ISP, immediate stabilization procedure, for man-made and natural disasters and trauma for clinicians and first responders

Immediate Stabilization Procedure, or ISP, is designed to treat survivors of Acute Stress Reaction (ASR) due to exposure to natural and man-made disasters and trauma events. ISP is designed to be administered within minutes to hours of traumatic exposure. Survivors will often exhibit a high to extreme stress reaction with SUDS of 7-10 and even a SUDS greater than 10 being non-responsive, and exhibiting extreme agitation or “silent terror.” Evidence shows that addressing ASR symptoms with an effective stabilization intervention like ISP that does not risk retraumatization, is possible and very beneficial in these cases. Videos will demonstrate the application of ISP using Scripted Protocols with a survivor in high levels of psychological distress. ISP has been used in numerous situations during the war in the Ukraine and proved effective in stabilizing the survivors, regardless of geographical location, but including front lines, in-country, and geographical relocated. In addition to administering ISP with survivors, the ISP self-care protocol was also shown to be affective in assisting the providers to prevent secondary trauma. As ISP applications have continued to emerge, the Group Immediate Stabilization Procedure (G-ISP) was subsequently developed and shown to be effective. Research conducted in the Ukraine will be presented.

Conference

English

Gary Quinn

Quinn, G. (2025, August). ISP, immediate stabilization procedure, for man-made and natural disasters and trauma for clinicians and first responders. Presentation at the 3rd annual EMDR HAP conference, Denver, Co.