Participants begin the training by exploring foundational EMDR framework elements, discussing treatment goals, and honing in on the history-taking phase and preparation phases of EMDR. Through experiential exercises and case studies, participants will learn essential techniques for preparing clients for the therapeutic journey, ensuring readiness and resilience for the processing phases ahead.
In the practice portions of the training, participants spend one-on-one time guiding one another through the core processing phases of EMDR therapy, which include assessment, desensitization, installation, body scan, and closure. Opportunities abound to work alongside other mental health professionals in a mock client/practitioner relationship with the goal of promoting adaptive processing and integration of traumatic memories. Participants find the hands-on approach key to building confidence in applying EMDR skills in clinical settings.
Educational Objectives
This training will teach the participant to
- Review the factors of readiness when implementing EMDR
- Identifying strategies for gathering trauma history, identifying feeder memories, and treatment planning.
- Learn and implement 3 different resourcing strategies within the preparation phase of EMDR.
- Applying the EMDR protocol with clients.
- Assessing when and how to use the bridge back/bridge forward technique.
- Identifying and assessing for feeder memories as targets within EMDR.
- Engaging clients in desensitization during phase 4 of EMDR.
Syllabus
Module 5: October 19th, 2024 8:30-12:15 Pacific Time
- Analyzing Phase 3: Assessment
- Understanding the goals of this phase
- Exploring the importance of the neural networks of trauma and ‘staying out of the way,’
- Phase 3 Protocol Set up with live demo
- Client’s role and clinician’s role in EMDR
- Introducing Phase 4: Desensitization.
- Goal of this phase
- Exploring the use of BLS during this phase
- Identifying mile markers during desensitization
- Live demo
Module 6: November 2nd, 2024 8:30-12:15 Pacific Time
Practice session 2: 1-4:15 Pacific Time
- Review of Phases 3 & 4
- Analyzing Phase 5: Installation
- Exploring the goal of this phase, rating the VOC, checking in on PC, assessing the SUD
- Identifying the change in BLS during this phase
- How to use a mini installation for incomplete sessions
- Analyzing Phase 6: Body Scan and checking in with physical sensations
- Review of a full EMDR demonstration
- Assessing for a complete vs. incomplete processing session
- Using resourcing skills to assist with closure
- Analyzing Phase 7: Closure
Module 7: November 16th, 2024 8:30-12:15 Pacific Time
- Review of Phase 7: Closure and assessing for new targets
- Analyzing Phase 8: Re-Evaluation
- Reviewing how to return to an incomplete sessions
- Exploring the Pacing of sessions and how to space EMDR sessions
- Assessing what to target and treatment planning
- Interweaves and the use of interweaves through Demonstration and review of demonstration
- Blocked Processing
- Parts exercise as a group and how to use as interweave
- The Path Meditation
Module 8: December, 14th, 2024 8:30-12:15 Pacific Time
- Identifying how to find salient targets through the use of bridge back and forward technique
- Understanding Restricted Processing and when to utilize
- Restricted processing demo
- How to target somatic symptoms with the Pain Protocol
- Learning about targeting somatic symptoms with the Affect Tolerance
- Demo on Pain Protocol
- How to build and create resources out of somatic processes with affect tolerance
- How to target sleep/dream disturbances
