EMDR Canada Annual Conference 2012

 
 
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Online Registration (reduced rate before April 10th)  or register by Mail.

 

Welcome to EMDR Canada ’s 2012 Conference!

We are pleased you have joined us for the 2012 EMDR Canada Annual Conference. We hope that you enjoy and learn from the workshops and meet other EMDR colleagues.

Important note: For the Education Day with Dr. Joany Spierings, April 27th, simultaneous translation in French will be available. April 28th and 29th, there are sessions available in both French and English. There will also be simultaneous translation in French for Dr. Jamie Marich and Dr. Louise Maxfield’s Sunday afternoon presentations.

Conference Location / Lieu de la conférence :
La Plaza HolidayInn Midtown
420 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1B4

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A room block is reserved at the La Plaza Holiday Inn Midtown at the rate of $129,00 (plus tax). Mention the EMDR Canada Conference when making reservations. Reserve your room early! Parking at the hotel: $10,00 / day.

These facilities are in compliance with the Canadians with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please contact Colette Pelletier at info@emdrcanada.org if you have any questions.

Continuing Education Credits

Application for EMDRIA Credits is under review. For EMDRIA credits, full prior completion of an EMDRIA Approved Basic Training is required.

EMDR Canada maintains responsibility for this program and its content is in accordance with EMDRIA Standards.

Attendance at the Conference

Completion of an EMDRIA Approved Basic Training is required.


REGISTRATION FEES

Early Registration Rate
To receive the early registration rate,
registration and payment must be received by
April 10th, 2012.

EMDR Canada Members or Members of
Affiliated Associations

Full Registration (three days):
Early Rate (before April 10^th)…...$475
Regular Rate…………………….…$525
Two-Day Registration …………...$400
Single-Day Registration ………...$220

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Full Registration (three days):
(Consider joining EMDR Canada)
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Regular Rate…...………………….$575
Two-Day Registration ….............$450
Single-Day Registration ………..$250

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Registration fees will be refundable up to 7
days before the workshop, less a fee of $75.00
administration cost. Requests for refund must
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EMDR Canada Conference 2012 Program

8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration/ Inscription

8:45 – 9:00 AM Conference Opening and Welcome/ Ouverture de la conference et mot de Bienvenue

9:00 – 12:00 PM (includes coffee/tea break / incluant la pause sant é )

A CREATIVE NEW LOOK AT INTERWEAVES (All levels)
(In English with simultaneous French translation )

Joany Spierings Ph.D.

Working with severely damaged clients, ‘ just staying out of the way ’ is not enough to help these clients process their traumatic material. A more active approach is called for to bring trauma resolution. In EMDR, this type of intervening is called ‘ (cognitive) interweaving ’ . In this presentation, a distinction will be made between process and content interweaves. The process interweaves are designed to keep the client within their window of affect tolerance. Or, the therapist may intervene on the content level, when the client gets stuck in a specific problem they are unable to solve with the available information. Content interweaves may be either cognitive or non-cognitive, e.g. sensory, physical, humorous, symbolic and spiritual interweaves. The presentation includes metaphors for all kinds of blocks, bits and pieces of psycho-education for specific stuck points, unorthodox, creative or hilarious interweaves to get round resistance, and interweaves to bring reconciliation and forgiveness.

Learning objectives

1.To understand the concept of interweaves and when they are used
2.To understand the difference between process and content interweaves
3.To learn to use process interweaves to modulate the arousal level of the client
4.To develop a toolkit of useful content interweaves including both cognitive and non-cognitive examples, e.g. sensory, physical, humorous , symbolic and spiritual interweaves.

12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch on your own / D î ner libre

1:30 – 4:30 PM A CREATIVE NEW LOOK AT INTERWEAVES (cont ’ d)


5:00 - 6:30 PM  SPECIAL ACTIVITY:

Journeydance: Healing through the Art of Movement 
Implications for Treatment Professionals
(in English and French) 
(Not for Continuing Education Credits)

Dr. Jamie Marich

JourneyDance is a practice that takes its participants through emotional healing on the dance floor. Combining elements of yoga, somatic movement, folklore, modern dance, expressive movement, psychodrama and catharsis, JourneyDance is part of the larger dance therapy spectrum that can help a client recover from trauma, addiction and emotional wounding.

