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Children affected by developmental trauma experienced acts of commission and especially acts of omission during critical periods of development. To coexist with overwhelming affect, these children had to develop rigid forms of self-protection that…

How do we help children and teens make sense of the internal fragmentation of dissociation? This session will focus on using playful, creative, and somatic strategies to support a titrated approach to EMDR preparation and processing phases for these…

Background and aimsWHO estimates that globally one billion children are affected by physical, sexual and/or emotional violence and neglect [1]. Studies, esp. the Kaiser study have shown that direct or vicarious exposure to violence as in adverse…

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This chapter focuses on the process of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing and its uses in the course of psychotherapy for children who have experienced medical trauma and other forms of traumatic events, either episodically or chronically.…

La Terapia de Desensibilización y Reprocesamiento por Movimientos Oculares (EMDR por sus siglas en inglés) es uno de los tratamientos de elección para el trauma y su sintomatología asociada, en adultos. Dado el escaso número de estudios en población…

Veremos la relación directa existente entre apego y adquisición de recursos regulatorios. Entenderemos como la etapa perinatal es fundamental en el apego y en la adquisición de la regulación emocional y como cualquier ligera amenaza pone en peligro…

Repeated traumatic experiences within the family and/or community during critical early years leave children with symptoms of traumatic stress, interruptions in their emotional and social development, and disorganized attachment patterns. As a…

This workshop will present creative and innovative strategies for engaging young clients through telehealth while following the 8 phases of standard EMDR therapy. Beginning with a telehealth checklist, therapists will be guided through advanced…

El trabajo en el campo del maltrato infantil requiere de los profesionales de la salud un entrenamiento específico. La explotación sexual infantil supone además que los profesionales conozcan las características de la problemática y que estén…

Francine Shapiro called EMDR the therapy that “plays well with others” and the AIP model invites innovation and integration in our quest to make the benefits of EMDR available to clients of all ages and developmental levels, neurodiversity and…

The storytelling procedure in EMDR therapy was introduced to the EMDR community by Dr Joan Lovett in 1999. In the foreword to her book ‘Small Wonders: Healing Childhood trauma with EMDR’ Francine Shapiro acknowledged the importance of the new…

Background and aimsIn EMDR psychotherapy, the objective of phase 2 is to create the optimal conditions for the reprocessing of memories [1]. This involves activating and strengthening the patient's resources. The younger the patients are, the more…

IntroductionEye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has abundant evidence of efficacy in traumatic spectrum disorders. Its efficacy in anxiety disorders (AD) and depressive disorders (DD) in children and adolescents has been scarcely…

The purpose of this workshop is to articulate an integrative trauma treatment model that merges mind and body focused approaches with EMDR to meet the needs of children who have experienced trauma. This integrative model serves as the EMDR protocol…

El tratamiento del trauma y el TEPT complejo presentan una multitud de retos para el terapeuta EMDR infanto-juvenil. La activación de la arquitectura sináptica de estos niños/niñas que contiene material traumático arraigado recluta patrones de…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought trauma, adversity and distress to most parents and children. In addition, it has exacerbated previous and generational trauma as they had to endure losses, seclusion, financial hardships, and a lack of social…

Therapists struggle to include caretakers in all the phases of EMDR with children including engaging them to agree to allow the processing of memories. Therapists may also have ambivalence if the caretakers are the cause of the attachment trauma,…

Therapists struggle to include caretakers in all the phases of EMDR with children, including engaging them to agree to allow the processing of memories. Therapists may also have ambivalence if the caretakers are the cause of the attachment trauma,…

Background and AimsWHO estimates that globally one billion children are affected by physical, sexual and/or emotional violence and neglect [1]. Studies, esp. the Kaiser study have shown that direct or vicarious exposure to violence as in adverse…

BackgroundTicks are a common clinical manifestation of discomfort in children and adolescents. Characterized by the need of involuntary movements or sounds it as a potential implication in the developed of the youngers, especially because it affects…

