Regional Basic Training

Part 1 Learning Objectives:

• Name 2 websites that list research relevant to EMDR therapy
• List 3 types of client’s presenting issues that have been successfully treated with EMDR therapy
• Name 3 proposed mechanisms of action in EMDR therapy
• Describe an important premise of the Adaptive Information Processing model
• List the components of memory
• Name the 8 phases of EMDR therapy
• Identify the prongs of the Three-Pronged Protocol of EMDR therapy
• Describe 3 criteria on the Client Readiness Checklist
• Distinguish between Direct Questioning and the Floatback technique during Phase 1 History Taking and Treatment Planning
• List the informational plateaus
• Distinguish between state change and trait change in EMDR therapy
• Describe one purpose for Safe/Calm State utilization
• Identify the purpose of the Assessment Phase of EMDR therapy
• Identify the purpose of utilizing the SUD scale and what it stands for
• Describe when to return to target in Phase 4 Desensitization.
• Identify the purpose of the VOC scale and what it stands for
• Describe how to conduct the Phase 6 Body Scan
• Describe three strategies for assisting a client to stay within the window of tolerance
• Describe how to resume reprocessing following an incomplete target memory.
• Describe when you would apply the Future Template

Part 2 Learning Objectives:

• Distinguish between a client’s presenting problems and underlying issues
• Describe 3 strategies to treat complex trauma-related disorders
• Identify 2 internal and external resources that clients need to have in place to do reprocessing
• Describe 3 client factors that indicate the need for additional stabilization and resourcing
• Describe the 3 different types of resources used in Resource Development and Installation
• Distinguish between EMD, restricted reprocessing and the EMDR standard protocol
• Identify 2 clinical situations where EMD would be appropriate as an intervention
• Distinguish between a recent traumatic experience and developmental trauma
• Identify when you would initially target a recent past experience versus a touchstone memory
• Describe a process to select and prioritize targets appropriate for EMDR treatment
• Describe how to offer a cognitive interweave when the client’s reprocessing is blocked
• Describe 3 strategies for dealing with highly emotional responses
• Describe 3 ways that EMDR therapy facilitates cultural responsiveness
• Name 3 adverse cultural experiences that can contribute to maladaptive memory networks
• Distinguish when to use memory reprocessing versus psychological first aid with grief related issues
• Distinguish between a simple phobia and a process phobia
• Describe 2 clinical symptoms that may indicate the presence of dissociation during a session
• Describe 3 strategies for working with dissociative responses during reprocessing
• Identify three clinical choices (past/present/future) for where to start reprocessing with addictions and compulsions
• Identify one category of experiences appropriate for reprocessing with combat veterans