This course is a live, interactive webinar held on June 6, 2025, from 11am-6pm Eastern Daylight Time.
This reduced price webinar does not offer CE Credits. The same live event is available for purchase and offers 6 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Registration closes at midnight (EDT) the day before the event
In this course, you will learn effective strategies to work with clients in times of crisis when immediate and effective interventions are essential. You will learn skills from the model of the Critical Incident Desensitization of EMDR, developed by Roy Kiessling, to be used in acute and high-stress situations. You will also learn different stabilization techniques and the application of Acute Traumatic Incident Processing for stabilizing clients following critical incidents, how to mitigate the impact of trauma, and how to promote resilience through these rapid-response EMDR methods.
These approaches will include practical, research-backed strategies for addressing distress in emergency settings, including natural disasters, accidents, violence, and first-responder trauma. Integrating trauma-informed care with EMDR to equip clinicians with actionable skills for real-time intervention. This training is ideal for EMDR-trained therapists, crisis responders, medical personnel, and mental health professionals seeking to enhance their ability to manage acute trauma effectively.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the core principles of the Critical Incident Desensitization (CID) of EMDR and its application in acute and high-stress situations.
- Demonstrate effective stabilization techniques to support clients immediately following critical incidents with the use of EMDR strategies.
- Apply Acute Traumatic Incident Processing (ATIP) to help mitigate the impact of trauma on clients and promote resilience in crisis situations.
- Use research-based EMDR strategies to address distress in a variety of settings, including emergency settings, including natural disasters, accidents, violence, and first-responder trauma.
- Integrate trauma-informed principles along with EMDR interventions for crisis stabilization.
- Develop knowledge of how to implement rapid-response EMDR methods within diverse professional settings, including mental health, medical, and crisis response fields.
Schedule: (listed in Eastern Daylight Time)
- 11:00 am - 11:50 am Lecture
- 11:50 am - 12:00 pm Q&A
- 12:00 pm - 12:05 pm Break
- 12:05 pm - 12:50 pm Lecture
- 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm Q&A
- 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm Break
- 1:05 pm - 1:50 pm Lecture
- 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm Q&A
- 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Lunch
- 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm Lecture
- 3:30 pm - 3:40 pm Q&A
- 3:40 pm - 3:45 pm Break
- 3:45 pm - 4:40 pm Lecture
- 4:40 pm - 4:50 pm Q&A
- 4:50 pm - 4:55 pm Break
- 4:55 pm - 5:50 pm Lecture
- 5:50 pm - 6:00 pm Q&A
How to Attend: Instructions for attending and completing a course can be found here.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods: This is a live, interactive webinar.
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Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC, CCTP-II, EMDR-C
Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC, is an EMDR Clinician, Trainer, and Author who earned her Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work from Northwest Nazarene University in 2011. She has been extensively trained in the use of EMDR and other trauma-based interventions and specializes in the areas of trauma, attachment, and addictive disorders. Megan has trained thousands of clinicians across the U.S. as well as internationally to get the most out of EMDR, trauma, and addiction-based skills and practices.
Megan previously owned/operated an intensive outpatient treatment center that was voted best in practice in 2019. She currently owns and operates her own Coaching, Consulting, and Training Business and is passionate about genuinely changing the landscape of mental health and trauma treatment through an authentic, hands-on perspective that is uniquely her own.
Megan is the author of the EMDR Workbook for Trauma and PTSD: Skills to Manage Triggers, Move Beyond Traumatic Memories; and Take Back Your Life released by New Harbinger Publications in May of 2023, The EMDR Flip Chart by PESI Publications and EMDR for Dummies with Wiley Publishing and The EMDR Workbook for Addiction by New Harbinger set to release in 2025.
Disclosure Statement: The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.
This reduced price webinar does not offer CE credits, just great content.
The same live event is available for purchase and offers 6 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of attendance to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.
By registering for this event you are agreeing to the following:
24 hour notice is required if you are not able to make it to a live event. Recordings are not provided to webinar registrants.
To update and test using Zoom.us/test before the event to ensure you are ready for the event.
Since this is a live interactive event it means that your interaction during the event is expected. Your name and image will be visible to other participants during the live event. You will NOT be included in any recording made.
An evaluation must be completed within one week of the event. Continuing Education credit(s) cannot be issued unless you attend the event and the evaluation is submitted. (Evaluation is not mandatory for APA hours)
Partial CE credits are not possible; therefore you are required to be present throughout the event in order to receive CE credits.
Respect all other participants during the event as though you would if you were sitting with the other attendees at a conference table:
- Dress appropriately
- Be in a private location void of distractions
- Do not multitask
- Do not drive during an event
- Remain on mute unless you are sharing with the group
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