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| Basic
(Part 1/Level I) Training |
| Aims and Content of
the Course |
| Introduction to EMDR |
| Introduction to theory of trauma |
| How to use EMDR as a therapeutic
tool |
| Learning and practising
the eight phases of treatment comprising the basic protocol
of EMDR |
| Identifying the parameters
that are treatable with the EMDR method |
| Learning to take a specialised
history for identification of focal patterns and beliefs |
| Learning selection criteria
and cautions necessary for the safe use of EMDR |
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| Learning a variety of
EMDR protocols for a wide range of diagnostic categories: |
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PTSD/Trauma |
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Children
and Adolescents |
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Grief |
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Phobias |
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Natural
and other disasters |
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Couples |
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Abreactions
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| Learning to adequately
prepare clients and give them safe ways in which to manage extreme
emotions before embarking upon EMDR treatment. |
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| Learning about Resource
Development and Resource Installation with vulnerable clients |
| Personal use of EMDR for therapists |
| Demonstration of EMDR |
| Eight hours of supervised practice with
EMDR |
| PLUS Intermediate Training (Part 2) where basic protocol is reviewed and supervision of EMDR practice is provided. |
