Overview
After early cautions about the potential dangers of using EMDR with clients who have dissociative disorders, EMDR therapists often feel unsure about how or if to approach trauma reprocessing with this client population. They may fear causing harm, which can result in postponing or avoiding EMDR trauma reprocessing work with dissociative clients. On the flip side, EMDR therapists may prematurely dive into using EMDR standard procedures with severely dissociative clients without adequately assessing for dissociation or pacing treatment. This risks premature penetration of dissociative barriers, which may result in flooding, rapid destabilisation, and the uncontrolled emergence of dissociative parts or traumatic material.
Current consensus is that the EMDR Therapy can be used successfully to treat clients with dissociative disorders. However, standard EMDR procedures need to be modified and integrated with other interventions to ensure safe and effective treatment of dissociative disorders.
In this webinar you will learn principles for adapting EMDR Therapy to work with dissociative clients, interventions that can be used from early in the preparation phase, how to weave ‘parts work’ throughout EMDR Therapy, micro-processing strategies to titrate trauma reprocessing, and safeguards to put in place to ensure client safety and positive treatment outcomes. There will be a strong emphasis on embedding learning into clinical practice and opportunities for questions, reflection and discussion.
PLEASE NOTE: This webinar is suitable only for therapists who have previously undertaken EMDR Basic Training (Level 1 at a minimum). It does not constitute an EMDR Basic Training Program.
Time / Structure
The live webinar will take place from 1:00pm-4:30pm AEST (Melbourne time).
It can be hard to sit in front of a computer screen for hours at a time, so the event will be optimised to ensure that you get the most out of the experience. It will be structured as 2 x 90 minute webinar segments (1-2:30pm AEST and 3-4:30pm AEST) with a 30-minute break in between.
Recording
Not sure if you can participate on the day? No worries at all, the webinar will be recorded and sent to all registered participants after the event, along with the presentation slides and accompanying resources. So you can engage in the training at any time that suits you. You'll also have ongoing access to the recording so that you can re-watch the webinar down the track to consolidate and refresh your learning.
Investment:
Save $20! $195 early bird fee if booked by 11:59pm AEDT on 4 June 2022.
$215 standard fee after this date.