Compassion-focussed EMDR therapy in the treatment of moral injury trauma
Description
Many of the symptoms experienced by traumatised individuals are not sufficiently captured by the existing ICD-11/DSM 5 criterion for PTSD, particularly when those symptoms include feelings of shame/ guilt, loneliness, social isolation, fear of recrimination, and moral injury. Addressing these specific elements, particularly regarding moral injury/ is increasingly important.
Moral injury refers to the psychological distress resulting from events that transgress an individual's moral or ethical beliefs. Compassion Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an emerging treatment approach for individuals experiencing moral injury. The approach integrates EMDR with compassion-focused techniques to target the shame, guilt, and self-criticism often associated with moral injury/ trauma.
This presentation explores the core components of moral injury/ trauma using individual narratives, country case studies – including Northern Ireland, and politic disasters such as Hillsborough & Grenfell, as critical narrative. It will explore the distinction between individual and political responses to trauma through the lens of Adaptive Information Processing (AIP).
Specific skills within Compassion-Focussed EMDR therapy (CF-EMDR), will include CF EMDR informed case conceptualisation, psychoeducational frameworks, trauma regulation, strategies, compassion-focussed interweaves, and addressing vicarious traumatisation and self-care.
Moral injury refers to the psychological distress resulting from events that transgress an individual's moral or ethical beliefs. Compassion Focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an emerging treatment approach for individuals experiencing moral injury. The approach integrates EMDR with compassion-focused techniques to target the shame, guilt, and self-criticism often associated with moral injury/ trauma.
This presentation explores the core components of moral injury/ trauma using individual narratives, country case studies – including Northern Ireland, and politic disasters such as Hillsborough & Grenfell, as critical narrative. It will explore the distinction between individual and political responses to trauma through the lens of Adaptive Information Processing (AIP).
Specific skills within Compassion-Focussed EMDR therapy (CF-EMDR), will include CF EMDR informed case conceptualisation, psychoeducational frameworks, trauma regulation, strategies, compassion-focussed interweaves, and addressing vicarious traumatisation and self-care.
Format
Format
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Farrell, D. (2024, June). Compassion-focussed EMDR therapy in the treatment of moral injury trauma. Presentation at the 22nd EMDR Europe Conference, Dublin, Ireland
Citation
“Compassion-focussed EMDR therapy in the treatment of moral injury trauma,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 14, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/28663.