WEEKEND 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
10 hours of didactic + 10 hours of supervised practice
· Name 2 websites that list research relevant to EMDR therapy
· List 3 types of client’s presenting issues that have been successfully treated with EMDR therapy
· Name 3 proposed mechanisms of action in EMDR therapy
· Describe an important premise of the Adaptive Information Processing model
· List the components of memory
· Name the 8 phases of EMDR therapy
· Identify the prongs of the Three-Pronged Protocol of EMDR therapy
· Describe 3 criteria on the Client Readiness Checklist
· Distinguish between Direct Questioning and the Floatback technique during Phase 1 History Taking and Treatment Planning
· List the informational plateaus
· Distinguish between state change and trait change in EMDR therapy
· Describe one purpose for Safe/Calm State utilization
· Identify the purpose of the Assessment Phase of EMDR therapy
· Identify the purpose of utilizing the SUD scale and what it stands for
· Describe when to return to target in Phase 4 Desensitization.
· Identify the purpose of the VOC scale and what it stands for
· Describe how to conduct the Phase 6 Body Scan
· Describe three strategies for assisting a client to stay within the window of tolerance
· Describe how to resume reprocessing following an incomplete target memory.
· Describe when you would apply the Future Template
WEEKEND 2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
10 hours of didactic + 10 hours of supervised practice
· Distinguish between a client’s presenting problems and underlying issues
· Describe 3 strategies to treat complex trauma-related disorders
· Identify 2 internal and external resources that clients need to have in place to do reprocessing
· Describe 3 client factors that indicate the need for additional stabilization and resourcing
· Describe the 3 different types of resources used in Resource Development and Installation
· Distinguish between EMD, restricted reprocessing and the EMDR standard protocol
· Identify 2 clinical situations where EMD would be appropriate as an intervention
· Distinguish between a recent traumatic experience and developmental trauma
· Identify when you would initially target a recent past experience versus a touchstone memory
· Describe a process to select and prioritize targets appropriate for EMDR treatment
· Describe how to offer a cognitive interweave when the client’s reprocessing is blocked
· Describe 3 strategies for dealing with highly emotional responses
· Describe 3 ways that EMDR therapy facilitates cultural responsiveness
· Name 3 adverse cultural experiences that can contribute to maladaptive memory networks
· Distinguish when to use memory reprocessing versus psychological first aid with grief related issues
· Distinguish between a simple phobia and a process phobia
· Describe 2 clinical symptoms that may indicate the presence of dissociation during a session
· Describe 3 strategies for working with dissociative responses during reprocessing
· Identify three clinical choices (past/present/future) for where to start reprocessing with addictions and compulsions
· Identify one category of experiences appropriate for reprocessing with combat veterans