The Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) © treatment intervention procedures for group, individual, and Web-based formats were born during humanitarian field-work and are AIP-informed, carefully field-tested, evidence-based, and user-friendly approaches to reducing intrusive symptoms and regulating a client’s nervous system. Research results show a decrease in symptoms of anxiety, depression and PTSD after client’s receive the ASSYST treatment intervention.
The ASSYST is AIP-informed, which means it stems from and works together with the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) © and the EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents and Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-PRECI) ©
For an extended explanation on the ASSYST treatment intervention procedures, please click here.
In a world experiencing an increased amount of trauma, mental health struggles, and prolonged adverse experiences, the one-to-one, in-office traditional mental health care is not always enough to meet the widespread need. Therefore, mental health professionals need to be confident and able to respond to their client’s and community efficiently and quickly. This training will give mental health professionals a powerful tool to use both in and outside of the therapy room to respond to client’s experiencing heightened nervous system dysregulation.
The Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) individual procedure is designed to focus on the client’s nervous system regulation. It is utilized in rapid response settings and offered to client’s immediately after a traumatic experience (within hours, days or weeks). Additionally, it is used in Phase 2 of EMDR therapy to help the client prepare for reprocessing by regulating their nervous system and expanding their window of tolerance before starting the reprocessing phases of EMDR.
The Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) group procedure is designed to fill the gap between Psychological First Aid (PFA) and High-Intensity Intervention psychotherapy (e.g., EMDR, TF-CBT) after a critical incident or adverse experience when the person shows severe symptoms of psychological distress, physiological reactivity, and/or deterioration in current functioning. The group nature of this procedure allows for therapists to serve a large number of people in a short period of time.
The ASSYST-Remote for Individuals changes the script language for utilizing the procedure in an online format. It includes preparatory information when seeing clients online and uses the Butterfly Hug (BH) method to safely provide bilateral stimulation with the client. A demonstration video is also provided.
The ASSYST-Remote for Groups teaches participants how to offer the ASSYST in a group setting online. Providing online interventions can be tricky, especially with multiple people to care for simultaneously. This script is proven to work and we will teach you how, along with a demonstration video.
The objective of the ASSYST procedures is to help regulate a client’s nervous system by decreasing sympathetic branch hyperactivation. This is accomplished by reducing the distressing components (sensory, emotional, or physiological) of the intrusive symptoms with bilateral stimulation.
On a scale from 0-10 (10 being high disturbance and 0 being no disturbance), the ASSYST procedures reduce the intensity of distress from high (6-10) to low (0-3). This allows the client’s distressing symptoms to be more tolerable helping them to manage day-to-day life and follow up treatment interventions with more ease. The distress a client experiences may originate from a traumatic event, an aspect of a mental illness, memories of adverse life experiences or environmental stressors.
As a result of receiving the ASSYST procedures, research shows a significant reduction in symptoms of anxiety, depression and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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LIIs are treatments are brief treatment interventions (max 6 sessions) with low usage of a therapist’s time. They are less resource-intensive, less expensive, and less complex than high-intensity treatments (psychotherapy provided by a mental health specialist over extended periods of time). LIIs are short, accessible, and efficient. The ASSYST© procedures are LII’s that give the possibility of direct, non-intrusive, physiological engagement with client’s experiencing heightened nervous system hyperactivation (e.g., sensory, emotional, and physiological encoded information).
These procedures can be administered within a Stepped Care Context to help reduce the client’s immediate intrusive symptoms following an adverse experience and help regulate their nervous system. It also allows for the therapist to determine which client’s need High-Intensity Intervention (HII) psychotherapy follow up. For example: The ASSYST-Group© procedure identifies that about 10% of people in the group need individual treatment following the ASSYST-Group procedure.
The ASSYST© procedures can be used within the first hours, days, or months after an adverse experience. It can also be utilized for ongoing traumatic stress situations, when the person shows severe symptoms of psychological distress, physiological reactivity, or deterioration in current daily functioning. The ASSYST© procedures fill the gap between Psychological First Aid (PFA) and High-Intensity Intervention psychotherapy (e.g., EMDR) after a critical incident or adverse experience.
The ASSYST procedures can be used alongside other evidence-based psychotherapies, such as sand tray therapy, CBT, play therapy, DBT, etc. to enhance treatment goals. And can also be utilized in conjunction with direct trauma treatment modalities, including EMDR, brain spotting, sensorimotor, somatic experiencing, and others to enhance results.
During the use of trauma treatment interventions, the ASSYST© often decreases dissociative reactions (e.g., numb/disconnected, shutdown, collapse, fainting) by reducing the nervous system sympathetic branch hyperactivation and therefore keeping the patients inside their window of tolerance.
