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Flash Technique in a Scalable Low-intensity Group Intervention for COVID-19 Related Stress in Healthcare Providers

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This article examines an emerging brief intervention for trauma processing that is showing surprising effectiveness in view of its simplicity, tolerability, safety, and avoidance of focus on traumatic material. The method is the Flash Technique (FT). The study reviews its application in treating secondary trauma among healthcare professionals and psychotherapists. The authors explore FT's clinical utility, implementation methods, and neurobiological foundations. The study assesses individual and group application, including its evolving role as an adjunctive method in EMDR and other approaches to trauma.

This course is based on the reading online article, Flash Technique in a Scalable Low-intensity Group Intervention for COVID-19 Related Stress in Healthcare Providers created by Dr. Philip Manfield et al in 2021.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Journal of EMDR Practice and Research 2021

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Dr. Philip Manfield

Dr. Philip Manfield is affiliated with flashtechnique.com. He is a mental health professional with experience in trauma treatment and the development of the Flash Technique. This is his fifth work published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Dr. David Bullard

Dr. David Bullard is at the University of California, San Francisco. He is an academic with expertise in trauma-related interventions and mental health support. This is his tenth work published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Course Creator

Robert Yourell, LMFT

Robert is an LMFT and EAP certiifed clinician with over 20 years of experience. He was trained in EMDR by Francine Shapiro in 1992 and holds Level 1 and 2 EMDR certifications. He produced the first sound (UpLevel) widely used as bilateral stimulation.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for intermediate and above levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Evaluate the Flash Technique (FT) as a trauma-focused intervention, including its theoretical framework and proposed neurobiological mechanisms.
  2. 2 Assess the efficacy of FT through examination of clinical outcomes, particularly in addressing trauma-related distress among helping professionals
  3. 3 Analyze the clinical applications of FT in treating secondary trauma among healthcare professionals, with emphasis on implementation in both individual and group settings.
  4. 4 Understand the place of FT as currently understood in clinical practice with an appreciation of its advantages, strengths and the limitations of research conducted so far.
  5. 5 Absorb a detailed set of instructions for conducting FT for possible integration into the reader's approach.

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Robert Yourell, LMFT – No disclosures to report.

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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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