In this workshop, Dr. Marich (a trained facilitator in the JourneyDance practice) will guide participants through a 1.5 hour JourneyDance experience which will be followed by a discussion of how the JourneyDance practice or other movement therapies can serve as an effective adjunct to treatment. Didactic material about the role of movement as a holistic component of trauma-sensitive treatment and therapist self care will also be incorporated into the discussion.

Participants are encouraged to wear clothing conducive to exercise and movement; if physical limitations inhibit full participation, participants are welcome as observers. 
 

SATURDAY, April 28, 2012  /  SAMEDI le 28 avril 2012 Morning Program  /  Programme de la matinee

 

8:00 – 9:00 AM   Registration / Inscription

9:00 - 12:00 AM  (incluant la pause santé / includes coffee/tea break)


A.The Systemic EMDR Approach: Healing the couple (in English) (Intermediate)

Isabelle Meignant M.Psy.

Combining Mony Elkaim's Reciprocal Double Bind Systemic Model with the EMDR Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model is a new perspective for couple therapy. This combination of approaches can be used to develop an EMDR treatment plan that incorporates and respects the relational systems, e.g., spouses and intimate partners, parent/child, employer/employee. In this presentation, participants will learn how and when it is appropriate to work with the one member of a couple as a co-therapist; how individual safe places can be applied to develop a safe place for the couple, both during the session and at home; how to develop a systemic EMDR targeting plan, guided by the understanding of the Reciprocal Double Bind, and finally, how to apply the 8 phases EMDR protocol to couple work, based on a Systemic Model.

Learning objectives

1.Evaluate when to use EMDR in couple therapy session
2.Be able to do the installation of EMDR safe place as a resource for the couple
3.Understand how to use the systemic model, reciprocal double bind, to find the individual targets that are involved in the couple’s current issues and presenting problems.
4.Learn to apply the specifications of each of the 8 phases EMDR protocol with a couple

B.EMDR and Chronic Illnesses
(In English) (Introductory/Intermediate)

Carlos Rivas Ph.D. candidate

Chronc diseases represent a complex area on the health-illness continuum. When a chronic disease is diagnosed, clients may require ongoing support to cope with life changes and management of their health. During this workshop, participants will be introduced to the general aspects of chronic diseases and how clients’psychological symptoms can be understood from the Adaptive Information Processing(AIP) model. Also, EMDR clinicians will learn how to structure an intervention for different types of chronic diseases, using the 8 steps of the Basic Protocol, identifying the key issues for each condition, according to a past-present-future timeline. Examples will be based on cancer, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS cases.

Learning objectives

1.Identify the challenges associated with chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS
2. Utilize the Adaptative Information Processing (AIP) model to understand the psychological dimension of chronic diseases (e.g. anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, self-image issues, etcetera)
3. Use the EMDR basic protocol to structure interventions suitable for people living with human health conditions

C. Ça bloque! Ça boucle! Que faire ? (en français) (Intermédiaire)

Philippe Gauvreau D.Ps.

S’inspirant à la fois du modèle de traitement adaptatif de l’information/protocole EMDR et de notions en dissociation structurelle, des stratégies pour gérer les blocages au retraitement et les boucles seront présentées. Nous aborderons les stratégies avec ou sans tissage cognitif à l’aide d’exemples cliniques. Également, des stratégies faisant appel aux états du moi seront abordées dans des cas plus complexes de blocages au retraitement.

Objectifs d’apprentissage

1. Identifier les clients qui sous ou sur-accèdent au matériel et les stratégies à mettre en place
2. Reconnaître quand le retraitement est bloqué ou quand il y a présence de boucles et choisir des stratégies à mettre en place
3.Connaître des stratégies sans tissage
4.Connaître des stratégies avec tissage
5.Connaître quelques stratégies faisant appel aux états du moi – dissociation structurelle.

D. Love and Punishment: EMDR healing Educational Violence.
Documentary Film in French with English subtitles- discussion following in French and English (All levels)
(Not for Continuing Education Credits)

Michel Meignant M.D

Love and Punishment (1h 22min)

More and more people are concerned about one of the most radical sources of damage inflicted upon mankind; something which affects many children throughout the world, i.e., the emotional and cognitive damage to children caused by violence in their everyday , e.g. spankings, shouts and humiliation. The abolition of violence in a child’s daily education is one of the most important humanitarian steps for mankind, as it is a most effective way of fighting the perpetuation of violence in war and terrorism. Also, of importance is the treatment of children who have been the victims of violence in their everyday education. Presented in this film is a psychotherapeutic session, using the EMDR, on Mario Viana who struggled with spelling at school, and was consequently punished. Every spelling mistake was punished by a slap of a rod! Yves Duteil sings «The rights of every child» in French.

