Course

From Trauma to Triumph: A Journey to Resiliency in the Community of Persons with a Disability

Format

Recorded Asynchronous Course

Duration

3.25 hours

Presenter

Kriss Jarecki, LCSWR

Prices

Discounted Price: $20

General Price: Click here to purchase course.


About

Course Description

19%- 25% of our population have a disability making it one of the largest minority communities. Person's with a disability are 2-4 times more likely to experience trauma than the general population. Statistically, persons with a disability are 2 to 4 times more likely to die or sustain a critical injury during a disaster or global events such as the pandemic. Yet we hear very little about this community and lack trainings that teach us about this culture and how to bring trauma treatments such as EMDR to this community. Like trauma many disabilities are not visible thus take on the notion that they don't exist or are not a problem. One of the wonderful things about EMDR is that it’s not prejudiced as it knows we all have the same brain and it capitalizes on its flexibility (Cross Model Plasticity). This makes EMDR an accessible psychotherapy for all. Via handouts, PowerPoint slides, didactic/discussion and client videos, this workshop will compare the similarities in how we define trauma and disability, review the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP) as it relates to persons who have a disability, become familiar with cultural terminology, and explore the many ways we can bring phases 1-8 of EMDR to folks. We will round out our time with a video of clients offering their wisdom to therapists followed by a group discussion. 

Course was originally recorded on August 23, 2024. Updates to the course were made on October 12, 2026

Intended Audience

Psychologists, Counselors, Mental Health Clinicians, etc. This course is designed for licensed mental health clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA approved EMDR Basic Training.

Skill Level of Audience

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced.

EMDRIA and CE credits

There are no credits offered for this course. You will receive a Certificate of Completion upon finishing the course. 

Course Outline and Objectives

Minutes 0 - 60
Minutes 60 - 105
Minutes 105 - 180
 Identify terminology used in the community of folks with a disability such as "ableism" and list several culturally sensitive questions to ask a person with a disability during history taking.
Utilize several resource and relaxation tools modified for clients with a disability including the Positive Cultural Experiences Resource.
Explain how to use EMDR phases 3-8 to enhance accessibility with clients who have a disability.
Meet the instructor

Kriss Jarecki, LCSWR

Kriss has been a LCSWR since 1987. She is a consultant and trainer for Progressive Counting and an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, Basic Trainer and Advanced Credit Provider. Kriss currently serves on the EMDR International Association Board of Directors and served as a co-regional coordinator for the WNY EMDR Regional Network for 10 years. Kriss is a member of the WNY TRN and provided Flash for first responders during COVID and in the Ukraine. She currently has a private practice serving adults treating challenges such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, phobias, and folks with disabilities. She has published articles in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, Traumatology and Counseling and Psychotherapy Research. Kriss also provides several trauma related trainings such as A Tour of Trauma Sensitive Techniques for the EMDR Practitioner, IFS Meets EMDR and Queer Affirmative EMDR. She also created a course called The Colors of Trauma and Shame for her local university. Kriss presented “From Trauma to Triumph: Journey to Resiliency in the Community of Those with a Disability at the EMDR Canada 2022 and 2023 conferences and the EMDR International Association 2022 conference. She is the author of Say That Again: A Smorgasbord of Suggestions, Sayings and Scripts for the EMDR Practitioner https://store.bookbaby.com/book/say-that-again. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Cancelations

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

Grievances

Grievances can be sent in writing by email to registration@emdrhap.org and will be handled within 10 business days.

Trauma Recovery, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (Trauma Recovery/HAP) 
is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with all our public facing and internal and accreditation grievance policies. Trauma Recovery/HAP will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of program participants. 

The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the Education Chair/Continuing Education Director in consultation with the member of the continuing education committee (Trauma Recovery/HAP Training Operations Team), the Trauma Recovery/HAP's Ethics Chairperson and the Convention/Conference Chairperson.

While Trauma Recovery/HAP goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participant and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues which come to the attention of the convention staff or an officer of Trauma Recovery/HAP. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such grievances.

When a participant, either orally or in written format, files a grievance or expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken. If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to express their comments in written format. The Educational Chair/Continuing Education Director will then pass on the comment to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the aggrieved individual.
If the grievance concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, the Convention/Conference Chairperson will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the Convention/Conference Chairperson will:
2a) attempt to move the participant to another workshop.
2b) provide a credit for a future workshop or on-demand course equally valued;
2c) or provide a partial or full refund of the workshop fee.
**Actions 2b and 2c require written notes documenting the grievance for record keeping purposes. Either note need not be signed by the aggrieved individual.

If the grievance concerns Trauma Recovery/HAP CE program in a specific regard, the CE Educational Chair/Continuing Education Director will attempt to arbitrate and will engage the Clinical Consultant team and when necessary, the executive Director. When the grievance is filed by a social worker, the Social Worker Consultant will be involved in the investigation and resolution of all grievance. If further escalation is necessary, the grievance will be sent directly to the Board President.


Contact: Anna Riedel, CE Director
Email: registration@emdrhap.org
Telephone number: (203) 288 4450
Address: 80 Garden Center, Suite 200, Broomfield, CO 80020

Trademark Restrictions Purchasing / Showing content to others

** Please note** Trauma Recovery, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, INC. (Trauma Recovery/HAP) was given ownership of this distance learning course from the presenter, Kriss Jarecki, 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

CE and EMDRIA CEU Info for Trauma Recovery: EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (Trauma Recovery/HAP) LearnWorlds Courses Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. To receive your Continuing Education (CEs) and EMDRIA CEUs, complete the entire course, the post-test, and evaluation.
***Only one recipient per course purchase will be given CEs and EMDRIA CEUs. Multiple CEs and EMDRIA CEUs will not be given to groups who purchase one-course viewing.

THIS COURSE DOES NOT OFFER EMDRIA OR CE CREDITS
Please contact info@emdrhap.org or (203)-288-4450 with questions about this course