Use the ASSYST© procedures with your staff to reduce vicarious trauma symptoms and increase retention in your agency or group practice. Managers offer ongoing ASSYST© interventions in a group setting for staff as regular “checkups” to process secondary trauma exposure and identify who needs individual follow up care.
Low-Intensity- Intervention (LII)
LIIs are treatments are brief treatment interventions (max 6 sessions) with low usage of a therapist’s time. They are less resource-intensive, less expensive, and less complex than high-intensity treatments (psychotherapy provided by a mental health specialist over extended periods of time). LIIs are short, accessible, and efficient. The ASSYST© procedures are LII’s that give the possibility of direct, non-intrusive, physiological engagement with client’s experiencing heightened nervous system hyperactivation (e.g., sensory, emotional, and physiological encoded information).
Triage Tool
These procedures can be administered within a Stepped Care Context to help reduce the client’s immediate intrusive symptoms following an adverse experience and help regulate their nervous system. It also allows for the therapist to determine which client’s need High-Intensity Intervention (HII) psychotherapy follow up. For example: The ASSYST-Group© procedure identifies that about 10% of people in the group need individual treatment following the ASSYST-Group procedure.
Critical Incident Response and Early Intervention
The ASSYST© procedures can be used within the first hours, days, or months after an adverse experience. It can also be utilized for ongoing traumatic stress situations, when the person shows severe symptoms of psychological distress, physiological reactivity, or deterioration in current daily functioning. The ASSYST© procedures fill the gap between Psychological First Aid (PFA) and High-Intensity Intervention psychotherapy (e.g., EMDR) after a critical incident or adverse experience.
Companion Intervention
The ASSYST procedures can be used alongside other evidence-based psychotherapies, such as sand tray therapy, CBT, play therapy, DBT, etc. to enhance treatment goals. And can also be utilized in conjunction with direct trauma treatment modalities, including EMDR, brain spotting, sensorimotor, somatic experiencing, and others to enhance results.
Supporting Client’s Window of Tolerance
During the use of trauma treatment interventions, the ASSYST© often decreases dissociative reactions (e.g., numb/disconnected, shutdown, collapse, fainting) by reducing the nervous system sympathetic branch hyperactivation and therefore keeping the patients inside their window of tolerance.
Burnout Prevention Tool
Use the ASSYST© procedures with your staff to reduce vicarious trauma symptoms and increase retention in your agency or group practice. Managers offer ongoing ASSYST© interventions in a group setting for staff as regular “checkups” to process secondary trauma exposure and identify who needs individual follow up care.
These treatment procedures are specifically designed to provide in-person or online support to clients who present acute stress disorder (ASD) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Intense psychological distress and somatic reactivity caused by intrusive symptoms following an adverse experience can be reduced following the ASSYST intervention.
Join lead trauma expert and researcher, Dr. Ignacio (Nacho) Jarero and his team for an insightful on-demand, in-person or online live streaming training that will expand your clinical knowledge base and learn a powerful tool that can be used right after completing the training.
Examples of online and in-person research with the ASSYST treatment procedures:
Adverse Life Experiences, such as:
Field work rapid response intervention after natural or man-made disasters, such as:
ASSYST Learning Objectives
Module 1: ASSYST-Individual
Module 2: ASSYST-Group
Module 3: ASSYST-Remote
TOTAL COURSE TIME: 13 hours, 13 minutes and 40 seconds
ON-DEMAND TRAININGS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For participants who may need financial assistance, Scaling Up has created an Accessibility Plan to try to help mitigate financial stress. To learn more about the Accessibility Plan, click here.
Everyone who registers will receive access to the training recording to watch at their convenience for 90-days following their purchase.
Group Discounts are Available – Click here to view the Group Discounted Rates.
Contact Us at info@scalingupemdr.com to set up a discount for your group.
Wow—just one ASSYST session brought me incredible relief. The trauma response around our house fire is gone; I can’t even access the heightened emotion anymore. I’m sleeping better, feeling like myself again, and living with a calm I didn’t think was possible. It’s truly been life-changing
100% recommend! All of their trainings are awesome! I also recently did the one on ongoing traumatic stress, which teaches you the PRECI and other protocols Definitely changed the way I do EMDR
Colleagues – we just finished a remote group ASSYST offering – participants were surprised at the impact…
one person had an aha moment, other talked about the surprising thing that came up and how quickly things dropped in terms of distress levels…
“Dr. Jarero’s training really helped me with my work at our emergency shelter. The ASSYST procedure has helped me to stabilize some of the teens I see right after they enter the shelter. The ASSYST allows for stabilization before they begin their trauma work and it helps build rapport with the clients in a way where they know that you as a clinician can assist them through this difficult time. I really enjoyed Dr. Jarero’s training not just because of the protocols but also his delivery. He was so engaging that it did not even feel like a training.”
