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EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma: Somatic Techniques to Decrease Defensiveness and Facilitate Trauma Processing

For years I got stuck with my complex trauma clients.

The traditional standalone approaches everyone recommended seemed to fail me as my clients’ unresolved conflicts kept sabotaging our efforts toward healing. Session after session I was met with defensiveness and resistance. It was exhausting…and soon doubt and frustration started to creep in.

But one day the solution became clear -- complex trauma requires complex treatment -- not a standalone therapy.

Now in this one-day seminar I’ll show you how you can more successfully access deeply rooted pain points and move clients past the internal conflicts that hang them up in treatment by integrating elements of EMDR with skills from a parts work approach!

Watch me for this unique, advanced level trauma treatment course, so you can:

More safely gather your client’s trauma history
Manage dissociation and fragmentation in clients using skills from parts work therapy
Create a safe healing environment using modified EMDR therapy protocols
Confidently use relational skills and somatic therapy for improved complex trauma treatment

Making the change to an integrated EMDR and parts work approach turned my treatment completely around. Since that day I’ve found tremendous success with my clients, authored several books on complex trauma and trained thousands of clinicians.

Don’t miss this chance to take your complex trauma treatment to the next level!

-Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II

Program Information

Objectives

Analyze the neurobiology of complex PTSD and dissociation through the lens of polyvagal theory.
Apply interpersonal neurobiology through co-regulation strategies that strengthen our client’s social engagement system.
Assess for emotional and physiological dysregulation as “parts” of self.
Integrate practical parts work therapy interventions to improve treatment outcomes for “resistant” clients.
Utilize techniques to help clients to work with shame and develop self compassion for their most wounded parts.
Conduct modified EMDR therapy protocols that will allow you to create a safe healing environment for clients with a history of complex traumatization.

Outline

Understanding Complex Trauma: The Neurobiology of PTSD

Nuances of stress, trauma, and complex PTSD
The impact of dissociation
Interpersonal neurobiology, somatic psychology, and social engagement
The polyvagal theory
Skill: Spacious, Relational Awareness
Skill: Explore Co-Regulation

How to Assess for a Complex Diagnosis: History Taking and Case Conceptualization

Identify chronic, repeated, developmental and sociocultural trauma
Overcoming betrayal trauma to resolve insecure attachment
Assess for dissociation (“fragmentation”)
How parts, ego states and defenses create walls to change
Compassionate strategies for “Resistant” clients
Move from shame to empowerment
Skill: Understand emotional dysregulation as a “part”
Skill: Connect to the adult self
Skill: Differentiating from a part

Moving Clients Forward: Modified EMDR and Parts Work for Complex PTSD

The 8-phases of EMDR therapy
Neural networks and “encapsulated” ego states
Bilateral stimulation and dual attention in EMDR therapy
Modified EMDR therapy protocols
Preparation for trauma reprocessing
Cultivate mindfulness, acceptance, and self-compassion
Skill: Choice and containment
Skill: Build allies for a part of self
Skill: Facilitate repair scenarios
Skill: Reprocess a traumatic memory
Skill: Positive state installation

The 6 Pillars of Resilience: For Post-Traumatic Growth and Healing

Trauma recovery and the bell curve
Resilience as a process and an outcome
Move from learned helplessness to learned optimism
Skill: Create your resilience recipe

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Therapists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Physicians

Copyright : 09/30/2021

2-Day Training: EMDR: A Rapid, Safe, and Proven Treatment for Trauma

Clients dealing with trauma aren’t always receptive to the therapeutic process. And using treatment techniques that repeatedly confront clients with the horrific details of the traumas that haunt them can cause them to be avoidant, reactionary, or completely withdrawn. It’s painful for clients and clinician alike, and it doesn’t feel like healing.

Watch this 2-Day EMDR session and discover how this powerful, evidence-based treatment has helped thousands of clients safely and rapidly process their traumas without the need to focus on explicit details! You’ll learn:

How EMDR can be used to overcome avoidance in clients
How EMDR techniques can help clients resolve traumatic memories
When and with which clients EMDR should be used
How to emphasize safety during sessions
How the 8-phase model is used in treatment

Demonstrations and brief practice opportunities will give attendees an opportunity to see how EMDR is used and give them a chance to experience it themselves.

Sign up today and discover how EMDR can help clients find relief from trauma and reclaim their lives!

