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EMDR Therapy with Persons with a Disability: A Healing Journey from Trauma to Resiliency
$100.00
Course Description
Did you know that 20% of people have a significant disability whether it’s developmental, cognitive, physical, or mental and many have co-occurring diagnosis and are 4 times more likely to experience trauma than persons who do not. This makes the use of trauma treatment and resilience building methods such as EMDR a critical component in healing. One of the wonderful things about EMDR adaptive memory reprocessing is that it does not discriminate as it empowers all individuals to adaptively face their realities and heal via such processes as neurogenesis and cross neural plasticity.
This training includes didactic lecture, handouts, guided activities, multiple case examples and client videos. The workshop compares the similarities in how trauma and disability is defined, reviews the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP) as it relates to persons who have a disability, familiarizes participants with cultural terminology, describes adaptations of EMDR methods that accommodate disabilities, and highlights the benefits of helping persons with disabilities to find and build community.
Description
About Your Instructor
Kriss has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker 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, worked for 7 years as a field instructor for the UB School of Social Work and has over ten years’ experience as a clinician and supervisor in the field of chemical dependency. Kriss currently has a private practice serving teens through adults and treats challenges such as PTSD, self-injurious behaviors, depression, anxiety, phobias, and adjustment issues. She has published articles in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, Traumatology and Counseling and Psychotherapy Research. Kriss also provides several trauma related trainings such as Integrating Neuroscientific Interventions in Trauma Treatment, A Tour of Trauma Sensitive Techniques for the EMDR Practitioner, IFS Meets EMDR and Journey of the LGBTQ+ Community from Trauma to Triumph. Kriss presented “From Trauma to Triumph: Journey to Resiliency in the Community of Those with a Disability at the EMDR Canada 2022 conference and the EMDR International Association 2022 and 2023 conferences. You can email Kriss at harmonyhearth64@gmail.com. For a list of upcoming trainings go to www.harmonyhearthwisdom.com
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
Course Description
Did you know that 20% of people have a significant disability whether it’s developmental, cognitive, physical, or mental and many have co-occurring diagnosis and are 4 times more likely to experience trauma than persons who do not. This makes the use of trauma treatment and resilience building methods such as EMDR a critical component in healing. One of the wonderful things about EMDR adaptive memory reprocessing is that it does not discriminate as it empowers all individuals to adaptively face their realities and heal via such processes as neurogenesis and cross neural plasticity.
This training includes didactic lecture, handouts, guided activities, multiple case examples and client videos. The workshop compares the similarities in how trauma and disability is defined, reviews the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP) as it relates to persons who have a disability, familiarizes participants with cultural terminology, describes adaptations of EMDR methods that accommodate disabilities, and highlights the benefits of helping persons with disabilities to find and build community.
5 EMDRIA CE / 5 CE
IMPORTANT: Course is provided through Harmonyhearth Center for Widsdom, Kriss Jarecki, LCSW-R. CEs, registration, and customer support are being offered through the UB School of Social Work Office of Continuing Education. ADA requests go to HarmonyHearth Center for Wisdom. Please see customer service information at the bottom of the description for contact information. Discounts and reward points can not be used on this course.
Eligibility: Participants must have completed EMDR Basic Training Level I and II or the Complete Course prior to registering. You will not be able to receive EMDRIA credits if you have not met the eligibility requirements.
Objectives:
1. Describe similarities in how we define and understand trauma and disability.
2. Review AIP as it applies to persons with a disability.
3. Utilize the Positive Cultural Experiences Resource.
4. Apply at least 3 ways to make EMDR phases 1-8 more accessible to clients with a disability.
5. Discuss the Accessibility Protocol
Timeline
9:00-10:15: Defining trauma and defining disability. A look at developmental disabilities and invidible disabilities. Demonstration on how our brain takes in, digests and adaptively uses experiences (AIP Model). Explore how the brain adapts for folks with a disability and factors that contribute to an experience getting digested fully, partially or not at all
10:15-10:30: Break
10:30-11:45: Disability terminology and culture. Goals of evaluation phase and what a trauma-sensitive/informed session looks like (client video). Working with the window of tolerance. Several experiential exercises to return to and expand a clients WOT.
11:45-12:15: Lunch
12:15- 1:30: Culture and community resource exercise with client video. An experiential opportunity to examine a few therapy models that benefit those with a disability (experiential and client videos)
1:30-1:45: Break
1:45-3:00: Continue exploring therapy orientations. Video of a pannel of clients discussing experiences of being in the community and suggestions for therapists. Questions to ponder (breakout groups). Questions and wrap-up.
Customer Service
We are happy to respond to any concerns or questions you may have. Please contact us at by email at krissjarecki@harmonyhearthwisdom.com or by phone at 716-913-2832.
ADA Accommodations: If you require any support for your ADA needs in the United States, please contact Kriss Jarecki by email at least 3 weeks prior to the at krissjarecki@harmonyhearthwisdom.com or call at 716-913-2832.
Cancellation Policy
Full payment is due by the start of training. Participants may cancel by contacting KrissJarecki@harmonyhearthwisdom.com up to 10 business days prior to the training and receive a refund minus a $25 processing fee.
Participants who cancel less than 10 business days prior to the training will receive a refund of 50% of their registration fee.
No refunds will be issued within 24 hours of the training.
To request a refund email krissjarecki@harmonyhearthwisdom.com
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