Healing through liberation: EMDR therapy as an anti-oppression therapy model

This presentation will explore Liberation-Based healing practices and invite participants to integrate Liberation-Based healing practices and principles into the delivery of EMDR Therapy. This presentation will use lecture, case study review and small group activities/discussions. Participants will be encouraged to develop an intersectional analysis of their current EMDR Therapy practice. At the conclusion of this presentation participants will be prepared to use Liberation-Based healing principles throughout the standard 8 Phase Protocol and address culturally specific realities related to the posits of the AIP model; examining impacts of chronic oppression on adaptive information processing. Specific suggestions will be presented to apply anti-oppression principles when gathering client history, identifying central themes, exploring cognitions and establishing Phase 2 resources that honor intersections of identity, culture, lived experiences and symptom presentation. The ultimate goal of this presentation is to support EMDR clinicians endeavoring to create a more inclusive and culturally responsive EMDR Therapy practice.

Conference

English

Lisa Hayes
Tammy Moore
Suzanne Rutti

Hayes, L., Moore, T., & Rutti, S. (2023, August). Healing through liberation: EMDR therapy as an anti-oppression therapy model. Presentation at the at the 28th EMDR International Association Conference, Arlington, VA