EMDR Bootcamp: A Complete Clinical Training on Treating Trauma with EMDR Therapy

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All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Laura Swinford, LCSW, EMDR-C Related seminars and products

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Laura Swinford, LCSW, EMDR-C, is certified in EMDR, trains therapists as part of PESI’s 6-month EMDR Certification Program and provides EMDR consultation. She works as a therapist in a group private practice specializing in the treatment of trauma using EMDR, Ego State Therapy and Somatic Experiencing®. She has been certified in EMDR for nearly a decade and has used it with clients over that span to help them better process their past traumas and increase their ability to identify and cope with destructive emotions. She has more than 15 years of clinical experience and is also a published author of research work in the mental health field. Ms. Swinford previously served as an adjunct professor at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, where she taught evidence-based treatment to master’s level students. Ms. Swinford believes in connection and relationship as she journeys through life. She brings this approach to her work, matching techniques to the needs of her clients.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Laura Swinford has employment relationships with the University of Illinois and Crisis Nursery. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Laura Swinford has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Utilize clinical assessments to diagnose trauma based on traumatic events.
2. Evaluate indicators of unprocessed traumatic memories.
3. Integrate the Three Phase Model in trauma treatment plans.
4. Examine existing research on the efficacy of EMDR in trauma treatment.
5. Identify three contraindications for using EMDR therapy.
6. Evaluate the role of maladaptively stored memories in the AIP model and how they impact trauma processing.
7. Identify the standardized EMDR protocol and its components.
8. Choose EMDR resource techniques to support trauma processing.
9. Determine the role of bilateral stimulation in memory processing.
10. Use eye movement techniques from EDMR to influence the vividness of distressing memories in clients.
11. Utilize visual, auditory and tactile bilateral stimulation (BLS) techniques in EMDR therapy to facilitate the reprocessing of traumatic memories.
12. Evaluate when and how EMDR can be integrated into treatment for clients with complex trauma based on severity, symptom presentation, and individual needs.
13. Identify best practices for treating clients with EMDR therapy via telehealth.
14. Identify signs of emotional overwhelm or distress during EDMR sessions.
15. Analyze the principles of Attachment-Focused EMDR and its use in the treatment of childhood and adult trauma.
16. Examine the benefits and limitations of integrating EMDR with other therapeutic approaches and methods.
17. Examine how parts work language and concepts can be utilized to facilitate the processing of traumatic memories in EDMR therapy.
18. Integrate somatic techniques into EMDR to regulate physiological responses involved in trauma.

Outline

Day 1

• Trauma and Complex Trauma Treatment Review
• Neurobiology of Trauma and Symptomology
• EMDR Overview: Research, Treatment Risks, and Limitations
• Determine Appropriateness for EMDR
• Start EMDR Safely
• Screening Instruments and Assessment
• Clinical Implications of Using Dual Awareness and Methods of Bilateral Stimulation
• The AIP Model: How EMDR Incorporates Adaptive Information Processing

Day 2

• Phase 1: History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning
• Phase 2: Preparation and Resourcing
  • Peaceful Place
  • Container
  • Internal Resource Team
  • Light Stream
  • Breathing Exercises
  • Somatic Resourcing
  • Mechanics and Set Up for BLS
• Phase 3: Assessment and Target Set-Up
  • Identify the Target
  • Floatbacks
  • Negative and Positive Cognition

Day 3

• Phase 4: Desensitization & Trauma Processing
  • Beginning the Processing Phase
  • Giving Feedback After Each Set of BLS
  • When to return to Targets
  • Taking a SUD
  • Titrating the Target and Graduating the Work
  • Feeder Memories and Stuck Processing
  • Work with Blocking Beliefs
  • Desensitization and Processing
  • If the Client Wants to Stop or Pause
• Phase 5: Installation of Positive Cognition
• Phase 6: Body Scan
• Phase 7: Closure
  • Instructions for Closing all Sessions
  • Instructions for Completed Targets
• Phase 8: Re-Evaluation
• EMDR Issues, Additions, and Adaptations
  • Working with Blocking and Looping
  • Restricting the Standard Protocol
  • Cognitive Interweaves
  • Working with Parts
  • Working with Attachment Wounding

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Social Workers
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Psychologists
• Addiction Counsellors
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physicians
• Others in caring professions