The controversy about EMDR training previously focused on whether it was necessary. In this paper I argue that the current model of training is not sufficient. I propose a higher standard of training, taking advantage of locally-based trainers who…
A Global Collaboration Enhancing community and personal Resiliency through EMDR Training and Intervention – Carol R. Martin Since its inception more than 22 years ago, Trauma Recovery, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (Trauma Recovery/HAP),…
I'm writing this as a contribution to the recent discussion regarding the possibility of modifying the standards for EMDRIA-approved EMDR training. The Training and Standards Committee's proposals generated a lot of discussion that was long overdue.…
In March 2007 an EMDR Europe HAP project, in conjunction with the University of Birmingham, commenced in Northern Pakistan in the aftermath of the earthquake that occurred in the region October 2005. Presently over 75 mental health workers have now…
As an EMDR-trained member of EMDRIA, you have foundational skills and knowledge of EMDR therapy. You have successfully completed an intense training designed to prepare you to work with individuals with PTSD and trauma. Many EMDRIA members, like you,…
As the empirically supported treatment (EST) effort has expanded, there are efforts to make the study of ESTs a more integral part of training programs. In its present form, the EST list provides a poor model of how to evaluate treatment and…
This study investigates the experiences of participants (N=103) who had undertaken EMDR Level 1 or 2 training in Ireland. The audit ascertained participant's core profession, main psychological treatment orientation, present utilization of EMDR…
Four EMDRlA Approved Providers of basic EMDR training, Molly Gierasch, Ricky Greenwald, Robin Shapiro and Oliver Schubbe, will speak about their unique experience of becoming trainers and their particular approach, including training settings and…
This workshop is designed for Approved Instructors in EMDR or those who plan to pursue this designation. Becoming an Approved Instructor in EMDR requires an even greater commitment to mastery of EMDR's processes, procedures, theories, and research.…
Drawing on my professional practice and research, with children, young people and adults, this presentation aims to provide information about a range of approaches to the implementation of EMDR therapy, combining theory and practice. There will be…
This study investigated factors contributing to clinician attrition from eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. The primary areas under investigation were factors contributing to attrition and retention, as well as the quest to obtain…
Over 70,000 clinicians worldwide have participated in extensive EMDR training in the past 20 years, but, as with other therapies, not all trained clinicians continue to practice newly acquired techniques.Whether or not a clinician uses a given…
This article describes the way in which the practice of psychosocial counselling was adapted culturally to the context of Nepal within the Centre for Victims of Torture, Nepal (CVICT). After a brief description of the Nepali setting and CVICT’s…
This session will explore arguments as to how EMDR, both as a therapy and as a community, might respond to challenges from developing training for UN Peace Keepers, training Para-professionals, and developing EMDR therapy training into academic…
Michael Lerner's call to arms at last spring's Family Therapy Network Symposium (see page 44) challenged therapists to become a greater moral force in the world and to take more responsibility for the collective good. Lerner stirred an audience of…
Post-traumatic growth opportunities exist everywhere we turn across the world, but access to training opportunities for EMDR and continuing education are often not accessible to providers. Sometimes, techniques used in standard trainings are…
The letter from Dr. Thomson in Nova Scotia (the Behavior Therapist, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 113-114) addresses some interesting issues. First of all, let me say that I sympathize with his travel problem. The Australians called it the "tyranny of…
During the EMDR training session, organized in Thailand by Trauma-Aid, HAP Germany and «Terre des Hommes» Germany , psychologist, Dagmar Eckers treated a young Indonesian boy called Ooz, who suffered from the Tsunami. His symptoms showed nightmares…
Participants will learn to: 1) share different experiences of working in different cultures to help therapists in their work; 2) realize the possibilities of the EMDR method across different languages and cultures; 3) facilitate development training…
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…
In Slovakia, as a country with socialist past, the problem of psychotraumatology was underestimated. Thanks to the Humanitarian Assistance Program-Europe (HAP], it was possible to bring the new knowledge and skills to this field. At the beginning…
These suggested guidelines are offered in response to many questions raised by clinicians recently trained in EMDR about getting started with using EMDR in clinical practice. Because of the wide variation in clinical background, theoretical…
