The empirical justification for the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as part of the repertoire of interventions used in response to humanitarian endeavors continues at a pace. A devastating earthquake, measuring 7.6…
This article is an evaluation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) Europe Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) facilitators' training in Pakistan based on a project set up in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake. Q-methodology was…
Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the central Philippines, reconstruction efforts are still underway. Survivors, volunteers and first responders continue to pick through shattered communities and the incredible debris of destroyed homes in what…
Editor’s Note: Aiton Birnbaum, ’91, spent two weeks in Thailand at the beginning of this year working with survivors of the tsunami. Following is his description of the experience, and his creative use of group EMDR treatments for parents and…
EMDR volunteers usually working through Humanitarian Assistance Programs, have been responding to disasters worldwide for over ten years, beginning with Oklahoma City. During that period, major international relief organizations and leaders in…
Since 1995, there have been many programs to provide EMDR humanitarian assistance throughout the world, and from these programs, several lessons have been learned. In this presentation, we will describe four recent programs, which, viewed together,…
