Overview

This 1.5 hour introductory course teaches Critical Incident Desensitization Protocols (CIDP) for crisis interventions utilized to quickly lower levels of disturbance from acute stress or recent trauma. CIDP’s were developed for non-mental health professionals to assist with reducing distress in immediate or high-crisis situations.This training can be beneficial for staff members working in direct care, schools, medical entities, behavioral departments, or any services where you have direct patient care as well as 1st responders from all disciplines.


Developed by Roy Kiessling LISW, a well known expert in EMDR and founder of EMDR Consulting, an EMDR Basic training organization, Sheila and others have been trained by EMDR Consulting to teach these protocols. CIDP has been presented to many audiences and, while based on EMDR tools, it is not EMDR. These essential protocols provide a way to quickly desensitize someone in crisis, to stabilize them and allow for other needed interventions, expanding the capacity to address acute traumatic incidents beyond licensed professionals. 


This course  is open to any professionals working with trauma as well as EMDR clinicians, 1st Responders such as police, firefighters, EMT, military, residential treatment professionals, community crisis center staff, emergency response teams who work with crisis and trauma.


**No mental  health licensure or EMDR training required. No CE’s available.**

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Symptom Treatment with EMDR Early Interventions

    • EMDR Early Interventions (EEI)

    • Overview, Objectives, Agenda

    • CIDP: Neurological foundations of trauma; CIDP treatment intervention protocols;video demonstration of ATIP (Acute Traumatic Incident Protocol) & CIDP applications and practice

    • References

Course Objectives

  • Understand the neurological foundations of trauma

  • Describe the CIDP treatment intervention protocols

  • Discuss the application of CIDP protocols

Cost

Instructor(s)

Sheila Russell

Sheila Russell, LISW CADC is an experienced therapist and speaker who has worked in residential treatment for children’s mental health, family services for those involved with state social services, supervision in residential substance abuse treatment for women and their children as well as an an Adjunct Instructor for Grand View University’s Addiction Psychology Course. Ms. Russell launched her private practice, Front Line Therapy in West Des Moines, IA, in 2019, joining EMDR & Beyond, LLC in West Des Moines Iowa. She is a Certified EMDR Therapist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant-in-Training with expertise in EMDR and trauma treatment of simple and complex PTSD focusing specifically on First Responders, Military Personnel, Domestic Violence, and Gambling and Substance Use Disorders, completing specialty training in these presenting issues. Currently, Ms Russell is active with the West Des Moines Police Department Peer Support Team, the Des Moines Police Department Peer Support Resources Committee and an ambassador with the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Yoga for First Responders. She provide presentations and psycho-education in the community and have presented in several speaking engagements at the Iowa First Responders Peer Support Conference, Polk City Police Department, Des Moines Moms, The Public Health Conference of Iowa, and the Des Moines Metro Law Enforcement and Spouse Support Group. Ms. Russell's One Day Workshop, Healing the Hidden Wounds: An EMDR Approach To Working With First Responders, Military, Veterans, and Their Loved Ones will be presented in Council Bluffs, Iowa on December 9, 2022 and is available for presentation at other sites by request. Contact [email protected] for more information.