This three-hour program includes an update and review of the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP) and the relevance of this model to the understanding of experienced-based psychopathology and to the application and timing of EMDR procedures.…
The present paper is an overview of role of university departments in (1) Research, (2) Curriculum, (3) Training, and (4) Intervention with special reference to EMDR. It is proposed that tertiary level research (Doctoral dissertation) can be…
Traditional models of addiction treatment and relapse prevention fail to consider the role that unresolved trauma plays in an addicted woman's recovery experience. Implementing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) into the treatment…
Depuis 2001, les guerres en Irak et en Afghanistan exercent une pression considérable sur la médecine militaire pour gérer efficacement la demande croissante de soins en santé mentale du personnel déployé. Cet article examine la capacité du Ministère…
Next year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the development of EMDR. In this time EMDR has unquestionably come along way. In August 2013 EMDR was endorsed by the World Health Organisation as an effective, evidence based treatment for PTSD for both…
This presentation will provide a secure foundation for EMDRIA Certified clinicians to make the transition to successful professional development as CITs and ACs. Succeeding as a CIT and AC requires more than knowledge of the eight phases of EMDR…
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an exciting new therapeutic process for the treatment of anxiety, panic disorders and traumatic stress (see the article on EMDR by Dr. Roger Solomon in this issue). It is only for trained mental…
GABORONE, Botswana, December 2019 — The first group of psychologists and psychiatrists in Botswana have graduated on the psychological trauma therapy called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This evidence-based therapy enables…
Background: In 2018, the Northern Ireland government commissioned and paid for 25 mental health nurses to undertake two-part EMDR therapy training. Aim: We sought to establish the monetary value participants placed on the training and to examine the…
I have continued with interest the continuing exchange of feelings concerning Shapiro's desire to limit the use of EMDR to those who have completed her workshops.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method to treat people who have disturbing or traumatic memories, by mimicking the brain's natural way of processing information by using eye movements or other types of bilateral stimulation.…
At the last EMDRIA Conference, one of the major concerns identified during the membership meeting was the need to get knowledge about EMDR out to college and university settings. This begins with students who are planning on pursuing a career in the…
This study investigated the experiences of several hundreds of participants who had undertaken EMDR training in the United Kingdom and Ireland over the last ten years. The research group was drawn from both the membership of the EMDR UK and I…
This research projects spans a 6-year period surveying 485 participants' experiences of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) training in the United Kingdom and Ireland between the periods of 2005 and 2011. This research used a mixed…
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates…
Research suggests that evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for posttraumatic stress disorder are underutilized by counselors, psychologists, and other helping professionals (Becker, Zayfert, & Anderson, 2004; Van Minnen, Hendriks, & Olff, 2010).…
The paper presents clinicians’ views on an interactive and facilitative mechanism which has been implemented to support their EMDR training, consultation and supervision. The mechanism called Group Sharing and Case Consultation (GSCC) was developed…
Between the 21st and 24th of March a group of 28 psychosocial counselors from all over the West Bank gathered at the EJ YMCA Rehabilitation Program centre, in Beit Sahour, for a first level training course in Eye Movement
An earlier study of federal Department of Defense mental health professionals found relatively few trained in the psychotherapies for PTSD previously identified as effective by both this department and the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. In…
This workshop will: 1) familiarize attendees with Bernard's model of supervision; 2) increase awareness of the needs of clinicians beginning to use EMDR; and 3) increase awareness of supervision options which can meet the needs of clinicians using…
Models of EMDR training have proliferated, and demand for training is outpacing availability in many locations. Those of us listed as credentialed trainers regularly receive requests for training in other areas. The purpose of this paper is to…
He informed that a specialist team from the UK, consisting of Dr. Derek Farrell, Dr. Paul Keenan and Dr. Saleem Tareen had imparted training to 75 psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and social workers through workshops in Abbotabad, Rawalpindi and…
Trauma Recovery/HAP’s Executive Director approached Deany to help create a process to provide additional volunteer support for agency trainings. “Carol and I were in complete agreement that we could do more.” Deany said. “Many of the agencies trained…