In the UK, The Trauma Response Network has been providing free EMDR therapy to children and young people affected in one way or the other by Covid-19 and its consequences. In line with the national and international picture which showed that during…

Background and aimsThere is currently a limited number of studies into the efficacy of EMDR with children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and similarly few rigorous literature reviews and meta-analyses. MethodsThe current…

Purpose of Review Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is recognized as an excellent approach to the treatment of trauma in clinical and academic contexts by several national and international organizations. The purpose of…

The main purpose of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in children and adolescents who experienced trauma. Empirical studies suggest…

Since its inception in 1987, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has been the subject of lively debate and controversy, rigorous research both nationally and internationally, and is now used by licensed practitioners across…

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore whether eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective therapy and to investigate whether EMDR affects anxiety levels for children and adolescents. Methods: We conducted this…

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by Shapiro (1989). EMDR is an integrative evidence-based therapy, that for over twenty years, has been used to treat disorders relating to traumatic stress and distressing life…

When used within a group set-up, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), is a key intervention to enhance psychological healing and resilience. Used with children, adolescents and adults, in its original and adapted formats, EMDR has…

Background:Despite availability of effective trauma focused psychotherapies, treatment non-response in youth with (partial) posttraumatic stress disorder remains substantial. Studies in adult PTSD have suggested that cortisol is associated with…

Uvod: U prikazu slučaja opisana je primjena terapije desensitizacije i reprocesiranja uz pomoć pokreta očiju - EMDR-a (eng. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reproccesing – EMDR), u tretmanu rane traume kod adolescentice kojoj je dijagnosticirana…

With interest we read the article by Lewey and colleagues describing the results of a meta-analysis, entitled “Comparing the Effectiveness of EMDR and TF-CBT for Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis” (Lewey et al. 2018). In this article, the…

When a traumatic event occurs, parents can serve as partners in the reprocessing and integration of trauma content. Self-regulation develops as an outgrowth of co-regulation as attuned caregivers raise children. Practitioners of both play therapy and…

Child and adolescent therapists try to navigate the complexities of our child and adolescent clients’ lives and try to prevent such tragedies. Suicide is the second cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 years old. And, while…

The body is the base of all our life processes. Psychotherapy has to reflect this – we are the sum of body, mind and soul. When working with medically traumatised and/or chronically ill children and adolescents we find that the body is the 'key…

Background: Three in every 10 children and adolescents admitted to a hospital or undergoing medical treatment develop subthreshold symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When untreated, subthreshold PTSD can have a serious impact on…

This special issue aims to highlight the importance of exploring the empirical base for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with children and adolescents. Such an endeavor is set within a context where the American…

What would be a well-timed use of psychotherapy? Adolescence is a period of development full of challenges and changes. Adolescents are very sensitive to every life situations and curious to learn and work on themselves. Being extremely vulnerable…

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This book as been written to help children with histories of trauma and adversity better understand why they think, feel, and somatically respond to the present the way they do. This book offers a nonjudgmental approach to understanding the legacy…

Efficacy of EMDR and TF-CBT for posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) was explored through meta-analysis. A comprehensive search yielded 494 studies of children and adolescents with PTSS who received treatment with these evidence-based therapeutic…

When a trauma affect more than one people it is important to work in a group to have most effective, least time and energy consuming work to reach and help the survivors. The primary learning objective is that participants will understand the…

Welke gezichten gaan er schuil achter de hardwerkende behandelaren van psycho-trauma, wat zijn hun drijfveren, waarom kozen ze voor het vak en waar zijn ze door beïnvloed? Eli ten Lohuis interviewt psychotherapeuten Carlijn de Roos en Renée Beer,…

Objective:The aim of thie review is to examine the effiacy of EMDR treatment on children and adolescents with post traumatic stress disorder symptoms through comparisons with other established trauma treatment or no treatment control groups.Method:It…

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Background:Practice guidelines for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recommend trauma-focused psychotherapies, mainly cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a brief…
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