Tis the season to use the ASSYST! 3 times today. And all with success
The ASSYST is really helpful protocol!! Especially done remotely
Clinicians in our agency are using ASSYST with recent traumaS (witnessing fatal accidents, domestic violence assaults, etc) to reduce reactivity to recent event with clients with complex trauma history as well.
Hey everyone! some of you may have heard that Nacho and I were able to join a team of therapists in El Paso to conduct a Rapid response Team using the ASSYST group and individual producers related to those affected by the recent Walmart shooting. We were able to respond within 13 days of the event!
“I am deeply grateful and trust the ASSYST procedures as a powerful tool for a rapid and effective response to traumatic events. The ASSYST procedures allows us to feel confident that with our intervention, sustained in a very clear and fluid procedures, we will achieve the reduction of intense patient disturbance, without the need to know precisely the details of the event, facilitating to our patients the natural processing of the traumatic event, which in our case were severe situations of human rights violations.”
“Unfortunately it happens often at the agency level that families or individuals need support to heal from trauma, but there are often many life stressors and instability that make it difficult to provide therapy. Your resources have helped me more confidently treatment plan for them and the children have been very interested in the skills. They offer their own SUDs without prompting and are comfortable with using the butterfly hug for themselves. They appear comfortable engaging and have been able to share good memories about their (deceased) father as well.”
Examples of online and in-person research with the ASSYST treatment procedures:
Adverse Life Experiences, such as:
Field work rapid response intervention after natural or man-made disasters, such as:
ASSYST Learning Objectives
Module 1: ASSYST-Individual
Module 2: ASSYST-Group
Module 3: ASSYST-Remote
TOTAL COURSE TIME: 13 hours, 13 minutes and 40 seconds
ON-DEMAND TRAININGS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For participants who may need financial assistance, Scaling Up has created an Accessibility Plan to try to help mitigate financial stress. To learn more about the Accessibility Plan, click here.
Everyone who registers will receive access to the training recording to watch at their convenience for 90-days following their purchase.
Group Discounts are Available – Click here to view the Group Discounted Rates.
Contact Us at info@scalingupemdr.com to set up a discount for your group.
Wow—just one ASSYST session brought me incredible relief. The trauma response around our house fire is gone; I can’t even access the heightened emotion anymore. I’m sleeping better, feeling like myself again, and living with a calm I didn’t think was possible. It’s truly been life-changing
100% recommend! All of their trainings are awesome! I also recently did the one on ongoing traumatic stress, which teaches you the PRECI and other protocols Definitely changed the way I do EMDR
Colleagues – we just finished a remote group ASSYST offering – participants were surprised at the impact…
one person had an aha moment, other talked about the surprising thing that came up and how quickly things dropped in terms of distress levels…
“Dr. Jarero’s training really helped me with my work at our emergency shelter. The ASSYST procedure has helped me to stabilize some of the teens I see right after they enter the shelter. The ASSYST allows for stabilization before they begin their trauma work and it helps build rapport with the clients in a way where they know that you as a clinician can assist them through this difficult time. I really enjoyed Dr. Jarero’s training not just because of the protocols but also his delivery. He was so engaging that it did not even feel like a training.”
Tis the season to use the ASSYST! 3 times today. And all with success
The ASSYST is really helpful protocol!! Especially done remotely
Clinicians in our agency are using ASSYST with recent traumaS (witnessing fatal accidents, domestic violence assaults, etc) to reduce reactivity to recent event with clients with complex trauma history as well.
Hey everyone! some of you may have heard that Nacho and I were able to join a team of therapists in El Paso to conduct a Rapid response Team using the ASSYST group and individual producers related to those affected by the recent Walmart shooting. We were able to respond within 13 days of the event!
“I am deeply grateful and trust the ASSYST procedures as a powerful tool for a rapid and effective response to traumatic events. The ASSYST procedures allows us to feel confident that with our intervention, sustained in a very clear and fluid procedures, we will achieve the reduction of intense patient disturbance, without the need to know precisely the details of the event, facilitating to our patients the natural processing of the traumatic event, which in our case were severe situations of human rights violations.”
