A q-methodology evaluation of an EMDR Europe HAP facilitators training in Pakistan

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 the method of choice for this research because it permits the systematic study of subjective experiences by combining the richness of qualitative protocols with the rigors of quantitative ones. Research participants were 6 recently trained EMDR Pakistan consultants and facilitators, of which 5 were consultant psychiatrists and 1 was a general practitioner (GP)/psychologist. The Q concourse addressed issues such as EMDR clinical practice, cultural application of EMDR in Pakistan, EMDR research and development, and their experiences of their EMDR-HAP training. Results highlighted issues around professional role and application of EMDR, the teaching and learning experience of EMDR, clinical supervision, the importance of the therapeutic relationship, and the cultural sensitivity and application of EMDR in Pakistan. The article also considers how the EMDR-HAP training program could be improved in Pakistan.

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English

Derek Farrell
Paul Keenan
Lorraine Knibbs
Carolyn Hicks

Farrell, D., Keenan, P., Knibbs, L., & Hicks, C. (2013). A q-methodology evaluation of an EMDR Europe HAP facilitators training in Pakistan. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 7(4), 174-185. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.7.4.174