EMDR Basic Training

212 Pages·2012·2.16 MB·English

EMDR Basic Training
S.A.F.E. Approach

An EMDRIA Approved 6 Day EMDR Basic Training
www.emdr-training.net
Deborah Kennard, MS, Founder and Author
Table of Contents 

Introduction, Mission & Philosophy ...…………………………………………………..…..1-14
Somatic and Attachment and “The Answer” Overview………………………………….....15-24
History and AIP Model…………………….……………………………………………..…25-35
Phase 1 History Taking…………………………………………………………...……..…..35-39
Phase 2 Preparation…………………………………………………………………….. .….39-51

Getting to the Root: Finding the Targets……………………………………………..…..….49-59
Phase 3 Assessment…………………………………………………………………….....….59-60
Phase 4 Reprocessing…………………………………………………………………….…..61-66
Phase 5 Installation………………………………………………………………………..….…67
Phase 6 Body Scan……………………………………………………………………….…..…68
Phase 7 Closure/Incomplete Session…………………………………. …………………….69-70

Reevaluation/Restarting Incomplete …………..………………………………….………...71-72
Present Triggers………………………………………………………………………………...73
Future Template…………………………………………………………………….….……….74
Restricted Processing……………….…………………………………………………..……….76
EMD ……………………..…………………………………………………………………..80-81
Container ……………………………………………………………………………........….82-83

Complex Trauma……………………..………………………………………………....……84-86
The Answer/Memories and Lies………………………………………………..…….....…...87-89
Review of EMDR Model/AIP………………………………………………….……....…….90-92
Review of Phase 1 History
Taking………………………………………….……..………....…..93
Review of Phase 2 ……………………………………………………………………….……...94
Review of Phase 3 Assessment……………………………………………...………...…..……111
Review of Phase 4 Reprocessing…………………………………………..………….....…. 96-98
Review of Phase 5 Installation…………………………………………………….……..……...99
Review of Phase 6 Body Scan…………………………………………………….…...…..…..100
Review of Phase 7 Closure……………………………………………………………...….…..101
Cognitive Interweave……………………………………………………………….……..102-104
Review of Phase 8 Reevaluation………………………………………………………......105-107
Review of Reprocessing Present Trigger……………………………………….………….….108
Review of Future Template………………………………………………………….………...109
Special Populations………………………………………………….…………………...110-134
Resources…………………………………………………………………………………135-158
S.A.F.E Teaching Points…………………………………………………………..…...…159-162
Core Competencies……………………………………………………………….………164-166
Practice Sheets……………………………………………………………………….…..173-213

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Schedule

EMDR Basic Training Schedule

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Intro/ Intro/ Intro/ Intro/ Intro/ Intro/
Mindfulness Mindfulness Mindfulness Mindfulness Mindfulness Mindfulness
Principles of Review Day 1 Review Complex Review of Review of Phase
Training Trauma Phases 3-7 8
Trauma/The Completing Revaluation The Answer Common Common
Answer The Mistakes Mistakes
Treatment
Plan
EMDR Phases 3-7 Completing Review of Cognitive Review of
Research/Overv Treatment Model Interweave Future
iew Plan
Overview of 8 Present and Review Somatic Phobia Protocol
phases/3 prongs Future Phases 1 & 2 Processing
Template
Model/Method/ Recent/Restri Review of Incomplete Military
Mechanism cted Resources Action
Processing
Container
Phases 1 & 2 Children Dissociation Pain Somatic Working with
Hx & Processing Couples
Preparation Complicated
Somatic Grief
Resources
Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice
Questions/ Questions/ Questions/ Questions/ Questions/ Questions/
Consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation

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Personal Transformation Institute
Path

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PTI Mission and Philosophy

The mission of PTI, Personal Transformation Institute, is to offer the most cutting-edge, effective
EMDR trainings with a foundation of attachment and somatic psychology. The trainings will not
only teach the concepts, but also demonstrate the foundational principles of effective therapy:

• Nonviolence
• Mindfulness
• Respect
• Compassion
• Healthy Boundaries
• Self Awareness

By applying the concepts to one’s self before clients, the therapist has an opportunity to learn in
a full-bodied, experiential way that invites deeper understanding and insight. This aspect makes
this training powerful and potentially transformative as well as possibly challenging for those
who have unresolved past experiences. The experiential aspect of the training is essential to
effectively learning EMDR and that is why it is required by EMDRIA, our professional
organization.

We offer support before, during and after the training via access to various training videos
online. Your learning experience can be greatly enhanced by taking advantage of this benefit of
PTI. www.emdr-training.net
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We also offer an email group as a way for you to get questions answered. This group is a way
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to be a part of our community, ask clinical questions and exchange referrals with other graduates
of PTI. You can request access to this group by going to google groups and searching
emdrtraining. Or go to this link:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/emdrtraining

Another important aspect of our training model is the seamless opportunity to continue toward
EMDRIA certification. After the completion of the 6 day basic training, including the 10 hours
of consultation, you are considered EMDR trained, and you are free to use the EMDR
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approach with your clients.

