Brainspotting First Responders and Military

Brainspotting First Responders and Military gives therapists an inside look at the trauma experienced by Law Enforcement and other First Responders. Stephanie brings real life experience to the table for discussion, understanding and healing. The target audience for this presentation is therapists or coaches working with First Responders or Military. Participants will interact in a live training with synchronous distant learning. They will watch client sessions, participate in powerpoint discussion and have interactive lecture. Participants will gain an understanding of cultural competence of first responders and develop confidence in utilizing Brainspotting effectively and efficiently. 

Before becoming a therapist, Stephanie was an officer for over 10 years. During that time in law enforcement, she experienced many critical and volatile events giving Stephanie first hand exposure to the traumas of law enforcement. At only eight weeks on the job as a patrol officer she was involved in an officer involved shooting. This critical event ultimately led her to a culturally competent therapist that helped navigate Stephanie’s traumas. This ultimately led Stephanie to pursue a Master’s in Social work and focus on healing trauma with other first responders. Stephanie is now an LCSW and has been a trauma therapist for the past ten years. Her primary clientele are people with severe trauma. She sees numerous first responders and military personnel. Stephanie has taken the basics of her training as a cop and integrated it with Brainspotting techniques to create a powerful model of healing her clients efficiently and effectively. You won’t want to miss this two-day training!

Learning Objectives: 

o Develop your own confidence as a clinician capable of holding attunement and synthesizing the

techniques of Brainspotting

o Integrate knowledge and cultural awareness into the use of Brainspotting

o Evaluate the use of First Responder set-ups within observed client sessions

o Identify barriers clinicians may have when working with this population

Stephanie Neuman, provider number 1976, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/12/2023 – Present. Social workers completing this course receive 16 clinical continuing education credits.