulse Nightclub Shootings – Reg Morrow Robinson 10′
  • Newtown, CT: Service to therapists and first responders after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting – Karen Alter-Reid 10′
  • Arizona – AZTRN: Preventing PTSD and creating resilience– Beverlee Laidlaw Chasse 10′
  • Charlottesville, VA: EMDR EI response to the 2017 Car Attack in  – Terry Becker-Fritz 10′
  • Boston: TRN and EMDR-EI Lessons with an Eye Towards Social Change – Rebecca Rosenblum 10′

 

  • EMDR Early Intervention Models in Crisis and Trauma – Michael Bowers 15′

The EMDRIA Executive Director will describe models and strategies for capacity building of EMDR EI services. Also presented will be strategies for developing response strategies that are both reliable and adaptable, as will the importance of organizational collaboration and alliance building at both national and regional levels.

Review and Q&A – 25′

Special Interest Group Meetings – 5:30 – 6:30 PM 60′

SIG- Building EMDR EI community response capacity (linking clinicians, agencies, and volunteers)

Evening Program – TBA

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Day 3: Sunday, 22 April 2018

Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Theme of the Day: Partnering With and Providing Services to Allied Professionals- Building on earlier presentations, Day 3 explores contributions by, collaboration with, and services to allied professionals. Peacebuilding can benefit from EI for traumatized military, negotiating, mediation and humanitarian personnel. Likewise, first responders, with their distinct culture, benefit from EMDR-based service and support with early intervention tools for crisis intervention and peer support. Medical personnel worldwide, properly trained and supported, could help overcome the shortage of professional therapists. The day will conclude with a commentary on the scope of the conference presentations and discussions, reports from special interest committee meetings and creating a vision for the future of EMDR Early Intervention.

  • Overview of the Day– Mark Nickerson 5′
  • Peacebuilding and Trauma: The Role of Mediators, Negotiators, and Medical Personnel – Louisa Chan-Boegli 25′

Addressing acute trauma right away is an important element of peacebuilding, particularly among the younger generation: restoring damaged individuals and communities to psychological health in order to rebuild and reconcile, and to break the cycle of violence. Peace mediators (for whom trauma is an unrecognized occupational hazard) and peace negotiators often need urgent trauma relief. Medical personnel, if properly trained, can strengthen the trauma response.

  • Midwife-delivered Low Intensity EMDR-based Procedures for Postpartum-PTSD and Pathological Fear of Childbirth – Paul Miller 20′

The lack of psychological professionals and access to psychotherapy is a recognized problem. By training and supervising midwives, Low-Intensity-EMDR therapy can be delivered in an acceptable and effective way. Expectations are reduced elective Caesareans, increased VBAC rates, decreased morbidity and mortality, plus healthcare cost savings.

  • Taking Low-Intensity Intervention to the Field – Alexandra Rose 20′

Robust evidence exists for the clinical effectiveness of non-specialist delivered mental health care packages, including psychotherapeutic interventions. Yet there is scant evidence for how to effectively deliver these packages in resource-limited, public primary care and community settings. The presentation briefly describes the implementation model used in Rwanda by Partners in Health to facilitate non-specialist delivered mental health interventions at both the primary care and community levels. Opportunities for adapting other evidence-based mental health interventions will be discussed.

Review and Q&A 15′

Break

  • Understanding the First Responder Culture – Roger M. Solomon 25′

EMDR therapy can be very helpful to first responders (police, paramedics, firemen, and other emergency service personnel) who have been traumatized by their own work and perhaps impacted upon by earlier, unprocessed experiences. Understanding important elements of the first responder culture and psychology will be discussed as well as keys to effective treatment.

  • EMDR Early Intervention Strategies for Military and Veteran-related Events – E.C. Hurley 20′

This presentation addresses the need for early intervention for people immediately impacted by military conflicts, as well as veterans and their providers. EI protocols used in military conflict events, as well as those applied for military medical response in disasters and veteran-related critical incidents, will be discussed.

  • Reaching the Very First Responder with EMDR: Early Intervention with Emergency Dispatchers – Jim Marshall 15′

The Very First Responders, the telecommunicators, experience some unique stressors and traumatic impacts. This presentation suggests ways to effectively reach and collaborate clinically with them, and with their leaders. Preliminary recommendations will be made to achieve systematic care.

  • EMDR-based services for Vermont State Police – Sonny Provetto 15′

A former police officer and emergency mental health clinician at 911 discusses his work in developing EMDR-based services for VT state police. His advocacy influenced legislation making Vermont the first state to recognize PTSD as a compensable work-related injury for first responders.

Review and Q&A 20′

Lunch: 12:15 – 1:30

  • SIG meeting- Partnering with and serving first responders 50′

Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 3:30 PM

  • Partnering with and Serving First Responders: Collaboration Models and Intervention Services– Sara Gilman 15′
  • Meeting the Post-Intervention Needs of First Responders: Reports from First Responder Leaders – Panel: Richard Kamin, MD; Col. Dan Stebbins,  Tom Veivia;  Lieut. Theodore Stanek 25′

A panel of first responders representing police, FBI, firefighters, and medics who received early EMDR treatment following the Sandy Hook shooting will discuss their departments’ mental health needs in the aftermath of this disaster. Attention will be focused both on how mental health, public safety, and medical departments can build resilience amongst their workers who dispatch to disaster and on the impact of response to their department’s growing focus on mental health disaster preparedness via peer support and ongoing mental health interventions.