Learning objective

1. How to use EMDR to relieve the suffering caused by violence in every day education.

12 :00 – 1 :30 PM  Lunch on your own/ Dîner libre

SATURDAY, April 28, 2012  /  SAMEDI le 28 avril 2012 Afternoon Program  /  Programme de l'après-midi

1:30 – 4:30 AM (incluant la pause santé / includes coffee/tea break)

A. Un EMDR d’enfant (Formation EMDR sur la rivière Kwai) Film de Michel Meignant(en anglais avec sous-titres français suivi d’une discussion en français) (Tous les niveaux) 
(Il n'y a pas de crédits de formation pour cette présentation)

Michel Meignant M.D.

Un EMDR d’enfant (1h 26 min)

Lors de l’atelier de formation d’EMDR organisé en Thaïlande par Trauma-Aid, HAP Allemagne et Terre des Hommes Allemagne, la psychologue Dagmar Eckers se prépare à traiter par l’EMDR le jeune Indonésien Ooz, victime du Tsunami. Il souffre de cauchemars et de difficultés de concentration. Ce film présente deux séances d’EMDR sur cet enfant de 10 ans. Il montre aussi les efforts des formateurs EMDR qui, avec l’aide des associations caritatives, forment les Birmans, Chinois, Indiens, Indonésiens et Thaïlandais à devenir autonomes dans la pratique et l’enseignement de l’EMDR.

Objectifs d’apprentissage

1. Comment utiliser l'EMDR pour soulager les conséquences traumatiques d'une catastrophe de la nature
2. L'utilisation d'EMDR auprès d'un enfant dans un contexte social et culturel non-occidental. (les 8 phases de la démarche EMDR dans un tel contexte)


B. The Resourcing Experience of Children attending EMDR Therapy (InEnglish) (All levels)

Rochelle Sharpe Lohrasbe Ph.D.

This workshop incorporates the findings of a descriptive phenomenological study which investigated the resourcing experiences of four children and youth, who participated in EMDR resource development while attending trauma treatment. The findings contribute to an understanding of the resourcing experience of youthin EMDR therapy, by adding the client’s voice to the therapeutic process. A historiography of resourcing will be presented along with practical suggestions for clinical practice, implications within the AIP model and further research potentials. An experiential exercise for workshop participants will also be offered.

Learning objectives

1. To gain an understanding of alternative research methods for EMDR research
2. To gain an understanding of the child/youth client’s experience of resource development during EMDR therapy.
3. To transfer research findings relating to the client’s view of the role of the therapist to clinical practice.
4. To gain an experiential understanding of a resourcing exercise that can be used in the therapist’s office.

C. The use of Dreams in Ego Stateand EMDR therapies for Trauma and Dissociation (In English) (Introductory/Intermediate)

Robert Ferrie M.D.

Today, the dreaming mind is understood to improve learning, organizenovel solutions to problems from waking consciousness and, thus, creativelysupport survival. This function, of finding new creative solutions, is alsoobserved in the desensitization phase four of the EMDR protocol and is a keycomponent in Ego State Therapy (EST). Dreams appear to select targets from theclient’s history, that arecausing problems in current time. In addition, dreams may respond tointerventions made during a therapeutic session, as if the dreaming mind werein a dialogue with the client and the therapist. This type of dream leads to amore creative dialogue in subsequent therapy. Repetitive nightmares are thedreaming signature of PTSD, and these too respond well to EMDR and rehearsedchanges in imagery, including that of ego states and can result in improvedsleep quality. Dreams can offer a resource figure in blocked therapy; demonstrate the validity of ego states and of ego state relationships. This presentation focuses on the use of dreams, in combination with EMDR, as well asEST, for clients suffering from post traumatic syndromes. A review of the literature will be given but primarily case studies and video material fromactual sessions will shared.

Learning objectives

1. Understand the neuroscience that underlies the present state ofknowledge of the dreaming mind/brain
2. Develop skill in using the language of the dreaming mind to improveinterweaves and interventions in the course of therapy
3. Develop skills in carrying nightmares forward using EMDR and thusimproving sleep quality
4. Formulate a script that explains to clients why dreams and theimagination are useful in therapy.
5. Participate in a practicum on the use of dreams.


