EMDR TRAINING AGENDA
All Days are 9am-5pm EST (1 hour lunch break)
Before Day 1
Day 1
Trauma Informed Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning
Day 2
Intro to EMDR and Phase 2: Client Preparation
(Interval of several weeks to allow for preparation with clients)
Prior to Day 3:
Watch Video Example of EMDR Session, Take Quiz
Day 3
Basic Protocol and Skills: Phases 3-5
Target Assessment, Desensitization, and Installation
Day 4
Adding Phases 6 and 7, Body Scan & Closure
Day 5
Intermediate Applications and Skills
Day 6
Intermediate Applications and Skills: Cognitive Interweave, Specialty Applications
(Interval of several weeks to allow for practice with clients)
Day 7
Group Consultation
(Interval of several weeks to allow for practice with clients)
Day 8
Group Consultation, Half-Day (9-12:30am)
Before Day 1
- Sign on to Moodle and Complete Required Tasks
- Watch Trauma Video & Take Trauma Quiz
- Watch Attachment Video & Take Attachment Quiz
Day 1
Trauma Informed Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning
- Overview of Trauma and PTSD
- Understanding the trauma-related meaning of presenting behavior and symptoms
- Meaning of Behavior Exercise
- Introduction to the Fairy Tale Model
- Core principles of trauma-informed treatment
- Goals of Evaluation Phase
- Conducting a trauma/loss history interview (practice)
- Trauma-informed case formulation
- Enhancing motivation and commitment to treatment goals
- Treatment planning and contracting
Day 2
Intro to EMDR and Phase 2: Client Preparation
- Description of the procedure, lit review, theories
- Integrating EMDR within a comprehensive trauma-informed treatment approach
- EMDR's 8 Phase Protocol
- Phase 2: Preparation (safety, coping skills, strength building)
- Practice safe place visualization and resource development/installation
- Supervised practice with imaginal rehearsal of coping strategies
- Case Consultation: Preparing current cases for EMDR therapy
(Interval of several weeks to allow for preparation with clients)
Prior to Day 3:
Watch Video Example of EMDR Session, Take Quiz
Day 3
Basic Protocol and Skills: Phases 3-5
Target Assessment, Desensitization, and Installation
- EMDR-specific preparations and cautions;
- Introducing EMDR to clients
- Strategies for target selection
- Supervised practice with eye movements and alternatives
- Supervised practice/demo with “stop” signal and with installation of “safety device”
- Supervised practice with target assessment/set-up
- Procedures for Desensitization & Installation
- Supervised practice with EMDR protocol, through Installation.
Day 4
Adding Phases 6 and 7, Body Scan & Closure
- Problem-solving strategies for EMDR sessions
- Simple Protocol Variations
- Phase 6 Body Scan
- Phase 7 Closure
- Supervised practice with EMDR protocol
- More Supervised Practice of EMDR
Day 5
Intermediate Applications and Skills
- Phase 8: Re-evaluation
- Troubleshooting
- Recent Events Protocol
- 3-pronged approach (past, present, future)
- Applying a phase model of trauma informed treatment to a wide range of presenting problems
- Using the Float Back Technique
- Keeping wayward sessions under control
- Indicators of dissociation and strategies to manage dissociation
- Supervised practice with EMDR protocol
Day 6
Intermediate Applications and Skills: Cognitive Interweave, Specialty Applications
- Advanced strategies for problem-solving an EMDR session
- Cognitive Interweave
- Supervised practice with EMDR protocol, to include cognitive interweaves
- Using EMDR with children/adolescents
- Information on Resources
- Case consultation, identifying readiness for EMDR
(Interval of several weeks to allow for practice with clients)
Day 7
Group Consultation
- Group consultation, discussion of cases, problems, questions
(Interval of several weeks to allow for practice with clients)
Day 8
Group Consultation, Half-Day (9-12:30am)
