Why EMDR?
Healing Attachment Based Trauma from the Bottom Up
PRESENTED BY Jennifer Fights, LCMHC, NCC
Webinar Based Exam
2 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITs
BASE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. BASE maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to present practitioners with a deeper understanding of the impact of attachment based trauma on their client's overall functioning, particularly the impact on brain operation (Stien & Kendall, 2014 and Rincon-Cortes & Sullivan, 2014), which in turn fuels treatment resistant symptomatology. We will review the PTSD diagnosis and examine the nuanced differences of symptoms in individuals with attachment based trauma enabling providers to better support their client's treatment needs. The 8 stages of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) will be briefly reviewed with particular attention being paid to the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model (Shapiro, 2001, 2002, 2007) which explains EMDR's clinical effects and guides clinical practice. Practitioners will garner a clear understanding of which clients are appropriate referrals for EMDR and what symptomology would need to be addressed prior to referral. The efficacy of EMDR will be addressed with particular discussion around the contribution of eye-movement in processing traumatic memory (Lee & Cuijpers, 2013) as well as a brief comparison to other empirically supported treatment approaches for trauma and PTSD.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Based on the content of this book, you will be able to:
· Assess for trauma symptomology and demonstrate a clear understanding of the difference between attachment based trauma and general trauma symptomatology.
· Recognize and describe how trauma impacts brain functioning and therefore the necessity for a "bottoms up" approach to treatment.
· Demonstrate knowledge of the essential elements of EMDR including the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model of treatment.
· Apply a clear understanding of which clients are appropriate referrals for EMDR and where the limitations are for treatment through EMDR.
· Discuss the efficacy of EMDR as a robust psychotherapeutic model for treating trauma and the symptoms related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
AUDIENCE
This program is appropriate for licensed psychologists and other mental health practitioners who are interested in expanding their knowledge of EMDR. Training is at an introductory level.
ReSOURCES
Castelnuovo, G., Fernandez, I., & Amann, B.L. (2019). Editorial: Present and Future of EMDR in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. Frontiers in Psychology,10, Article 2185, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02185
Dominguez, S.K & Lee, C.W. (2017). Errors in the 2017 APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of PTSD: What the Data Actually Says. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, Article 1425, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01425
Herbert, J. D., et al. (2000). Science and Pseudoscience in the Development of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Implications for Clinical Psychology. Clinical Psychology Review, 20, 945-971.
Lee, C.W., & Cujipers, P. (2013). A Meta-Analysis of the Contribution of Eye Movements in Processing Emotional Memories, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 44, 231-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.11.001
Mavranezouli, I., et al. (2020). Psychological Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults: A Network Meta-Analysis. Psychological Medicine, 50(4), 542-555. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720000070
Rincon-Cortes, M., & Sullivan, R.M. (2014). Early Life Trauma and Attachment: Immediate and Enduring Effects on Neurobehavioral and Stress Axis Development. Frontiers in Endocronology, 5, Article 33, doi: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00033
Stien, P. T., & Kendall, J. C. (2014). Psychological Trauma and the Developing Brain. New York, NY: Routledge
PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
There is no commercial support for this CE program, instructor, content of instruction, or any other relationship that could be construed as a conflict of interest. There is no endorsement of products.