Carrera de obstáculos: EMDR y disociación en población infantilObstacle course: EMDR and dissociation in children
Description
Independientemente de los modelos teóricos explicativos, en la experiencia de nuestros pacientes la disociación cumple una función protectora. Ésta, sin embargo, se vuelve desadaptativa cuando la exposición al peligro terminó. El reprocesamiento de los recuerdos traumáticos -que constituye el objetivo principal del tratamiento EMDR- encuentra en algunas manifestaciones disociativas, obstáculos aparentemente insalvables. ¿Cómo accedemos a aquello que no se recuerda porque es demasiado doloroso? ¿Cómo accedemos a información que parece estar protegida de su develamiento por poderosos guardianes internos? ¿Cómo avanzamos en nuestro trabajo cuando nuestros pequeños pacientes – aún dependientes del mundo adulto- no pueden sentirse seguros en el contexto de sus relaciones primarias? En esta presentación trataremos de responder a estas preguntas mostrando estrategias que nos permitan el procesamiento de la información traumática en niños y niñas con disociación, de una manera contenida y segura. Se presentarán ejemplos clínicos en los que el juego y la creación de historias son usados para favorecer y potenciar los alcances de EMDR.
Regardless of the explanatory theoretical models, in the experience of our patients, dissociation fulfills a protective function. This, however, becomes maladaptive when exposure to danger is over. The reprocessing of traumatic memories -which constitutes the main objective of EMDR treatment- encounters apparently insurmountable obstacles in some dissociative manifestations. How do we access what is not remembered because it is too painful? How do we access information that appears to be protected from disclosure by powerful internal guardians? How do we advance in our work when our little patients - still dependent on the adult world - cannot feel safe in the context of their primary relationships? In this presentation we will try to answer these questions by showing strategies that allow us to process traumatic information in children with dissociation, in a contained and safe way. Clinical examples will be presented where play and story building are used to further and enhance the EMDR outreach.
Regardless of the explanatory theoretical models, in the experience of our patients, dissociation fulfills a protective function. This, however, becomes maladaptive when exposure to danger is over. The reprocessing of traumatic memories -which constitutes the main objective of EMDR treatment- encounters apparently insurmountable obstacles in some dissociative manifestations. How do we access what is not remembered because it is too painful? How do we access information that appears to be protected from disclosure by powerful internal guardians? How do we advance in our work when our little patients - still dependent on the adult world - cannot feel safe in the context of their primary relationships? In this presentation we will try to answer these questions by showing strategies that allow us to process traumatic information in children with dissociation, in a contained and safe way. Clinical examples will be presented where play and story building are used to further and enhance the EMDR outreach.
Format
Conference
Language
Spanish
Original Work Citation
Baita, S. (2021, November). [Obstacle course: EMDR and dissociation in children]. Presentation at the 26th EMDR International Association Virtual Conference. Spanish
Citation
“Carrera de obstáculos: EMDR y disociación en población infantilObstacle course: EMDR and dissociation in children,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 3, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/27119.