Experience of an EMDR practitioner in EMDR education: Case report

EMDR is a psychotherapeutic intervention that is based on the reprocessing and desensitization of symptoms related to traumatic stress experiences during bilateral stimulation (Shapiro 1995). According to Carrere (2013), approximately 150 000 clinicians have been trained in EMDR within the worldwide since 1995. EMDR training as a practitioner is traditionally organized in a two-level model, which consists of basic training completed in few days of training and supervision training with a minimum period of 20 hours after completion of basic EMDR training (Shapiro 1995). The two components of training do not overlap and there should be a minimum period of 1 year after completing basic training and supervision before seeking EMDR accreditation as a practitioner. This process enables the practitioner to incorporate the theoretical basis of EMDR and use EMDR as a part of comprehensive therapy intervention (Farrell & Keenan 2013). In reality, we see that a variety of internal and external circumstances in the life of practitioners influence the training process which is reflected in shorter or longer pauses during the training. It might be more precise to talk about many individual factors of practitioners that do have significant influence in a formal qualification. In this article, we will present the experiences of practitioners from basic and supervision EMDR at the humanitarian non-governmental organization Trauma Aid UK in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) (Hasanovi􀃼 et al. 2018, 2021).

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Arta Dodaj
Anita Dodaj

Dodaj, A., & Dodaj, A. (2021, February). Experience of an EMDR practitioner in EMDR education: Case report. Psychiatry Danubina, 33(Supplement 1), 100-102