This training is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does NOT qualify towards EMDRIA credits, training or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Describe the role of the autonomic nervous system in trauma symptomology.
Articulate the clinical implications of the freeze response in trauma treatment.
Characterize the potential neurobiological mechanisms of change in the EMDR approach.
Demonstrate EMDR techniques can build dual awareness in clients to treat the avoidance that makes trauma treatment challenging.
Demonstrate the 8 Phases of the EMDR protocol.
Assess clients to determine the appropriateness and potential risks of using EMDR.
Analyze resourcing strategies from EMDR to facilitate the processing of trauma.
Utilize EMDR techniques to reinforce and activate positive neural networks.
Modify EMDR to work with complex/developmental trauma to directly treat traumatic memories.
Evaluate strategies to foster the critical connection between client and therapist in EMDR therapy.
Articulate the research limitations and potential risks associated with EMDR.
Establish the order of operations for attachment-based EMDR treatment to resolve relational trauma.

Outline

Trauma and Neuroscience

Key brain areas involved in trauma
Polyvagal Theory, and types of freeze responses
Trauma and insecure attachment
The neuroscience of developmental trauma
Clinical implications of the freeze response

How the EMDR Approach Works

The neuroscience of exposure therapy and cognitive therapy
The neuroscience of relaxation exercises
EMDR and other “transformative therapies”
Why EMDR works so well from a brain perspective

Trauma Symptoms and Assessment Tools

Traumatic memories and intrusive thoughts
Phobias and anxiety: Insula hyperactivation
Emotional hijackings and implicit memory
Avoidance cluster of symptoms
Why treating avoidance in trauma is critical
DSM-5® symptoms in a nutshell
Connecting to a diagnosis
- Simple vs. complex trauma
- Intergenerational trauma
- Symptom clusters and physical manifestations
- CAPS-5 and PCL-5
- Primary Care PTSD Screen
- Dual diagnosis

Overcome Avoidance with EMDR

Dual awareness
What you are thinking about is the network you’re in
Activate networks for change
Neurons that fire together, wire together (Hebb’s Rule)
EMDR as neuroentrainment

When to Use EMDR in Treatment

Demonstrations and experiential exercises
Single event trauma
Anxiety disorders involving imaginal exposure

EMDR Trauma Treatment: The Original 8-Phase Model

Client history and treatment planning
How to resource: Create a safe space
Assessment: Choose a target, SUDS, connect with the image/emotions/thought
Desensitization: Tactile vs. auditory vs. eye movement
How to use touchpoints, Theratapper, CDs
Positive Cognition Installation: Likert scale 1-7
Body Scan: Locate tension and distress in the body
Closure: Close the neural network and the 6-hour window
Re-evaluation

Demonstration of Original 8-Phase Model

Presenter demonstration
Attendee dyad practice of the 8-phase model

EMDR Techniques to Resolve Traumatic Memories

Modifications for Complex/Developmental Trauma
Do not use standard protocol – Rationale for modifications
Resourcing strategies
Techniques to reinforce and activate positive neural networks
Relevance of Polyvagal Theory, early trauma, and EMDR
Sensory motor modifications and somatic approaches
How to build Dual Awareness
EMDR techniques to bring traumatic memories from the limbic system into the prefrontal cortex

Attachment-Based EMDR: Strategies to Treat Relational Trauma

Strategies to foster the critical connection between client and therapist
Mirror neuron activation
How to emphasize safety during sessions
Guidance on order of operations

Research Limitations and Potential Risks

Target Audience

This seminar is intended for masters- and doctoral-level clinicians experienced in working with trauma, such as:

Counselors
Psychotherapists
Social Workers
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors
Marriage & Family Therapists
Case Managers
Nurses
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 02/17/2022

Virtual EMDR: A How-to Guide to Providing EMDR via Telehealth

You can work as an EMDR and trauma therapist via telehealth!

EMDR has been found to be effective when delivered virtually.

And this recording is your how-to-guide on utilizing EMDR through telehealth platforms so you can continue your important work with clients, even when face-to-face sessions aren’t possible!

In just 2-hours you’ll be given safe, simple and straightforward approaches to adapting EMDR techniques to an online-environment so you can stay on the front lines with your clients during times of crisis.

Get the answers to your most pressing questions…

How do I manage potential safety risks when I’m not there in person?
How can I monitor and manage reactions with clients online?
How do I maximize attunement through video sessions?

Purchase today and get the guidance you need to deliver EMDR therapy virtually!

Program Information

Objectives

Utilize tools and techniques to assist clients in regulating and de-escalate trauma associated triggers via telehealth.
Analyze different ways to utilize and provide EMDR to clients via telehealth.
Develop client resources and teach self-efficacy through EMDR resourcing activities via telehealth.

