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Continuing Education

An EMDRIA Approved EMDR Basic Training

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, originally developed by Francine Shapiro, is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches. To date, EMDR therapy has helped millions of people of all ages relieve many types of psychological stress.

EMDR identifies root causes of psychopathology in the form of disturbing memories and can alleviate symptoms from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or other traumatic experiences that remain unresolved. It encompasses the following goals:

Process disturbing memories
Reduce the lingering effects of traumatic experiences
Develop adaptive coping mechanisms in patients

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Overview

Dates and times:
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Training includes:

All-in-one training manual (Parts 1 and 2)
A free downloadable video of the entire training (Parts 1 and 2)
10 hours of group consultation (required as part of the Basic Training Course)
Free downloadable audio and/or videos files of additional EMDR presentations
Free membership to EMDR Consulting’s internet forum
Discounts on EMDR Consulting’s EMDR certification package

After attending the training, participants will be able to:

List EMDR’s 8 phase and 3 prongs
Discuss the AIP approach to psychotherapy
Apply extended resourcing interventions
Construct a belief focused targeting plan
Describe the application of The Processing Continuum™
List 5 EMDR specific targeting plan approaches
Develop resourcing skills to assist EMDR processing
Demonstrate EMDR’s unrestricted processing
Discuss the use of clinical interventions during processing
Compare and contrast EMDR standard protocols and procedures with the integrative approach

EMDRIA Therapist Certification:
*Please note: According to EMDRIA, this course is a prerequisite and fulfills only one of the necessary components in the process to become certified in EMDR. Further training is required. Certification after the completion of your basic training includes an additional 20 hours of consultation with an Approved Consultant, seeing a minimum of 25 clients for 50 hours, and completing 12 hours of EMDR continuing education credits. Please visit emdria.org for more information.

Eligibility Requirements

Licensed Mental Health Professionals:

Qualifying mental health clinicians must have a master’s or doctoral degree in a mental health field (counseling, marriage family therapy, psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry, social work) or other related mental health discipline considered appropriate by EMDRIA.
Professionals with a Master of Science in Nursing (or higher) must have a psychiatric specialization.
License to practice is required. License number will be required for verification.

Interns and Students:

Qualifying graduate students must be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program in the mental health field (counseling, marriage family therapy, psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, social work) or related mental health discipline considered appropriate by EMDRIA. Students must have completed their core graduate academic coursework and practicum portion of their graduate program.
Students who would like to take the basic training will need to submit the following documentation to determine eligibility for registering for an EMDRIA Approved Basic EMDR Training: unofficial graduate transcript showing completion in a practicum or internship class by the course start date.

EMDRIA reserves the right to refuse those individuals who do not meet the required guidelines for consideration.

Instructor Bio

Kristi LeBeau-Cline, LPC, NCC, EMDR Certified Consultant & Trainer
Wentworth and Associates

Kristi LeBeau-Cline has been practicing in the Macomb County, Michigan, area for over 15 years at Wentworth and Associates. She is fully licensed as a Counselor in Michigan. She received her BA in Psychology from Oakland University and an MA in Community Counseling at Oakland University.

She is an EMDRIA Approved EMDR Consultant, and Level 1 IFS (Internal Family Systems) trained. She has also assisted as a coach in providing several EMDR basic trainings In Michigan, and has practiced EMDR for most of her career. Her goal as an EMDR Credentialed Trainer is to educate as many mental health clinicians in EMDR she can so they can have lasting effects on the corrective experiences of clients.

Course Agenda

This course centers on learning the foundations of EMDR and expanding EMDR therapy skills.

Part 1 — Training Objectives: EMDR Therapy Foundations

Learn and practice crisis management techniques, including A-TIP™.
Describe the adaptive information processing (AIP) model.
Name the standard 8 phases and 3 prongs of the EMDR approach.
Identify the client’s core belief schema and its appropriate target sequence plan.
Identify 4 client stabilization strategies that can be used to stabilize and prepare the client for EMDR processing.
Describe the Processing Continuum™ and its application with a variety of client presentations.
Understand how to implement the eye movement procedures in acute stress and recent traumatic incidents
Discuss how to integrate the EMDR perspective and procedures into one’s clinical practice.
Discuss using EMDR therapy interventions with children, couples, professionals and self-use.

Part 2 — Training Objectives: Expanding EMDR Therapy Skills

Understand complex case conceptualizations from the adaptive information processing perspective.
Describe the extended resourcing strategies used for client stabilization.
Discuss the full implementation of EMDR’s standard processing procedures.
Identify a variety of clinical interventions designed to facilitate effective, efficient and safe client processing.
Discuss using EMDR therapy interventions with special populations such as dissociation, phobias, somatic disorders, grief and pain.