  • Partnering with and Serving First Responders: Collaboration Models and Intervention Services– Robbie Adler-Tapia 15′
  • Special Interest Groups– Reports from five SIGs on their meetings during conference and findings 35′
  • Summation: Conference Review, Meeting Reports, Future Directions – Meeting reporters- Panel commentary: Rolf Carriere Derek Farrell, Marilyn Luber, Louise Maxfield, Mark Nickerson, Udi Oren 30′

ERP/ISP Post Conference Bonus Training Session: 4:00 – 6:30 PM (conference participants welcome)

Training in Emergency Response Protocol (ERP) and Immediate Stabilization Procedure (ISP) – Gary Quinn 2.5 hrs.

ERP and ISP are EMDR-based stabilization techniques that utilize rapid bilateral stimulation. As “on the spot” early interventions, they are designed to reduce strong emotional reactions and other symptoms of acute stress in the aftermath of trauma.  This protocol has been used by EMDR trained clinicians and, with modifications, by first responder professions. (This training is open to EMDR trained and first responder professionals).

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Program At a Glance:

Day 1: Friday, 20 April 2018

Theme of the Day: EMDR Early Intervention for Individuals – Following Dr. Francine Shapiro’s urgent call to make EMDR’s benefits available to a world in need, empirical evidence of Early Intervention’s effectiveness and appropriateness will be presented.  The importance, comparative advantage and unique components of EMDR Early Intervention will be introduced, with a focus on single practitioner interventions with traumatized individuals. Key features of the EMDR R-TEP, EMDR PRECI and some other innovative protocols will be presented. Proper self-care for therapists will be emphasized. Then, echoing the call to action to alleviate the global trauma burden, several unorthodox approaches to scaling up will be considered, setting the stage for Day 2.

Welcome and Overview for On-site Participants (On-site logistics and opportunities) – 8:45- 9:00

Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

  • Welcome and Conference Overview – Mark Nickerson 10′
  • Call to Action – Francine Shapiro (message from) 10′
  • Articulating EMDR Early Intervention within EMDR communities and Beyond – Udi Oren 20′
  • Early Psychological Intervention Following Trauma (EPI): Current Status, Issues and the Case for Early EMDR Intervention (EEI) – Elan Shapiro 30′
  • Research on EMDR-EI: Current Status – Louise Maxfield 30′

Break

Review and Q&A 10′

  • The EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents (EMDR PRECI) – Nacho Jarero 60′

Review and Q&A 10′

Lunch: 12:15 – 1:30

  • SIG  meeting- Developing EMDR EI specialty skills (individuals and agencies) 50′
  • SIG meeting- Bringing EMDR EI “to scale” globally (program models, strategies and collaboration) 50′

Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 5:15 PM

  • The EMDR Recent-Traumatic Episode Protocol (EMDR R-TEP) – Elan Shapiro 60′
  • Emergency Response Protocol (ERP)– Gary Quinn 20′
  • Research Recommendations – Louise Maxfield 30′

 

Break

Review and Q&A – Udi Oren, Louise Maxfield 15′

  • Implementing EMDR Early Intervention (Individual and Agency Practice Possibilities)- Panel and Participant Discussion 30′ Reg Morrow Robinson, Beverlee Laidlaw Chasse, Udi Oren, Louise Maxfield
  • Self-care for Mental Health Providers – Marilyn Luber 15′
  • Global Needs and Opportunities for EMDR– Rolf Carriere 30′

Review and Q&A – Udi Oren, Louise Maxfield  10′

Reception: 5:15 – 6:00 PM

Evening Program: 6:00 – 7:00 PM – Presentations of additional cutting-edge EMDR EI intervention protocols

  • Treating survivors of homicide victims – Don DeGraffenried 20′
  • Self Treatment in Case of Extreme Stress (STIS) – Isabelle Meignant 20′
  • The Flash Technique – Phil Manfield 20′

 

Day 2: Saturday, 21 April 2018

Theme of the Day: Scaling Up – EMDR EI Community Trauma Response Services and Group Treatments – The day’s technical intervention focus will be on the IGTP and G-TEP group treatment protocols and their various application in different settings throughout the world. A focus will be on building regional EMDR EI crisis response service capacities and will offer an array of service delivery models including agency EMDR EI services, TRNs, and other collaborations of fee-based and volunteer EMDR colleagues. Presenters will integrate the lessons from successful primary health care delivery and new efforts in scaling up trauma care and mental health. Risks and benefits will be considered and minimum safety conditions defined. The high cost of violence and the need for effective intervention services to reduce its impact will be highlighted. Improved community preparedness to respond to sporadic, unexpected local violence in the USA will be presented.

Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

  • Overview of the Day– Mark Nickerson 5′
  • Reaching All with Health Interventions: Lessons from Global Primary Care – Jon Rohde 30′
  • Capacity Building Projects Using EI and LII: International Experiences – Derek Farrell 30′
  • Trauma Recovery Humanitarian Assistance Programs – Carol Martin 15′

Break

Review and Q&A 15′

  • EMDR Group-Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP) – Elan Shapiro 30′
  • EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (IGTP) – Nacho Jarero 30′

Review and Q&A 20′

Lunch: 12:15 – 1:30

SIG Group- Participating in research projects 50′

Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 5:15 PM

  • Trauma, Cycles of Violence, and Prevention – Nigel Roberts 30′
  • Community-based EMDR EI Services- Comprehensive Agency Response to the Istanbul Ataturk Airport Bombing – Emre Konuk 20′
  • Challenges for EMDR Early Interventions: Lessons from India and Nepal – Sushma Mehrotra 20′

Review and Q&A – Rolf Carriere, Derek Farrell, Marilyn Luber 10′

Break

Regional Community Response Networks

  • Trauma Response Networks – Don Degraffenried 15′
  • US-based Community Response Networks: Overview – Reg Morrow Robinson 15′
  • Orlando, FL: Response to the 2016 Pulse Nightclub Shootings – Reg Morrow Robinson 10′
  • Newtown, CT: Service to therapists and first responders after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting – Karen Alter-Reid 10′
  • Arizona – AZTRN: Preventing PTSD and creating resilience– Beverlee Laidlaw Chasse 10′
  • Charlottesville, VA: EMDR EI response to the 2017 Car Attack in  – Terry Becker-Fritz 10′
  • Boston: TRN and EMDR-EI Lessons with an Eye Towards Social Change – Rebecca Rosenblum 10′
  • EMDR Early Intervention Models in Crisis and Trauma– Michael Bowers 15′

Review and Q&A 25′

Special Interest Group Meetings – 5:30 – 6:30 PM

SIG- Building EMDR EI community response capacity (linking clinicians, agencies, and volunteers)

Day 3: Sunday, 22 April 2018

Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Theme of the Day: Partnering With and Providing Services to Allied Professionals – Building on earlier presentations, Day 3 explores contributions by, collaboration with, and services to allied professionals. Peacebuilding can benefit from EI for traumatized military, negotiating, mediation and humanitarian personnel. Likewise, first responders, with their distinct culture, benefit from EMDR-based service and support with early intervention tools for crisis intervention and peer support. Medical personnel worldwide, properly trained and supported, could help overcome the shortage of professional therapists. The day will conclude with a commentary on the scope of the conference presentations and discussions, reports from special interest committee meetings and creating a vision for the future of EMDR Early Intervention. The day ends with a training in ERP and ISP.

  • Overview of the Day– Mark Nickerson 5′
  • Peacebuilding and Trauma: The Role of Mediators, Negotiators and Medical Personnel – Louisa Chan-Boegli 25′
  • Midwife-delivered Low-Intensity EMDR-based Procedures for Postpartum PTSD and Pathological Fear of Childbirth – Paul Miller 20′
  • Taking Low Intensity Intervention to the Field – Alexandra Rose 20′

Review and Q&A 15′

Break

  • Understanding the First Responder Culture – Roger M. Solomon 25′
  • EMDR Early Intervention Strategies for Military and Veteran-related Events – E.C. Hurley 20′
  • Reaching the Very First Responder with EMDR: Early Intervention with Emergency Dispatchers – Jim Marshall 15
  • EMDR-based services for Vermont State Police – Sonny Provetto 15′

Review and Q&A 20

Lunch: 12:15 – 1:30

  • SIG meeting- Partnering with and serving first responders

Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 3:30 PM

  • Partnering with and Serving First Responders: Collaboration Models and Intervention Services– Sara Gilman 15′
  • Meeting the Post-Intervention Needs of First Responders: Reports from First Responder Leaders – Panel: Richard Kamin, MD; Col. Dan Stebbins,  Tom Veivia;  Lieut. Theodore Stanek 25′
  • Partnering with and Serving First Responders: Collaboration Models and Intervention Services– Robbie Adler-Tapia 15′
  • Special Interest Groups– Reports from five SIGs on their meetings during conference and findings 35′
  • Summation: Conference Review, Meeting Reports, Future Directions – Meeting reporters- Panel commentary: Rolf Carriere Derek Farrell, Marilyn Luber, Louise Maxfield, Mark Nickerson, Udi Oren 30′

 

ERP/ISP Post Conference Bonus Training Session: 4:00 – 6:30 PM (conference participants welcome)

Training in Emergency Response Protocol (ERP) and Immediate Stabilization Procedure (ISP) – Gary Quinn 2.5 hrs.

ERP and ISP are EMDR-based stabilization techniques that utilize rapid bilateral stimulation. As “on the spot” early interventions, they are designed to reduce strong emotional reactions and other symptoms of acute stress in the aftermath of trauma.  This protocol has been used by EMDR trained clinicians and, with modifications, by first responder professions. (This training is open to EMDR trained and first responder professionals).