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Three Questions

  • Are you trained in EMDR therapy but having difficulty integrating it into your clinical practice?

  • Are you searching for practical, doable tips and guidance in skillfully transitioning current therapy clients (and yourself) to EMDR work?

  • Are you interested in discovering further insights about enhancing your skills in delivering EMDR therapy to children?

Course Description

This course will assist you in integrating EMDR therapy into your clinical practice by addressing common challenges therapists encounter when implementing EMDR therapy with clients of all ages. Whether you are newly trained or completed EMDR Basic training some time ago but struggle to use it with clients, this course will provide practical tips and tools to more effectively introduce, transition from other therapies, and deal with barriers to clients sustaining EMDR work.


Included are ways to structure sessions to gain ongoing commitment to EMDR work, how to create effective treatment plans for adults and children for trauma processing, and sustaining EMDR work while continuing needed problem solving or crisis management. Information and interventions are presented for each of the 8 Phases of EMDR work, with implementation, case conceptualization and target selection, stabilization and resourcing, processing, and difficult case presentations covered.


Common challenges that can hinder effective practice of EMDR therapy addressed in this course include clients (or clinicians?) uncomfortable with emotions, determining client readiness for processing, where to start--how much resourcing, which memories to target (past, present, future), and dealing with clients who chase ‘COWS’ (crisis of the week), talking away times set for processing and.slowing down EMDR therapy.


If you have experienced any of these challenges or others, you are 

alone! This course provides many tips, ideas , and interventions for each of the 8 Phases for clients of any age. Expert EMDR Trainer Bonnie Mikelson LISW, addresses common challenges for EMDR therapy with adults and older adolescents with Madi Musson LMFT, EMDR child expert, covering common challenges in implementing EMDR therapy with children.

Learning Objectives

  • Utilize at least three ways to structure EMDR therapy sessions with new EMDR clients

  • Implement AIP theory and introduce EMDR at intake

  • Identify therapist issues, including at least one Blocking Belief, that get in the way of EMDR therapy utilization

  • Implement one Target Sequence Plan model for clinical use with all ages.

  • Rate the most appropriate target memory with the client to begin processing

  • Identify differences in therapy engagement vs. engagement in EMDR treatment

  • List three ways to assess readiness for processing

  • Identify at least 3 ways to address challenging client presentations

  • Utilize the Hayes template for assessing and engaging children and parents in therapy.

  • Utilize the BET triangle for treatment planning with children.

Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome and Overview

    • Meet Madi and Bonnie

    • Course Details

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Challenges in Implementing EMDR Lessons 1-13 Presentation Handouts

    • Challenges in Implementing EMDR with Children Lessons 14-22 Presentation Handouts

  • 2

    Implementing EMDR Therapy with Adults and Older Adolescents

    • Lesson 1: Agenda & Objectives 1-4

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Lesson 2 What's so challenging?

    • Lesson 3 One Therapist's EMDR Journey: Interview with Dr. Bryan Hall (11)

    • Activity 1 (10-11)

    • Lesson 4 Implementation: Tips on Structuring an Effective Transition to EMDR 12-14

    • Lesson 5 Implementation-Therapist Framework 15-16

    • Lesson 6 Implementation-Therapist issues 17-18

    • EMDR Core Negative Beliefs TSP

    • Activity #2 (19)

    • Lesson 7 Implementation -Engagement 20-22

    • Activity #3 (23)

    • Lesson 8 Challenges - Case Conceptualization & Target Selection 24-28

    • Sample Targeting Sequence Plan

    • Activity #4 (29) 10 minutes

    • Lesson 9 Challenges-Stabilization 30-33

    • Activity #5 (34)

    • Lesson 10 Challenging Client Presentations 34-37

    • Activity # 6 (39)

    • Lesson 11 Challenges - Processing 40-44

    • Activity # 7

    • Lesson 12 Challenges - Phases 5-8

    • Lesson 13 Common Questions

    • Lesson 14: Challenges with Implementing EMDR with Children

    • Lesson 15: Structure & Implementation

    • Lesson 16: Engagement

    • Lesson 17: Engagement Challenges

    • Lesson 18: Case Conceptualization

    • Activity #8 (slide 41)

    • Lesson #19: Child Identity/Culture & Engagement Solutions

    • Activity #9 (Slide 47)

    • Lesson #20: Case Conceptualization and Target Selection

    • Activity #10

    • Lesson #21: Challenges in Processing

    • Lesson 22: Wrap Up and Additional Steps

    • References
  • 3

    Next Steps...

Credits:

EMDRIA Credits: 3 ( #15007-DL50)

CE Credits: 3 


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Instructors

Director

Bonnie Mikelson

Bonnie Mikelson, LISW, is an experienced EMDR therapist, consultant, and national trainer, currently Director of EMDR & Beyond, LLC, located in West Des Moines, Iowa. She has trained and consulted with hundreds of clinicians as an EMDR Basic and Specialty Trainer/Consultant. Ms. Mikelson's mission is to lead and support other EMDR clinicians and clients through EMDR & Beyond LLC's provision of training, education, consultation, and therapy to survivors of adverse experiences and those that assist them in their recovery.

Instructor

Madi Musson

Madi Musson, MA, LMFT, ATR-BC, EMDR-C, Consultant in Training Owner, Therapist, Supervisor at Creatively Thriving LLC Madi Musson(She/They) is a board-certified registered art therapist, licensed marriage & family therapist, and certified EMDR clinician with over ten years of clinical experience supporting individuals (age 4+), relationships, and groups across the lifespan. Currently Madi is completing certification as a Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapist (EXAT). Madi's clinical focus is supporting those impacted by loss and grief, trauma, and relational transitions. Madi is also passionate about supporting cultural diversity, the LGTBQ+ and Neurodiverse communities, caregivers, and those experiencing disordered eating. She currently is the President of the Iowa Art Therapy Association and provides clinical consultation as a Peer Consultation facilitator with the Colorado Art Therapy Association. Madi is also a Behavioral Health Clinician at Children's Hospital Colorado and a Consultant in Training in EMDR therapy.

Grievance Policy

We seek to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please submit a written grievance to Maire Abanes at [email protected]. Grievances would receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems.

Cancellation Policy

We will allow refunds up to 3 days prior to the event less a $15 processing fee. Cancellations after that are non-refundable.

Conflict of Interest Policy

There is no known commercial interest or conflict of interest for this workshop.

ADA

This course is in compliance with the Americans Disabilities Act. Please contact Maire Abanes at [email protected] if special accommodation is required.