Working with First Responders: Stress Reaction, Impact, and Intervention (Live In-Person)
Credit Available - See CEs/Contact Hours tab below.
Total Credits: 5 NYSED LMSW & LCSW CEs/Contact Hours, 5 NYSED LMHC CEs/Contact Hours, 5 NYSED LMFT CEs/Contact Hours, 5 NYSED LCAT CEs/Contact Hours, 5 NYSED PSY CEs/Contact Hours, 5 UB Online Trauma-Informed Clinical Foundation Certificate- elective course, 5 UB Trauma-Informed Care & Counseling Certificate- elective course, 5 ASWB ACE approved continuing education, 5 UBSW - NYS OASAS
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- Bundle(s):
- Register for Both First Responder Trainings!
- Categories:
- Cultural Humility | Professional Development | Care & Counseling: Elective Courses | Certificate Program: Online Trauma-Informed Clinical Foundation | Certificate Program: Trauma-Informed Care & Counseling | Online Trauma-Informed Clinical Foundation: Elective Courses
- Trainer:
- Denise Fuller, LCSW-R, CFRC
- Course Levels:
- Beginning
- Duration:
- 5 hours
- Location:
- University at Buffalo, SOUTH Campus, 214 Parker Hall - Buffalo, New York
Description
In-person workshop.
Description: Participants will be provided with a brief refresher of First Responder culture before diving into the impact of exposure to critical incidents and operational stressors. The review of trauma related diagnostic criteria, the complexity of moral injury, and elements of administrative betrayal will also be explored. Case conceptualization, a review of evidenced-based interventions, and building resiliency will be integrated to enhance the clinician's confidence in providing quality of care to First Responders and their families. An opportunity to interface with a panel of first responders for a lived experience Q & A will conclude the presentation.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe 3 elements of First Responder culture that are congruent with the mental health professional culture.
- Identify the full scope of stressors that may arise within the First Responder family.
- Recognize diagnostic criterion often associated with occupational and operational stressors and differentiate between moral injury and administrative betrayal.
- Apply cultural competency to case conceptualization and the treatment planning process.
- Discover empirically supported interventions and explore the scope of additional resources available to first responder families, locally and nationally.
Research: First Responders: Behavioral Health Concerns, Emergency Response, and Trauma
Resilience Among Police Officers: a Critical Systematic Review of Used Concepts, Measures, and Predictive Values of Resilience | Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology (springer.com)
Link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11896-018-9298-5
Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment of Traumatic Stress in First Responders: A Review of Critical Issues
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624844/
The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Police Officers’ Stress Reduction: a Systematic Review
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9885068
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for the treatment and early intervention of trauma among first responders: A systematic review
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jts.22792
Mechanisms of Change in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Preliminary Evidence for the Differential Effects of Hopelessness and Habituation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866807/
Dissemination and experience with cognitive processing therapy
https://www.rehab.research.va.gov/JOUR/2012/495/pdf/chard495.pdf
Strategies for Coping with Occupational Trauma: A Scoping Review of the Police Officer Context
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39063497
Target Audience: social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and facility therapists, psychologists, addiction professionals, case managers, psychiatric nurse practitioners and other interested individuals.
Customer ServiceWe are happy to respond to any concerns or questions you may have. Please contact us at by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.
ADA Accommodations: If you require any support for your ADA needs in the United States, please contact us by email at least 3 weeks prior to the event by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.
Registration
Registration open until: 2/27/26
CEs/Contact Hours
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0001. Continuing education contact hours: 5 Live Online
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0008. Continuing education contact hours: 5 Live Online
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0007. Continuing education contact hours: 5 Live Online
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0003. Continuing education contact hours: 5 Live Online
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0062. Continuing education contact hours: 5 Live Online
5 Hours
5 Hours
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education, #1773, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 02/23/2022 - 02/23/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 5 continuing education credits.
NYS OASAS Provider #0045: 5 hours for
Trainer

Denise Fuller, LCSW-R, CFRC Related Seminars and Products
Denise Fuller, LCSW-R is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, who has been in practice for over 25 years and dedicates her time to supporting military, first responders, and their families. She is the owner of Solutions Counseling Services of Buffalo as well as a retired Army veteran with experience in Military Police and Combat and Operational Stress Control. Prior to establishing her own practice in 2012, she also engaged in clinical and administrative roles in community mental health services and the NYS Office of Mental Health at Southport Correctional Facility, a former maximum security State prison. Ms. Fuller is a Certified First Responder Counselor (CFRC) and Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant. Ms. Fuller volunteers as the Coordinator for the WNY Humanitarian Assistance Program/Trauma Recovery Network and has also volunteered as a member of the Steering Committee for the WNY Trauma Collaborative.