“Unfortunately it happens often at the agency level that families or individuals need support to heal from trauma, but there are often many life stressors and instability that make it difficult to provide therapy. Your resources have helped me more confidently treatment plan for them and the children have been very interested in the skills. They offer their own SUDs without prompting and are comfortable with using the butterfly hug for themselves. They appear comfortable engaging and have been able to share good memories about their (deceased) father as well.”
Included in the cost of the ASSYST training is a total of 13-hours of teachings:
Join the Scaling Up Team for 7.5-hours of live, online (or in-person) teachings, along with 7.5 NBCC and ASWB Continuing Education (CE) credits. This offering is to help make the training more affordable and accessible to agencies wanting to train a group of people at the same time in a private format.
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read moreEMDR MEXICO CEU’S
The Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) procedures course is eligible for 13 CEUs from EMDR México.
CE’s FOR LICENSE RENEWAL
Licensure renewal CEs are available for a $30 fee. Scaling Up offers 13 CEs for NBCC clock hours and 13 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) continuing education credits. It is the responsibility of the therapist to check with their licensure board for CE eligibility.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Scaling Up, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7065. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Scaling Up, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Psychotherapists completing this course will receive 13 continuing education credits.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Scaling Up (provider number 1834), 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 provisional regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Scaling Up maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 13 continuing education credits.
New York Continuing Education (CE) Credits: Scaling Up, LLC is approved by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as a provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0309). Scaling Up, LLC is also approved by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as a provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0803). Thirteen (13) contact hours will be awarded upon completion of this course. Note: New York licensees who require NYS ED CE credits must request a certificate after completing the training to receive proper documentation.
American Psychological Association (APA): This course is not eligible for APA CEs. Scaling Up, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Scaling Up, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
*** This course is not eligible for EMDRIA or APA (American Psychological Association) continuing education credits (CEs). Licensed Psychologists taking this course will not receive any CEs. Mental health providers seeking EMDR Certification through EMDRIA will not receive EMDRIA CEUs for this course.
ON-DEMAND TRAININGS
Because the online course is emailed to the recipient immediately after purchase, the online training is non-refundable.
Skill Level: Advanced
Our intended audience are: 1) Licensed Therapists or 2) Pre-licensed therapists who have graduated with their master’s degree, who are working toward their clinical licensure and are under supervision, and 3) Master’s Level Graduate Students pursuing a career in mental health counseling.
You will receive a login and password (by email) for our online training portal (Scaling Up Hub) on the day you purchase your course.
You will have access to all course materials 90 days after purchase for the on-demand only training. After 90 days, you will be given the option to continue to receive access to the course materials for $40 per month.
EMDR MEXICO CEU’S
The Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) procedures course is eligible for 13 CEUs from EMDR México.
CE’s FOR LICENSE RENEWAL
Licensure renewal CEs are available for a $30 fee. Scaling Up offers 13 CEs for NBCC clock hours and 13 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) continuing education credits. It is the responsibility of the therapist to check with their licensure board for CE eligibility.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Scaling Up, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7065. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Scaling Up, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Psychotherapists completing this course will receive 13 continuing education credits.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Scaling Up (provider number 1834), 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 provisional regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Scaling Up maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 13 continuing education credits.
New York Continuing Education (CE) Credits: Scaling Up, LLC is approved by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as a provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0309). Scaling Up, LLC is also approved by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as a provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0803). Thirteen (13) contact hours will be awarded upon completion of this course. Note: New York licensees who require NYS ED CE credits must request a certificate after completing the training to receive proper documentation.
American Psychological Association (APA): This course is not eligible for APA CEs. Scaling Up, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Scaling Up, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
*** This course is not eligible for EMDRIA or APA (American Psychological Association) continuing education credits (CEs). Licensed Psychologists taking this course will not receive any CEs. Mental health providers seeking EMDR Certification through EMDRIA will not receive EMDRIA CEUs for this course.
ON-DEMAND TRAININGS
Because the online course is emailed to the recipient immediately after purchase, the online training is non-refundable.
Skill Level: Advanced
Our intended audience are: 1) Licensed Therapists or 2) Pre-licensed therapists who have graduated with their master’s degree, who are working toward their clinical licensure and are under supervision, and 3) Master’s Level Graduate Students pursuing a career in mental health counseling.
You will receive a login and password (by email) for our online training portal (Scaling Up Hub) on the day you purchase your course.
You will have access to all course materials 90 days after purchase for the on-demand only training. After 90 days, you will be given the option to continue to receive access to the course materials for $40 per month.
Group Discounted Rates for Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) Procedures
ON-DEMAND GROUP RATES
Standard Rate: $215
