Psychwire
EMDR For First Responders
Date of CE Release: 12-03-2024
Date of CE Expiration: 12-02-2025
Location: Online
Acknowledgement of Financial Commercial Support
No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Acknowledgement of In-Kind Commercial Support
No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Satisfactory Completion
Learners must listen to each self-directed audio recording while following along with the visual slides/read the articles, pass the
post-test with a score of 80% or higher and complete an evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion. Your chosen
sessions must be attended in their entirety. You must participate in the entire activity as partial credit is not available. If you are
seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed below, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification
board to determine course eligibility for your licensing/certification requirement.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC
and Psychwire. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American
Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Professions in scope for this activity are listed below.
Amedco Joint Accreditation Provider Number: 4008163
Physicians
Amedco LLC designates this material for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should
claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 12.00 ANCC contact hours.
Psychologists
This course is co-sponsored by Amedco and Psychwire. Amedco is approved by the American Psychological
Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Amedco maintains responsibility for this program
and content. Maximum of 12.00 hours.
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for Counselors: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY,
MD, ME, MO, NC, ND, NH, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
MI: No CE requirements.
*OK: Accepts APA credit for live, in-person activities but not for ethics and/or online courses.
Learner Notification
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for MFTs: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NE, NC,
NH, NJ, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WDC, WI, WY
AL MFTs: Credits authorized by NBCC or any other state licensing agency will be accepted.
MA MFTs: Participants can self-submit courses not approved by the MAMFT board for review.
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for Addictions Professionals: AK, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO,
MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY (held outside NY ONLY), OK*, OR, SC, UT, WA, WI, WY
The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for Social Workers: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, ME, MN, MO, NE, NH,
NM, OR, PA, VT, WI, WY
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Amedco 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 under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine
whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Amedco maintains responsibility for this course.
ASWB Content Level: Intermediate. Social workers completing this course receive up to 12.00 continuing education credits.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for Social Workers: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID,
IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK*, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI,
WV*, WY
*OK: Accepts ASWB ACE for live, in-person activities but not for ethics and/or online courses.
*WV: Accepts ASWB ACE unless activity is held live in West Virginia.
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for Counselors: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS,
MA, MD, ME, MO, ND, NE, NM, NH, NV, OK*, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
MI: No CE requirement
The following state boards accept courses offering ASWB ACE credit for MFTs: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NC, NE,
NH, NM, NV, OK*, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
AL MFTs: Credits authorized by NBCC or any other state licensing agency will be accepted.
MA MFTs: Participants can self-submit courses not approved by the MAMFT board for review.
MI: No CE requirement.
The following state boards accept ASWB ACE credit for Addictions Professionals: AK, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MO, MT, ND, NM, NV,
OK, OR, SC, WA, WI, WV, WY
New York Social Workers
NY-SW Credit Designation Statement
Amedco SW CPE 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 #0115. 12.00 credit hours.
New York Marriage & Family Therapists
NY-MFT Credit Designation Statement
Amedco 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-0032. 12.00
credit hours.
New York Mental Health Counselors
NY-MHC Credit Designation Statement
Amedco 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-0061. 12.00 credit
hours.
New York Psychologists
NY-PSY Credit Designation Statement
Amedco 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-0031. 12.00 hours.
Objectives - After Attending This Program You Should Be Able To
1. Develop a deeper understanding of First Responders and the culture they work and live in
2. Learn how to develop rapport with First Responders, where they learn to trust the clinician and move forward in treatment
3. Identify effective stabilization tools with this population and ways to encourage their life time use for career resilience
Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
The following table of disclosure information is provided to learners and contains the relevant financial relationships that each
individual in a position to control the content disclosed to Amedco. All of these relationships were treated as a conflict of interest,
and have been resolved. (C7 SCS 6.1-6.2, 6.5)
All individuals in a position to control the content of CE are listed below.
Name Commercial Interest:Relationship
Sara Gilman NA
Taleigha Phillips NA
Marites Pacheco NA
Ryan Dixon NA
How to Get Your Certificate
1. Go to psyw.cmecertificateonline.com
2. Click on the EMDR For First Responders link.
3. Evaluate the meeting.
4. Print, download, or save your certificate for your records.
5. If you lose your certificate, or need help, go to help.cmecertificateonline.com