EMDR of Greater Washington
A Regional Training Program of
EMDR Institute, Inc.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
51-hour Intensive Course on EMDR
Basic Training
~ Progrm approved by NBCC ~
~ NASW 41.25 CE Hours ~
~ APA 34 CE Hours ~

Presented by
Deany A. Laliotis, LCSW-C
And
Daniel T. Merlis, LCSW-C

TRAINING OVERVIEW
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a complex approach to psychotherapy, accelerates the treatment of a wide range of pathologies and self-esteem issues related both to upsetting past traumatic events and present life conditions. This interactive, standardized approach has been empirically tested with patients evincing a considerable range of presenting complaints, including loss of a loved one, rape, sexual molestation, and exposure to combat and natural disaster.

FRANCINE SHAPIRO, PhD
ORIGINATOR AND DEVELOPER OF EMDR
Francine Shapiro, PhD, the originator and developer of EMDR, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California. She serves as Executive Director of the EMDR Institute in Pacific Grove, California, and the President Emeritus of the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, a non-profit organization that coordinates disaster response and pro bono trainings worldwide.
Only trainings carrying the EMDR Institute logo are authorized by Francine Shapiro, PhD, and the EMDR Institute, Inc. Pacific Grove, CA

CONTROLLED STUDIES
Controlled studies of survivors of Vietnam combat, rape, molestation, accident, catastrophic loss and natural disaster indicate that EMDR is capable of a rapid desensitization of traumatic memories, including a cognitive restructuring and a significant reduction of client symptoms such as, emotional distress, intrusive thoughts, flashbacks and nightmares. Substantial research supports application of EMDR to trauma-related disorders. The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Practice Guidelines and the UK Department of Health have listed EMDR as efficacious in the treatment of PTSD.

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS
· Physiological overview
· Specialized history-taking to identify focal patterns and beliefs
· Desensitization of traumatic memories and present anxieties
· Installation of positive belief structures
· Applications to natural disasters
· Applications to couples and family therapy
· Applications to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
· Applications to children and adult survivors of abuse
· Personal use for the therapist to process vicarious imagery overflow from traumatized patients
· Psychobiology of trauma

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