Course

Expanding the Circle of Healing: EMDR and Innovative Tools for Secondary Trauma

Format

Online Course

Duration

1.5 hours

Presenter

Darlene Brace, LCSW

Prices

$65

General Price

$32.50

HAP Faculty Volunteers
HAP Faculty Volunteers click here to apply your faculty discount

About

Course Description

Clinicians and caregivers are uniquely vulnerable to secondary trauma and compassion fatigue, which can erode well-being and professional effectiveness. This workshop offers an integrative framework to support clinicians in managing the ripple effects of trauma through EMDR therapy, acudetox, sound healing, and yoga.

Participants will explore how EMDR can be tailored to address the unique challenges faced by helping professionals, enabling them to process their own secondary trauma. Acudetox, a straightforward auricular acupuncture method, provides a somatic tool for calming the nervous system and reducing stress. Sound healing, using therapeutic frequencies and vibrations, offers a powerful means to promote relaxation, emotional release, and nervous system regulation. Yoga further enhances self-care practices by fostering mindfulness, grounding, and resilience through movement and breathwork.

This session equips clinicians with practical tools to manage their well-being and prevent burnout. By integrating these evidence-based and innovative practices into their self-care routines, attendees can cultivate resilience, emotional balance, and longevity in their professional and personal lives.

Intended Audience

Clinicians (psychologists, counselors, social workers, etc.). This course is designed for and accredited for mental health clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA approved EMDR Basic Training.

Skill Level of Audience

Intermediate

EMDRIA credits

1.5 EMDRIA Credits (Included in course price). CE credits have been applied for but are not available yet. Please click here to see the information and instructions on how to obtain your credits/certificates of attendance.

Course Outline

Minutes 0 - 25:57.23
Minutes 25:57.23 – 30:41.10
Minutes 30:41.10 – 1:14:25.10
Minutes 1:14:25.10 – 1:19:38.73

Recognize their own persona symptoms and impact of secondary traumatic stress (STS) on clinicians responding to disasters and crises.

Demonstrate the ability to use EMDR-based self-tapping techniques for managing secondary trauma and promoting self-care.

Identify and integrate innovative healing practices—acudetox, sound healing, yoga, and somatic approaches—into a comprehensive self-care plan.

Develop strategies for sustaining resilience through the integration of personalized self-care practices into daily routines. 

Meet the instructor

Darlene Brace

Darlene is a bilingual Integrated Behavioral Health Director with over 16 years of experience using EMDR. Passionate about self-care, trauma-informed care, and career sustainability, she is dual licensed in Colorado as an LCSW and LAC, an approved clinical supervisor, and a national trainer of Motivational Interviewing. An EMDR Consultant working toward becoming a trainer, Darlene integrates innovative wellness practices like somatic healing, sound healing, animal-assisted interventions, and Acudetox into her work. She is also a certified group fitness instructor and adjunct professor at Denver University. A rural Colorado native, Darlene specializes in program creation, retreats, and immigration evaluations.

Frequently asked questions

Cancelations

There are no cancelations/refunds for any distance learning courses.

Grievances

All grievances must be in writing to associate@emdrhap.org and will be replied to within 5 - 10 business days.

Trademark Restrictions Purchasing / Showing content to others

** Please note** this distance learning course was given ownership from the presenter, Darlene Brace, to Trauma Recovery/HAP and it cannot be used for resale and only should be viewed by the purchaser.

** HIPAA Regulations: Please note that this course may contain protected health information (PHI). Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this PHI is strictly prohibited; this includes recording and/or reproducing any part of this training video. This video presentation contains videos of clients and case discussions. The presenter has received permission to use the videos to assist in the education and training of clinical professionals who must comply with confidentiality standards.  

ADA assistance

Facilities used by Trauma Recovery/HAP for in-person training events are ADA compliant. Should you need any special accommodations (ADA) for an in-person training event, please contact Trauma Recovery/HAP staff at info@emdrhap.org at least 10 business days prior to the start of the training event. On-demand courses with videos offer closed captioning. If you encounter any inaccuracies or synchronization issues with the closed captioning, please contact associate@emdrhap.org.

How to obtain your credits/certificates

Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. To receive your EMDRIA credits complete the entire course and complete the post-test, then print your certificate. For CE credits, participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form. Click here to know more.

Please forward a copy of your confirmation email or receipt to associate@emdrhap.org and you will receive a reply with instructions on how to access the learning assessment and certificate. Please make sure the receipt has the course title on it or write it in the forwarded email.***Please note, due to a high level of requests, it may take 1-5 business days to receive a reply. If you do not receive a reply within the 5 day time period, please call the HAP office***Only one recipient per course purchase will be given CE’s. Multiple CE’s will not be given to groups who purchase one course viewing.

• CE-Classes.com is the provider of CEs.
• Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
• There is no known commercial support or conflicts of interest for this workshop.