Basic EMDR Training Eligibility Requirements

PART II

Licensed Mental Health Professionals

• Qualifying Medical Doctors must have a medical specialty in Psychiatry and must also be licensed to practice in their state or province.
• Qualifying Nurses must have a Master of Science in Nursing (or higher) with a specialization in psychiatric nursing and must also be licensed to practice in their state or province.
• Qualifying Mental Health Clinicians must have a Master's or Doctoral degree in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Social Work) or related mental health discipline considered appropriate by EMDRIA and must also be licensed to practice in their state or province.
• Mental Health Clinicians who have a Master's degree in one of the following fields must submit their graduate transcript to EMDRIA to determine their eligibility: Art Therapy, Christian/Pastoral Counseling, Drug/Alcohol Counseling, and Music Therapy. These clinicians will also need to submit a copy of their license to practice in their state or province in order to determine their eligibility.

Interns and Students

• Qualifying graduate students must be enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral program in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Psychiatric Nursing, Social Work) or related mental health discipline considered appropriate by EMDRIA. Students must have completed their core graduate academic coursework and must be in the practicum/internship portion of their graduate program. Graduate students must be on a licensing track and working under the supervision of a fully licensed mental health clinician.
• Graduate students who are enrolled in a Master's program in one of the following fields must submit their graduate course transcript to EMDRIA to determine their eligibility: Art Therapy, Christian/Pastoral Counseling, Drug/Alcohol Counseling, and Music Therapy.
• Students who would like to take the basic training will need to submit the following documentation to determine eligibility for registering for an EMDRIA Approved Basic EMDR Training: graduate transcript, practicum or internship hours, curriculum vita, and a letter from their current supervisor which includes the supervisor's degree information, licensure information and license number.

NOTE: EMDRIA reserves the right to refuse those individuals who do not meet the required guidelines for consideration.

It's All About Choices, an EMDRIA-approved training, includes the following:

• Traumatology and neurobiology overview
• Extensive and specific training in EMDR's eight phases and three prongs
• Case Conceptualization through the lens of Adaptive Information Processing
• EMDR Treatment Planning
• Resource development strategies
• Advanced procedures in processing interweaves including parts work and somatic focus
• Introduction to working with clients on the dissociative spectrum, children and couples
• EMDR therapy applied to addictions, anxiety & phobias, illnesses and somatic disorders, grief, complex PTSD and military and first responders
• Group consultation (10 hours), fees included
• Three practicums per session (total of six for the entire training)
• Small group practicum size (max 10 people per group, working in dyads)
• Complete Course Training Manual

Days 1 and 2

Day 3

Orange City, Florida trainings are conducted in an informal office setting. In addition to the basic EMDRIA-required training content, this training includes brief overviews of traumatology, developmental attachment theory, neurobiology and trauma physiology to better prepare the clinician's foundation of case conceptualization using the eight phase, three-prong EMDR approach. Additional Part Two material includes emotional regulation and resource techniques, expanded use of EMDR with ego state / inner child work, addictions and dissociation. Both trainings consist of interactive didactic presentation of material supplemented by video, live demonstration, and practice portions. The manual and required 10 hours of basic consultation are included.

Lynda was privileged to be trained as a trainer by Francine Shapiro. She was an EMDR Institute Facilitator and Regional Basic Trainer. She is a Senior Trainer for Trauma Recovery / EMDR-HAP. Her training style has been described as energetic, humorous, interactive, down-to-earth, and relaxed, based on her "If you can't have fun, why show up!" philosophy. This approach facilitates learning by helping offset the intense and traumatic material presented during the training.

Feedback she received from participants throughout the years of trainings, in a variety of settings, led her to create a training manual to address those needs by incorporating highlights of the wealth of tools, skills and resources acquired from both a full-time EMDR practice and from masters in the field. She provides instruction, guidance and support in how to use the tools to enhance the clinician's beginning EMDR experiences with clients, encouraging you to "make EMDR your own" while remaining faithful to the model.

Lynda provides training on request at your location, endeavoring to maintain the same relaxed, informal learning environment that she creates in her Florida office.– EMDRIA