EMDR Training: Integrating EMDR Into Your Clinical Practice (May 18 - 27, 2023)

EMDR Training: Integrating EMDR Into Your Clinical Practice is organized by EMDR Consulting and will be held from May 18 - 27, 2023 at Cayman Conference Centre, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Part 1: May 18-20, 2023
Part 2: May 25-27, 2023

Course Description: 
This course fulfills all requirements of the EMDR International Association Basic Training Course. Integrating EMDR in your Clinical Practice teaches mental healthcare professionals the foundations for Eye Movement Desensitization (EMDR) therapy. Participants will be taught through videos, demonstrations, and practice sessions. Participants can apply the Adaptive Information Processing theory approach to psychotherapy and the eight phases of EMDR therapy to their clinical situations. Instruction is provided on how to work with clients using a belief-focused approach. The application of bilateral stimulation will vary depending on the client's needs. This course will also teach clinicians how to use EMDR in telehealth, as in 2020.

 Part 1 Learning Objectives: EMDR Foundations
Participants will be able: to attend the training.
• Discuss Francine Schapiro's EMD dissertation
• Compare processing mechanism, i.e., BLS, REM orienting response, working memories
• Describe the Adaptive Information Processing Approach
• Demonstrate stabilization and management skills
• Develop a belief-focused targeted sequence plan
• Explain Phase 2, Sec. 1: Preparation of EMDR informed consent process
• Define the neurological significance of Phase 3's questionnaire
• Explain EMD's processing procedures
• Explain EMDr.'s processing procedures
• Discuss How Phase 8: Revaluation aids in treatment integration
• Explain the reasoning behind using the two-prong approach (present and future) with EMD/EMDr
• Compare and contrast the modifications to virtual EMDR
• Discuss how EMDR can be used to address implicit bias
• Describe the modifications required to use EMDR's techniques effectively with children
• Discuss CID protocol
• Discuss the self-use techniques that one might teach a client

 Part 2 Learning Objectives: Expanding EMDR Skills:
Participants will be able: to attend the training.
• The Core Belief Approach to Planning Symptom Targets
• Choose the appropriate approach to target planning
• Demonstrate symptom-focused or neural network mapping, and positive belief strengthening
• Demonstrate EMDR processing processes
• Summarize clinical interventions strategies
• Choose treatment interventions that manage the client's emotions
• Explain the various reevaluation methods
• Explain the EMDR approach for treating couples
• Discuss working together with the military/service personnel
• Description Modifications required when working with dissociation
• Explain the EMDR approach for treating addictions
• Know When to Use EMDR Treatment for Grief
• Restate the EMDR approach for working with phobias
• Explain the EMDR approach for treating pain
• Summarize How to Integrate EMDR into One's Clinical Practice.