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2-SHANNON:TREATING TRAUMA IN
THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST IS
STARTING A NEW STUDY TO HELP
OFFICERS AND 9-1-1
CALL-TAKERS.. RE-PROCESS
TRAUMATIC MEMORIES.2-ROBERT:
KXAN'S "CHRIS DAVIS" SHOWS US
HOW SHE HOPES TO CREATE A
TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR POLICE
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. NATS DISPATCHERIN HER
23 YEARS AS A DISPATCHER FOR
AUSTIN POLICE.. ONE MEMORY
STICKS OUT TO KATHY YARBROUGH.
KATHY YARBROUGH / APD
DISPATCHER: "I DID HAVE AN
OFFICER KILLED, JUNE 2, 1995.
7 OCLOCK IN THE EVENING. HE
WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER."SHE
SAYS.. SHE FELT RESPONSIBLE
FOR SENDING HIM ON THE CALL.
KATHY YARBROUGH / APD
DISPATCHER: "AND IT TOOK ME
MONTHS TO NOT HAVE NIGHTMARES
BECAUSE ALL YOU COULD HEAR WAS
THE OTHER OFFICER SCREAMING."
NOW THE CITY IS FUNDING A
STUDY TO TEST A DIFFERENT KIND
OF TRAUMA TREATMENT..IT'LL
FOCUS ON DISPATCHERS AND 911
CALL-TAKERS.. AT LEAST TO
START.DR. CAROL LOGAN / APD
PSYCHOLOGIST: "THE ANALOGY
WOULD BE LIKE A CARPENTER
WHO'S USING A HAMMER AND A
SCREWDRIVER WHO ALL OF A
SUDDEN GETS POWER TOOLS."APD
PSYCHOLOGIST DR. CAROL LOGAN
HAS USED THE TREATMENT WITH
AUSTIN OFFICERS SINCE 2003..
IT'S CALLED EMDR.. EYE
MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND
REPROCESSING.SEE.. TRAUMA
MEMORIES WORK DIFFERENTLY FROM
NORMAL ONES.THEY'RE STORED
WITH THE EMOTION, IMAGES AND
SOUND OF THE MOMENT.SO WHEN
YOU REMEMBER IT.. IT'S LIKE
IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.EMDR ASKS
A PATIENT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED.. AND USES ANY KIND
OF BACK AND FORTH STIMULATION.
DR. CAROL LOGAN / APD
PSYCHOLOGIST: "I SAY OKAY I
WOULD LIKE YOU TO MOVE YOUR
EYES BACK AND FORTH BY
FOLLOWING THIS."CHRIS DAVIS /
REPORTER: "AND THAT MOVEMENT,
WHETHER ITS YOUR EYES OR SOME
KIND OF TOUCH.. HELPS YOUR
BRAIN ENGAGE WITH AND
RE-PROCESS TRAUMA MEMORIES
MORE NORMALLY."DR. LOGAN HOPES
THE STUDY WILL ENCOURAGE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO USE THE THERAPY.
YARBROUGH IS HOPEFUL.THERE'S
RECOGNIZING THAT IT DOES TAKE
A TOLL, JUST LIKE IT DOES WITH
POLICE. CHRIS DAVIS, KXAN NEWS.
ROBERT:THE STUDY WILL TEST 30
DISPATCHERS AND CALL-TAKERS
USING EMDR AND 30 USING
ANOTHER COMMON TYPE OF TRAUMA
TREATMENT.ONCE THE RESULTS
COME IN - DOCTOR LOGAN HOPES
TO SEEK OUT A BIGGER GRANT TO
FORMALLY STUDY THE PROCESS
WITH POLICE OFFICERS.SHANNON:
THIS STUDY IS ONE OF EIGHT
"IDEA ACCELERATOR" PROJECTS
THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S "OFFICE
OF INNOVATION" IS FUNDING.
THEY'RE ALL PROPOSALS
SUBMITTED BY CITY EMPLOYEES
WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THE
CITY RUN BETTER.ONE IS A
CHALLENGE TO CREATE, DISCOVER,
OR ADAPT TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE
CYCLING AT NIGHT.. SAFER IN
AUSTIN. ANOTHER IS TO CREATE
VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING FOR
EMS STAFF ON THE CITY'S
EMERGENCY BUS WHICH IS USED
FOR LARGE-SCALE MEDICAL
EMERGENCIES. YET ANOTHER.. IS
TO CREATE A SAFE AND SECURE
SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC
SIGNATURES FOR CITY CONTRACTS.
RIGHT NOW.. REAMS OF PAPER ARE
PRINTED AND SHIPPED BACK AND
FORTH.. ACROSS THE WORLD..
BECAUSE THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE
A WAY TO E-SIGN OR ACCEPT E-
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