Outline

Quick EMDR Overview of the Basics

Review of the basic protocol
Review of resources (calm place, container, ICON, etc)
Dual attention methods (eye movements, tapping, tappers, sound)

EMDR and Telehealth: How to Adapt to a Virtual World

Dual awareness and bi-lateral stimulation and its importance in the EMDR process
Bilateral stimulation via video
Eye movement resources for telehealth practitioners using EMDR:
- Bilateral stimulation via video
- Butterfly hug
- Congruent tapping
- Sound pulses
- Other eye movement strategies
Addressing safety – how to manage potential risks of not being there in-person
Identifying and implementing a protocol with a client via telehealth
Limitations, risks, and further research

Target Audience

*In attending this training, it is assumed that you have previous EMDR training and clinical experience using EMDR.

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Addiction Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 04/16/2020

2-Day: Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider Training: A Therapist Guide for Ethical, Legal and Technology Concerns when Using Teletherapy

Providing telehealth services is a must for today’s clinician, allowing you to effectively expand your practice and reach clients even when they can’t come to your office.
But you’re worried that the quality of your treatment could suffer and your license could be put at risk navigating complicated ethical, legal and technological issues you never thought you’d need to face.
This 12-hour Certification Training Course makes telehealth easy with the skills, knowledge, business advice, and technical guidance you need to get started right away!
Get the solutions you’ve been looking for so you can:

Confidently set up the technology and tools you need to start providing telehealth services
Successfully adapt in-room practices to the telehealth space!
Avoid violating HIPAA and HITECH requirements and protect clients’ privacy
Market your new services and grow your practice
Correctly handle billing and recordkeeping
Make sure you get paid for your telehealth services!
Protect yourself from telehealth mistakes that could cost you your license

Program Information

Outline

Research about Telehealth Services

Here to stay
It works
Benefits

Application of Ethical Codes

Psychologists, social workers, professional counselors
Building competence
Technology appropriateness examples

HIPAA

HIPAA and HITECH
HIPAA and small providers
Violations and why they occur

State Law Applications

State interests for the pros and cons for permitting telehealth
Cohesive incoherence
- Examples of statutory guidance
Risk management guidelines
Interjurisdictional practice

Efforts to Improve Telehealth Interjurisdictional Practice

PsyPact
Others
Checklist of questions to determine if you can practice across statelines

Case Examples for Using Various Forms of Telehealth Best practices for telehealth

Selecting the appropriate tools
Utilizing ATA guidelines
- Clinical – patient and setting appropriateness
- Technical - The setting, camera, microphones, and lighting
Administrative – connectivity, training
Practical solutions for your therapy

Processes & Procedures

The intake process
Informed consent – sample plan, key topics to cover
Emergency and crisis plans – what to include, medical issues, sample plan

Delivery Platforms Keeping Ethics/HIPAA in Mind

Asynchronous platforms
Common elements
Concerns with platform
- Synchronous therapy
- All-in-one services
Email and texting safely
Pros and cons
HIPAA requirements
Encryption
Password protection
VPN
Electronic communication policy
Hardware and software safety

Screening and Suitability of the Client

Benefits of telehealth Services
- Evidenced-based research
- Patient and setting contraindications
The intake, mental status exam, and ongoing Evaluation
Assessment with clients

Professional Boundary Considerations

For the client
For the clinician
- Crossings versus violations
- Recommendations for maintaining professional boundaries
Licensing board complaint examples
Red Flags for Therapist
Strategies to Avoid Red Flags
Recommendations for improving the therapist's telehealth experience
Additional Resources

Multicultural Considerations

Issues to consider
Geography, settings, populations
Seeking guidance

Theoretical Considerations for Telehealth

Evidence-based support
Which models transition well

Self-Care for the Clinician

Ethics application
Causes of burn out
Warning signs in therapists
Characteristics of effective self-care
Strategies and techniques
Resources

Dos and Don'ts of Social Media

Using social media to your advantage
The required social media policy
Social media and boundaries

The Era of Electronic Records

Development of the electronic record
Electronic document storage
Electronic document destruction

Reimbursement

Medicare/Medicaid
Private payer

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Marriage & Family Therapists
Psychologists
Physicians
Case Managers
Addiction Counselors
Therapists
Nurses
Other Mental Health Professionals

Objectives

Analyze the ethical principles and applications of ethical codes for telehealth services.
Determine the HIPAA guidelines and how they apply to telehealth services.
Assess inter-state issues associated with telehealth and how to stay in compliance.
Determine best practices for creating a good setting for telemental health services.
Evaluate how to implement policies and procedures that are necessary for maintaining an ethical telehealth practice.
Assess electronic services and platforms for delivering ethical telemental health services.
Determine how to screen for suitable clients for telemental health services.
Assess how to effectively manage boundary issues that might arise during telemental health services.
Determine which therapeutic practices are conducive to telemental health services.
Assess the threats that technology poses to the confidentiality and privacy of clients.
Determine how to maintain ethical standards and compliance while utilizing social media technology.
Determine how to correctly manage electronic records in a telemental health setting.