About this live event

Learning Objectives

• Identify key aspects of first responder culture and how these cultural dynamics impact engagement, help-seeking behaviors, and therapeutic rapport.
• Apply trauma-informed models to complex trauma presentations common among first responders, with attention to occupational stressors and cumulative exposure.
• Integrate principles of post-traumatic growth and trauma-focused interventions that promote resilience, address moral injury, and support recovery from complex trauma.

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Agenda

Live event Instructor(s)

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  Samuel M Simon, NCPRS

  I am a 20-year veteran first responder and National Certified Peer Specialist completing a master’s in social work with a Specialization in Trauma at Barry University and a bachelor’s in criminal justice from The University of Miami, with certifications in CISM, CIT, CCFT. I provide one-on-one peer support and supervision as well as host monthly peer support group meetings to military and first responders in conjunction with Bleeding Blue Foundation. I have experience working with victims of crime and abuse through Survivors Pathway through clinical social work and with inpatient clients with chronic mental health issues. I provide training in first responder wellness and cultural competency for clinicians interested in working with the first responder community.

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  Vania Simon, LMHC

  MS is Counseling Psychology from Nova Southeastern University, 2006, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Qualified Supervisor.

  Trained as a complex-trauma provider-level II, compassion fatigue, CISM, EMDR, TF-CBT, MBSR, First Responder Provider vetted through Red-Line Rescue, victim advocate professional, working with trauma informed care and first responders since 2014.