ONLINE TRAINING: ASAP Virtual Training for Mental Health Professionals
A revolutionary approach to treating First Responder trauma. The ASAP is both a crisis intervention protocol and an intensive treatment.
This is a TWO DAY virtual training. Both days are required to obtain certification.
Date & time
January 18, 2025
9am - 5pm EST
Location
Link to attend live will be sent to registered attendees prior to January 18, 2025.
Cost
$695 (registered /paid by January 15, 2025)
Refund Policy
No Refunds
Training Goals:
Enhance Understanding: Equip clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of stress and trauma, particularly in first responders
Develop Skills: Provide practical skills in EMDR early intervention protocols and the ASAP.
Facilitate Application: Enable clinicians to effectively facilitate the ASAP in both group and one-on-one settings.
Training Objectives:
DAY 1
Understand the purpose and structure of the Acute Stress Adaptive Protocol (ASAP)
Recognize the significance of ASAP in reducing distress and PTSD symptoms in first responders
Culture Based Psychoeducation: Understanding Stress and Trauma
Define stress and trauma and their impact on mental health
Identify the signs and symptoms of Acute Stress and PTSD
Neuroscience of Trauma:
Explain how trauma affects the brain
Describe the neurobiological response to stress
Vulnerability and the Need to Intervene:
Identify signs of vulnerability in first responders
Understand the importance of early intervention
Why Stress and Trauma are Different in First Responders:
Discuss the unique challenges faced by first responders
Provide case studies and examples to illustrate these challenges
EMDR Early Interventions:
Provide an overview of EMDR therapy
Explain early intervention protocol and their application
DAY 2
ASAP Protocol:
Detail the steps of the ASAP
Discuss practical applications and case studies
Facilitation Techniques:
Teach how to facilitate ASAP in group settings
Teach how to facilitate ASAP in one-on-one settings
Integration and Practice:
Provide hands-on practice sessions
Conduct role-playing scenarios
Facilitate Q&A and discussion to reinforce learning
ASAP (Acute Stress Adaptive Protocol) Training for Mental Health Professionals is a comprehensive 16-hour course tailored for clinicians working with first responders, peer support teams, and military personnel. This EMDR-based intervention specifically addresses the repeated and acute nature of traumatic stress experienced by these groups.
The protocol was developed by a former police officer who transitioned to become an EMDR consultant, bringing over 30 years of clinical and practical experience in working with first responders. Key Features of ASAP:
Group and Individual Intervention: The ASAP can be administered peer-to-peer without the need for a licensed mental health professional. Scripted Manual: Facilitators and peers are guided through the 8 steps of the ASAP worksheet using a detailed manual.
Two Phases:
Phase One: Focuses on building resources through mindfulness and self-regulation techniques. It also serves as a screening tool to identify participants struggling with severe traumatic stress.
Phase Two: Involves trauma processing using the principles of EMDR therapy, including eye movements (bilateral stimulation) and reprocessing traumatic memories. This phase is unique in that participants work silently and individually on their personalized traumatic events, without needing to engage in dialogue.
Benefits and Research:
Adaptive Information Processing Model: The theoretical foundation used in EMDR therapy is also applied ASAP. Compassion-Focused Mindfulness: Draws attention to complex trauma issues such as moral injury.
Proven Effectiveness: Research has shown that ASAP is safe, effective, relevant, and efficient. It has been demonstrated to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms by 44% in first responders. Additionally, when combined with compassion-focused psychoeducation and used intensively over a four-day period with eight ASAP sessions, it has a positive effect on moral injury.
Instructor:
The ASAP training will be facilitated by Stephanie M. Conn, PhD, ABPP. Dr. Conn, a former police officer, specializes in stress, trauma, coping, peer support & resilience. She is Board Certified as a Police & Public Safety psychologist with 28 years of combined experience working in the first responder field. She supports first responder agencies with CISM, peer support, & mental health training, contributing to national peer support guidelines.
Questions?
Contact Sonny Provetto: cop2cop@hotmail.com
*This training is for first responders, chaplains, & clinicians with direct ties to First Responders. Non-affiliated clinicians should email ASAP for alternate training.