Completion Requirements
No partial credit is given for partial attendance.
In-Person Completion Requirements
In order to receive a certificate of completion for this course participants must complete the following.
Please note all requirements can be found in your UBCE21 portal.
- Sign in, stay for the entire training, and sign out. Participation in small group activities is required.
- After the training, complete the evaluation by clicking on the "Evaluation and Certificate" button for this course.
The certificate of completion will be immediately generated in your account upon completion of all course requirements. Certificates may be downloaded, printed, or left in your account.
Agenda
09:00-10:30: Recap Culture & Family
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:00: Stress Reaction & Diagnostics
12:00-12:30: Lunch
12:30-13:45: Conceptualization and Treatment
13:45-14:00: Break
14:00-14:45: Case/ Panel
14:45-15:00: Wrap up
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Cancellation Policy:
Live (In-Person, Online, and Hybrid) Trainings
The cancellation and refund policy below applies to individual courses. If you purchased multiple courses at one time they may be subject to individual processing fees. Participants can make payment or refund inquiries by contacting the Office of Continuing Education by phone 716-829-5844 or by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu. Standard business hours for the Office of Continuing Education are Monday – Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm. Any requests made outside of these days and times will default to the next business day.
Up to 3 CEs/Contact Hours
- Up to 30 days prior to the training date refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card in the full payment amount OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $15 processing fee
- 29 days to 2 days prior to the training date refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card minus a $15 processing fee OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $25 processing fee
- 24 hours or less prior to the training no gift cards or refunds will be issued
3.25 - 5.75 CEs/Contact Hours
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- 29 days to 2 days prior to the training date refunds will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card minus a $25 processing fee OR (2) a refund of 50% to original method of payment
- 24 hours or less prior to the training no gift cards or refunds will be issued
6-11.75 CEs/Contact Hours
- Up to 30 days prior to the training date refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card in the full payment amount OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $50 processing fee
- 29 days to 2 days prior to the training date refunds will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card minus a $50 processing fee OR (2) a refund of 50% to original method of payment
- 24 hours or less prior to the training no gift cards or refunds will be issued
12 or more CEs/Contact Hours
- Up to 60 days prior to the training date refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card in the full payment amount OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $50 processing fee
- 59 to 6 days prior to the training date refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card minus a $50 processing fee OR (2) a refund of 50% to original method of payment
- 5 days or less prior to the training No gift cards or refunds will be issued
- Visit ubswce.ce21.com and refer to the "CEs/Contact Hours" tab on the respective training page to confirm the number of approved CEs/Contact Hours. There may be instances where a special workshop has additional cancellation rules that will be stated in the workshop description.
Cancellation of Group Purchases
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Cancellations of more than 5 staff members will incur the following additional fees:
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More than 30 days in advance will incur an additional 5% fee.
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Less than 30 days but more than 15 days in advance will incur an additional 10% fee.
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Less than 15 days will incur an additional 20% fee.
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Online Self-Study Training
- Participants have up to 72 hours from purchase to contact the Office of Continuing Education by phone or email and request a refund for an online course.
Gift Cards
Gift cards can be used as payment toward future trainings. Gift cards never expire.
Loyalty Reward Points
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- Participants who request a refund on a purchase paid for with Loyalty Reward Points will have those rewards credited back to their account within 5 business days of the refund being processed.
Substitute Attendance
If a registered participant is unable to attend a training and would like another individual to attend in their place the Office of Continuing Education must be called or emailed at least one full business day before the training. Substitution decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Check Refund
Any refund requests for a check payment may take up to 4 weeks to process.
UB Cancelled Trainings
- If the Office of Continuing Education cancels a training, participants will be notified via email and refunds will be paid in full.
- Please be aware that if the University at Buffalo is closed trainings and workshops may still be taking place.
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Location
University at Buffalo, SOUTH Campus, 214 Parker Hall