EMDR Certification is through our professional organization, EMDRIA, and requires 20 more
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hours of consultation and 12 hours of Advanced EMDR training as well as other criteria. Our
Advanced Certification package offers those 20 hours of consultation in groups of 2 consultees
to 1 Approved Consultant through Zoom and 12 hours of advanced EMDR training in our model.
You can find out more and register on the website.

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What makes our approach different? We use a somatic and attachment focus as the basis of
treatment. Safety is most important because without safety learning cannot happen. That is true
in therapy as well as training. Emotional and physical safety are required.

Our goal is to provide a safe environment, teach as simply as possible, provide structure and
support to help you and your therapy practice transform!

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Principles provide the safety.

We offer a simple way of understanding and implementing somatic and attachment principles.

We use the concepts of “The Answer”, which includes the Window of Tolerance, our genetic
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DNA and our family culture or bootcamp.

We offer the structure of the protocols and the support through our website and ongoing learning
opportunities.

Reprocessing helps set the conditions for healing.

The transformation happens and we help you welcome and integrate the changes!   

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The 3 S’s of this Training

(1) SAFE: The basis of trauma treatment is safety; we want to do the same with you in the
training.

(2) SIMPLE: We will aim to take complex ideas and make them as simple and “user friendly” as
possible. We are here to educate not to intimidate!

(3) SILLY: Only because Fun starts with F and not S. :-) At times you will be invited to have
some fun! Fun can be an important resource. This can be a great way to balance the heaviness
of a trauma training! This could also be Social Engagement, which helps with emotional
regulation! It is a great way to stay present and know you are safe!

You Will Hear It, Experience It, and Practice It!

We will be keeping in mind the window of tolerance as we teach, our goal is set the conditions
for safety and stability as you learn this new paradigm. An important part of this training is the
experiential aspect in which you are working on actual personal material. It is up to you to let us
know what you need to make that safe and successful.

Unlearning old habits will be the hardest part of learning this model of therapy.

Safety in the training:

• Take care of yourself. Take a break when you need to.
• Mistakes are required
• Let us know what you need.
• Let us know prior to the end of the training on the evaluation!
• Everything is optional, even being here! :-)
• We are not trying to force anything. If you do not want to go deep, don’t. (practicing is
required by EMDRIA, personal growth is optional. :-)
• If you do want to go deep, we are here to support you!
• Confidentiality is serious business. Please do not break this! You can be removed from the
training for a violation of confidentiality. Talk about your own experience only in group
discussions or at home.
• Stupid questions are welcome and encouraged!

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The Principles of S.A.F.E. EMDR Trainings

A. Non-violence

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and
curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” - Walt Disney

Being curious about the client can be the most important quality you can bring to the therapy
process. Many therapists have heard of the concept of “client-centered” therapy. Another
common concept is meeting the client where they are. This has left some therapists believing
that the therapist is doing something wrong or bringing in a type of “violence” when they are the
expert in the room.

Psychotherapy requires advanced education and experience for licensing. That education is
often continued throughout the person’s professional career with much advanced learning. If
done well, this continued education provides the psychotherapist with an expertise in some area
of mental health. That expertise is what most clients are seeking as they begin the therapy
process.

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Walking in to the first psychotherapy session, the client may only have the reference of Dr. Phil
or the Bob Newhart show. They may walk in believing that the therapist will either tell them
exactly what they need to do to change or sit and listen to them talk. Those 2 ends of the
spectrum are rarely an effective approach to change.

How can we be the expert and have the non-violent approach? Embracing being the expert
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is like offering a method for chopping down a forest. We might not know what the trees contain,
or even which type of trees that are being cut down, but we know the best way to do it is with an
axe or a bulldozer. The psychotherapist may also recognize the need to create safety and do some
things to prepare in advance of chopping down the trees.

B. Awareness

“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any
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experience that reveals the human spirit.” - E.E. Cummings

Having personal awareness of our patterns is important. It is an illusion that we have the ability
to contain, or change another person’s state. We cannot make someone safe or resource them.
Be careful with language because it is powerful. We want to set the conditions and offer
opportunities for our clients to become empowered, learn how to develop resources and change
emotional states. Self-regulation is an important skill and we want to be clear that we are
offering tools and suggestions for that, rather than that we are resourcing them or we are
changing the client’s state.  

C. Mindfulness

“You don’t have to know the answers for your patients. All you have to do is turn them inside
themselves because they know the answers.”- Ron Kurtz

We can only be in the present moment.
The EMDR model has an aspect of mindfulness that Francine Shapiro calls, dual awareness. It is
the ability to notice our experience in the present, even as we activate a disturbing memory. We
will be offering mindfulness experiences each day of the training and we have scripts of
mindfulness experiencing in the basic training portal of the website that you are welcome to print
out and use with your clients.

There is a difference between mindfulness and meditation. Meditation is one method that has
been helpful for some people to increase the ability to be mindful. But mindfulness is just the
ability to be present and to notice what is happening.

It is important for the EMDR therapist to have the skill of mindfulness so it can be modeled for
the client. It is also very useful for the EMDR therapist to have the ability to be mindful of
thoughts, feelings, sensations and reactions to the client. This mindfulness helps with the other
principles of respect, compassion, healthy boundaries and self awareness.

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