EMDR PART 1
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Who Can Take The EMDR Training?
Applicants for EMDR training programs should possess the following
qualifications when registering (to be evaluated by the trainer):
1. Allied Health Professionals covered by State and Territory Legislation
Fully registered allied Health Professionals with specialist training in mental
health (Psychiatry, Psychology, Mental Health Social Workers, Mental Health
Nurses, Psychological Medicine, etc)
2. Mental Health Professionals not covered by legislation
Counsellors, Social Workers, Psychotherapists and other professionals who have
completed post-graduate qualifications (Hons, Graduate Diploma or higher) in
mental health and have worked two years full-time (or part-time equivalent) in
the mental health field.
3. Interns/Students
Students enrolled in a graduate level program in mental health (psychiatry,
psychology, social work, counselling, nursing, etc.) who are currently involved
in the internship portion of their program and are working under the supervision
of a qualified mental health professional. Students must submit a letter of
endorsement from their supervisor with their application for training.
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This workshop is an Australian Psychological Society Endorsed Activity for Clinical College and Counselling College PD points. Non-college members can claim generalist
28 PD points.
This workshop has also been approved by the EMDR
Association of
Australia which follows the curriculum requirements of the EMDR
International Association.
The focus
of EMDR treatment is the resolution of emotional distress arising from
incidents, such as automobile accidents, assault, natural disasters, and
combat trauma. In addition to PTSD, it is also being used as a treatment for
disorders where earlier experiences are etiologically related to the person’s
current distress. Hence it can be used as a component in the treatment of
phobias, panic attacks, depression, substance abuse, and complicated grief.
The
scientific evidence supporting EMDR as a treatment for traumatic memories is
now substantial. In 2004, the American Psychiatric Association endorsed
EMDR as an effective treatment for ameliorating symptoms of both acute and
chronic PTSD. In the same year the United States Department of Veteran
Affairs and Department of
Defence
examined the effectiveness of various treatments for PTSD and gave EMDR its
highest level of recommendation.
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies reported that EMDR
meets criteria for evidence based
practise.
Other
organisations
have also examined EMDR and found that the evidence supporting its efficacy in
treating PTSD is at the highest level including the Israeli Council for Mental
Health,
the Dutch National Steering Committee for Guidelines for Mental Health Care,
the Northern Ireland Department of Health,
and the United Kingdom Department of Health. The evidence that EMDR may work
more
quickly
and may be less distressing to patients was highlighted in two of these
reviews.
Leading
clinicians persuaded by such research and their own experiences have written
positively about EMDR. These include the late Joseph Wolpe (founder of
Systematic Desensitisation), Charles Figley (world authority on trauma),
Catherine Fine (distinguished for her work with dissociative disorders),
Jeffrey Mitchell (famous for his work in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing),
Jeffrey Zeig (a leader in Ericksonian psychotherapy and hypnosis), and Jeffrey
Young (pioneering clinician in the treatment of personality disorders). Bessell
van der Kolk stated in a recent key note address “that if you work with trauma
you owe it to yourself and to your clients to know EMDR”.
Part
One
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Review the
development of EMDR from its beginnings to the present day. |
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Link EMDR with
mainstream theory and findings in Information Processing and the
Psychobiology of Trauma. |
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Learn, observe and
practice the eight steps of EMDR treatment. |
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Learn, observe and
practice strategies to deal with abreactions. |
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Learn, observe and
practice ways to help clients develop more adaptive and positive beliefs
about themselves. |
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Learn a wide range of
strategies to work with more emotionally vulnerable clients. |
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Experience EMDR as
both a client and therapist. |
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Receive a detailed
(70+ pages) training manual and CD with 150+ additional files of assessment
questionnaires, handouts, clinician
guides, references and access to a restricted website with dozens of client
handouts, checklists, papers, assessment tools, etc. |
In
this EMDR training, emphasis is placed on the need for a detailed client
assessment. Strategies to enhance client safety are covered to assist
preparing clients who are more emotionally vulnerable. Much of the workshop
will involve you in supervised structured small group exercises. The
supervisor / trainee ratio is around nine to one. You need to be a registered
mental health professional to attend this training. All the supervisors are
clinicians with extensive training and experience in EMDR. Given the low
trainee / supervisor ratio, and pre-workshop study materials, the fee for the
workshop is somewhat higher than typical training workshops.
FEE: $595.00. Registration
opens 8.30 on day one. The workshop runs from 9am to 5pm, with lunch and
refreshments provided.
Your Trainers:
Graham Taylor or Dr Chris Lee
Graham Taylor has been involved in
EMDR training with Dr Francine Shapiro since 1992, and (with Chris Lee) was
the first trainer outside USA accredited by the EMDR International
Association. He has trained clinicians in EMDR throughout Australia and
overseas for several years, including UNICEF sponsored trainings in Indonesia,
working with victims of civil unrest and torture.
Graham Taylor has advanced training in
cognitive therapy and hypnosis and has been training therapists for over 20
years in a wide range of skills. He runs a busy Clinical Psychology private
practice. Together with Chris Lee, he has presented the “Changing Lifetraps:
Schema Therapy with Personality Disorders” workshop throughout Australia, New
Zealand and Asia. He also trains in Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy.
Dr Chris Lee was Senior Clinical
Psychologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for 11 years. He is now
director of the clinical psychology programme at Murdoch University and has a
half time private practice. He has had extensive training from leading figures in REBT,
DBT, EMDR, and Schema Focused Therapy. He conducts the Australian
Psychological Society supervision workshop for supervisors and advances in
cognitive therapy. He conducts therapist training workshops on personality
disorders and trauma treatments throughout Australia and overseas. He has
published research on personality disorders and PTSD. He has received an
award for contribution to research from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
in 2006 and EMDRIA award for
research excellence in 1999, and the inaugural Francine Shapiro award for
research excellence in 2009. Chris is a reviewer for 'Journal of
Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry',
‘Cognitive Research and Therapy’, and ‘Journal of Clinical Psychology’.
In addition it would repay your time to browse
the papers linked from this page. You may also like to have a look at the
recently released Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress
Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. These can be found on the website
of the Australian
Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health.
A recent review on EMDR
concluded that it is more effective than usual clinical practice and that it at
least matches the
effectiveness of
highly specific psychological treatments for PTSD as well as the most
efficacious drug treatments. The underlying processes by which EMDR works
are not the same as in psychological therapies (exposure-based therapies).
Contemporary neurological mechanisms provide the most promising explanation.
For details
click here.
EMDR helps people resolve trauma. Read this
Client Handout for a straightforward
description of "resolution" as it applies to emotionally charged
memories. Freely use with your clients. (PDF)
How does EMDR work? This paper by
Robert
Stickgold proposes an excellent answer to that question. (PDF format)
This paper is heavy going - it is not regarded as essential reading.
Dr Chris Lee was awarded the 2000 International Researcher Award by the EMDR International Association
for this research comparing EMDR with a CBT trauma treatment.
Click here to see it. (PDF)