EMDR Reboot and Refresher Course

Description

About Your Instructor:

Kriss has been an LCSWR since 1987. She is a consultant and trainer for Progressive Counting and EMDR and an advanced training provider. Kriss currently serves on the EMDR International Association Board of Directors and was a member of the EMDRIA Standards and Training Committee for four years. She served as a co-regional coordinator for the WNY EMDR Regional Network for 10 years. She has published articles in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, Traumatology and Counseling and Psychotherapy Research. Kriss created courses for the University of Buffalo on trauma and shame and on trauma and disabilities and is the creator of The Seed to Weed Technique. She also provides several trauma related trainings such as Integrating Neuroscientific Interventions in Trauma Treatment, A Tour of Trauma Sensitive Techniques for the EMDR Practitioner, and Queer Affirmative EMDR. Kriss presented The Tree of Me and Seed to Weed Techniques: Graphically Illustrating Target Memories, Symptoms etiology, treatment progress and Resolution to the UK EMDR Child and Adolescent Group in 2022 and at the EMDR Canada conference in 2024.She also presented, “From Trauma to Triumph: Journey to Resiliency in the Community of Those with a Disability” at the EMDR Canada 2022 and 2023 conferences and the EMDR International Association 2022 and 2024 conferences.

Her book, Say That Again: A Smorgasbord of Suggestions, Sayings and Scripts for the EMDR Practitioner was published on August 17, 2022. https://store.bookbaby.com/book/say-that-again

Target Audience:

This course is for any clinician who completed a basic EMDR training course.

9 EMDRIA CEUs

9 NYSED CEUs are provided by the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education. 5 live online contact hours are approved for LMSW/LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT, and PSY. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.

This course is provided through Harmonyhearth Center for Widsdom, Kriss Jarecki, LCSW-R. CE’s are “NYSED” CE’s from UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education.

NYSED Social Work Contact Hours: Offered in collaboration with the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education; recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0001. 5 live online contact hours are approved. Full attendance is required. No partial credit is given for partial attendance.

NYSED Mental Health Counselor Contact Hours: Offered in collaboration with the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education; recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0008. 5 live online contact hours are approved. Full attendance is required. No partial credit is given for partial attendance.

NYSED Marriage and Family Therapist Contact Hours: Offered in collaboration with the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education; recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0007. 5 live online contact hours are approved. Full attendance is required. No partial credit is given for partial attendance.

NYSED Creative Arts Therapist Contact Hours: Offered in collaboration with the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education; recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0003. 5 live online contact hours are approved. Full attendance is required. No partial credit is given for partial attendance.

NYSED Psychology Contact Hours: Offered in collaboration with the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education; recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0062. 5 live online contact hours are approved. Full attendance is required. No partial credit is given for partial attendance.

Description:

Research tells us that a successful EMDR experience is directly correlated to implementing the protocol correctly and getting a client to do EMDR has a lot to do with how it’s explained and the confidence the therapist has is presenting and implementing it (Maxfield & Hyer, 2002). We also know that some of the factors leading to whether clinicians continue use of EMDR after being trained are comfort of use and whether they receive follow up consultation or not (Grimmett, J. & Galvin, M. 2015). This workshop seeks to provide both a comprehensive review of the EMDR standard protocol and its variations while relaxing in the comfort of participants own home or office. Via discussion, handouts, videos and practicum, we will focus on presenting EMDR to clients using the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP), explore EMDR’s mechanism of effect and Memory Reconsolidation that takes place during EMDR. We will clarify and strengthen clinicians use of the standard protocol, working with clusters, using floatback providing cognitive interweaves and implementing future template work. We will also have case consultation as time permits.

This course will help you get back on the EMDR track, help you invite clients to come aboard and have a more efficient and effective EMDR journey.

Learning Objectives

1. Define and describe trauma
2. Describe the Adaptive Information Process
3. Develop a target order to work on with clients
4. Explain and use the standard EMDR protocol
5. Acquire at least 5 cognitive interweaves and awareness of when to implement them.
6. Determine how and when to utilize the floatback protocol
7. Implement cluster work
8. Understand and implement EMDR future template work

TIME LINE

Day 1

9:00-10:30- Defining trauma, presenting the AIP Model, and tips for creating a trauma informed/sensitive session. How to gather targets and decide the target order.

10:30-10:45- 15 min break

10:45-12:15- How to explain and recommend EMDR (discussion and handouts). Review of standard protocol (lecture, discussion, handouts and a client video

12:15-1:00- 45 min Lunch

1:00-2:30- Practice EMDR standard protocol

2:30-2:45- 15 min Break

2:45-3:45- Review working with clusters (lecture, handout, discussion and video)

3:45-4:00- 15 min break

4:00-4:30- Discuss hypothesis for how EMDR works and its role in Memory Reconsolidation. Case consultation

Day 2

9:00-10:30- Working with floatback and cognitive interweaves (handouts, discussion and client videos)

10:30-10:45- 15 Min Break

10:45-12:00- Future template (discussion, handouts and client video). Any remaining time will be for case consultation

CANCELLATION POLICY AND COURSE SATISFACTION:

• Prior to 10 days before a course begins: we will refund your payment minus a ​$​​​50​ fee.
• After 10 days no refund. However, we welcome you at the next training at 50% off the registration fee.
• If for any reason you are unsatisfied with the course, please discuss the problem Kriss so we can work together to determine a resolution. Email: krissjarecki@harmonyhearthwisdom.com

ADA Accommodations: If you require any support for your ADA needs in the United States, please contact us by email at least 3 weeks prior to the event by email at krissjarecki@harmonyhearthwisdom.com or by phone at 716-913-2832

Conflicts of Interest:
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.