IMHC

Friends, thank you each and single one for you for your continued financial support, prayer, professional engagement and resource contributions on so many levels.

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Last year was very intense and we, as a team were incredibly productive in supporting Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom by overcoming psychological shock, trauma, and finding restoration and healing in therapy.

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We want to share with you the results of our work in 2023, as well as sincerely thank you for your support and professional involvement! This year has been busy and difficult, but thanks to each of you, it has become productive and full of important events and successes.

 

In 2023, the Center provided more than 10,000 hours of therapy!In particular, for 2377 people, which constitutes 6620 hours of therapy.For 919 internally displaced persons and for people from the frontline territories who suffered from the war, a psychological screening was conducted.And during this time, 3,040 hours of psychological assistance were provided to military personnel and patients at the Cancer Institute.

 

During this year, in our center “Open Doors” in Kyiv 35 psychologists worked for the center, and already in November 2023 there was 65 of them!

 

Overall, up to 200 psychologists and supervisors are practicing under our supervision, who are studying or have completed our postgraduate program with an internship according to the American standard.

 

In addition, 1,650 participants listened to and received certificates from therapy and counseling courses:

- Fundamentals of trauma therapy – 743 participants, as well as 391 chaplains and 150 employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The course includes topics in psychological first aid, grief and loss, compassion fatigue, and the ISP Immediate Stabilization Protocol.

- Basics of child counseling and trauma therapy – 228 participants. The course includes topics: review of child trauma, child grief, work with temporarily displaced families, stabilization protocol.

- Theory and practice of family counseling – 138 participants. The course includes topics such as working with families, family dynamics, blended families, divorce counseling and sexual difficulties.

 

All of these foundational courses included a stabilization component for the students themselves, who reported that practicing stabilization protocols helped them reduce their own anxiety levels and overcome reactions to traumatic events.

 

During this year, a number of projects and studies on the effectiveness of assistance were conducted and launched. The main focus was the ISP Immediate Stabilization Protocol. Here are some of them:

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Articles:

- Beatty, S., Moore-Felton, M., Zaporozhets, O., & Quinn, G. (2024). Effectiveness of Immediate Stabilization Procedure (ISP®) Associated with Wartime Events. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 46, 40–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-023-09531-2

- Narouze, M., Smithbauer, S., Quaranta-Leech, A., & Zaporozhets, O. (2023). Rising above the battle scars: Integrating trauma-focused concepts into clinical supervision using the discrimination model in ukraine. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-023-09529-w

- Beatty, S., Stachelski, L., Moore-Felton, M., Zaporozhets, O., & Quinn, G. (In review). Evaluation of Group Immediate Stabilization Procedure (G-ISP®) During Wartime Events. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling.

- Moore-Felton, M., Tatum, M. (In progress). Experiences of Ukrainian Mental Health Professionals Implementing Trauma Course Training During Wartime.

- Kaufmans, N., Moore-Felton, M. (In progress). ISP as a component in an Integrative Trauma-Informed Supervision model.

- Behne, J. , Moore-Felton, M., Zaporozhets, O. (In progress). The Relationship between Amygdala Hijacking Theory and Cognitive Effects of Stress. Inoculation in Military Training Environments.

- Tatum, M. (In progress). ISP as a protocol to calm drug cravings.

- Guan, J., Fisher, C., Smithbauer, S., & Zaporozhets, O. (In progress) Cross-Cultural Supervision: American Supervisors' Experience and Management of Trauma Responses During Ukraine War.

- Fisher, C., Guan, J., Smithbauer, S., & Zaporozhets, O. (In progress). Ukrainian Counselors in Training: Strategies Supervisors Developed to Enhance Counseling Competencies During The Outbreak of War.

- Barron, H. (In progress). A Transcultural Trauma-Informed Ethical Decision-Making Model for Counselor Supervisors in Ukraine.

- Guan, J., Yoon, D., Behne, M., Lovanice, K., Beatty, S., & Zaporozhets, O. (In progress). The Effectiveness of Integrative Trauma Informed Supervision (ITIS) Model.

 

Dissertations:

- Palen, C. (2023). The efficacy of EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol in Ukraine.

- Beatty, S. (In progress). The measurements and efficacy of ISP training.

- Guan, J. (In progress). Ukrainian Supervisors' Experience and Management of Trauma Responses During War.

- Quaranta-Leech A. (In progress). The use of EMDR-IGTP-OTS-R for reduction of trauma symptomatology with mental health.

- Kaufmans, N. (In progress). Effectiveness of ISP in outpatient therapy setting.

- Smithbauer, S. (In progress). Trauma-Informed Supervision Impact on Counselor Wellness and Supervision during War.

 

Presentations:

- Beatty, S., Moore-Felton, M., Zaporozhets, O., & Quinn, G. (2023,April 1). Stabilization without Retraumatization: ISP® in the Ukraine-Russian War. American Counseling Association (ACA) 2023 Conference and Expo: Expert Session, Toronto, Canada.

- Kaufmans N., Palen C., Quaranta-Leech A. (2023, June 23-25). Effectiveness of the Use of EMDR Derived Protocols for Stabilization and Early Intervention during Wartime in Ukraine. EMDR Europe 2023 Research & Practice Conferention, Bologna, Italy.

- Guan, J., Fisher, C., Smithbauer, S., & Zaporozhets, O. (2023, March). Supervisors Experience: Cross Cultural Supervision with Ukrainian Supervisees in War. Presented at the American Counseling Association, Toronto, Canada.

- Fisher, C., Guan, J., & Zaporozhets, O. (2022, November). Supervising Ukrainian Counselors in a War Zone. Presented at NARCES, Pittsburgh, PA.

 

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Moreover, thanks to your support, in 2023, 8 iPads were purchased for child psychologists, on which the virtual security program was installed. Psychologists spoke very positively and gratefully about them.

 

Among them, 52 power banks were purchased, 30 of which were given to the military on the front lines, 4 power banks for laptops for office use and 13 tapers for working with the military, 2 of which were given to Lisova Polyana and 1 to the Cancer Institute.

 

Lisova Polyana Mental Health and Rehabilitation Center noted that tapers provide an opportunity to use audio and tactile bilateral stimulation for more effective and ecological therapeutic work with patients.

 

Thank you so much for your support that made this all possible. Despite the full-scale war in Ukraine, our psychologists continue to help clients, as well as conduct educational lectures, both online and offline in Kyiv and abroad.

 

📄 More information about our services can be found on the website: www.odukraine.com, www.americanprogram.net

🔔 Anyone who needs psychological help can contact us directly through the Telegram chatbot: https://t.me/odukraine_https://t.me/odukraine_bot