Bosnia & Herzegovina with the help of Trauma Aid UK (TAUK) has managed to build up a significant trauma treatment capacity by training around 120 psychotherapists over more than 10 years out of these, 10 have achieved Accredited EMDR Europe…
Introduction: Due to the increased needs of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) affected by the 1992-1995 war, after five basic EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) trainings and one EMDR training workshop for children…
In 2019 Trauma Aid UK celebrated its 10th Anniversary of our work in Bosnia-Hercegovina. During this time, we have trained nearly 150 Bosnian clinicians in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy. EMDR was recommended by WHO in…
This qualitative, phenomenological study describes the perceptions and experiences of psychologists from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey regarding an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) psychotherapy. In order to understand how…
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
(EMDR) is a psychotherapeutic approach that was
developed by Shapiro (1989, 2001) to resolve symptoms
resulting from disturbing and unresolved life experiences.
It is based on a theoretical…
Introduction: Mental health services after the war 1992-1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B-H) are primarily reduced to the public care, though, there are not enough professionals in existing conditions, and they are not able to respond to cover all…
Introduction: Providing good mental health services to the vulnerable and needy should be of utmost importance to all mental health professionals. To be able to do so, professionals require to be, not only educated but actually properly trained and…
Background:The Humanitarian Assistance Programmes UK and Ireland (HAP) work in partnership with mental health professionals in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BH), the country affected by war 1992– 1995, providing knowledge and expertise in the treatment of…
Aim: The Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization (EMDR) is an evidence based intervention in the treatment of psycho-traumatized individuals. Its effectiveness has been validated by extensive research. It outlines in particular an EMDR…
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapeutic treatment which incorporates eye movements to provide bi-lateral stimulation to the brain. In 1987, Dr Francine Shapiro, an American Psychologist, made the chance observation…
After war 1992–1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), whole population was highly psych-traumatized. Mental health therapists had no enough capacities to meet needs of population. They are permanently in need to increase their psychotherapy capacities.…
Resource-georiënteerde groep EMDR in een Trauma-en EMDR-opleiding groep van inheemse helpers, die zelf te lijden van de oorlog in Bosnië-trauma-Herzigowina. De presentatie toont een succesvolle en indrukwekkende experiment van de EMDR-groep…