D. L’écran, un outil clinique en EMDR (en français) (Intermédiaire)

Michèle Lambin M.S.W.

Il est fréquent que des clients avec lesquels nous utilisons l’EMDR présentent des symptômes de dissociation au cours de la séance, particulièrement si les émotions deviennent très intenses ou si le souvenir du trauma est réactivé de façon très aigue. Parmi les stratégies que l’on peut utiliser à ce moment pour aider le client à rester dans l’expérience, l’écran s’avère un outil clinique extrêmement efficace.
Le but de cet atelier est d’amener le clinicien à découvrir et expérimenter l’utilisation de l’écran dans le traitement en EMDR. Ainsi, lors de l’application du protocole en 8 étapes, si des symptômes dissociatifs apparaissent, l’écran permet une stabilisation et favorise la poursuite du traitement adaptatif de l’information.
Le déroulement de cet atelier de 3 heures comporte un grand volet pratique pour permettre l’expérimentation et les échanges chez les participants. Ce qui favorise l’intégration des connaissances actuelles en EMDR ainsi que l’expérience clinique à partir d’un cas précis. L’apprentissage de cet outil donne accès aux ressources du client.

Objectifs d’apprentissage

1. Approfondir les connaissances pour mieux cibler l’intervention en EMDR (facteurs facilitants et écueils rencontrés)
2. Reconnaître les manifestations des symptômes dissociatifs en cours de traitement EMDR
3. Faire l’apprentissage de l’écran comme outil clinique dans le traitement adaptatif de l’information
4. Privilégier l’accès du client à ses ressources
5. Favoriser le mouvement et la stabilisation de la personne par l’utilisation de cet outil dans le cadre des 8 étapes pour poursuivre le traitement EMDR.

90 minutes presentations/ Présentations de 90 minutes


1:30– 3:00 PM


E. EMDR et psycho-dynamique: une belle entente! Deux langages pour un traitement intégré et efficace (Présentation en français) (Introduction/Intermédiaire)

Geraldine Koempel M.Ps.

Par la présentation détaillée d’un cas de burn-out, nous découvrirons ensemble comment une approche intégrée en psycho-dynamique et en EMDR enrichit la compréhension et le traitement du client et le travail du thérapeute. Nous insisterons sur l’alliance thérapeutique, la compréhension du client de sa propre psycho-dynamique comme une ressource et sur l’importance de la liste des évènements perturbateurs. Nous préciserons certains concepts psychanalytiques et rappellerons les concepts fondamentaux de l’EMDR afin d’identifier facilement leur utilisation lors de la présentation de cas. Attention! Il s’agit bien d’un cas de thérapie EMDR, infiltrée par une pensée psycho-dynamique.

Objectifs d’apprentissage

1. Intégrer l’approche psycho-dynamique au traitement en EMDR (particulièrement lors de la phase 1 à 4)
2. Redécouvrir l’importance de dresser la liste des évènements perturbateurs avec tous les clients.
3. Établir comme nouvelle ressource la compréhension par le client de son propre enjeu psycho-dynamique.
4. Envisager l’alliance thérapeutique comme ressource principale pour le bon déroulement de la thérapie EMDR.
5. À travers l’exposé détaillé de séances de thérapie, suivre les 8 phases du traitement EMDR illustrant l’efficacité du modèle TAI.



F. EMDR: Containment and Closure (in English) (Introductory / Intermediate)

Barbara Horne M.A.Sc.

Containment involves a great deal more than pretty little exercises that help the client drive home safely. This workshop will focus on the importance of containment in EMDR and its role in helping clients with the affect regulation that is necessary for trauma reprocessing. Containment work in Phase 2 can help the client develop this necessary dual attention skill (proof of requisite affectregulation). We will also look at containment in EMDR ’ s Phase 7 (Closure). An AIP-informed rational for containment will be offered, with supporting research. By learning an array of strategies for containing negative affect, participants will increase their ability to both prepare clients for 11-step protocols and properly close incomplete. Experiential exercises will enable participants to practice at least one new method for use with clients.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will identify the importance of containment in EMDR and its implications with respect to dual attention and trauma reprocessing
2. Participants will identify some key strategies for completing Phase 2 (Preparation) with respect to building the affect regulation skill necessary for maintaining dual awareness during trauma reprocessing (Phases 3-7)
3. Participants will be able to define and describe the essentials of Phase 7 (Closure) of the EMDR protocol, in particular, the need to ensure containment of remaining negative affect in the case of incomplete protocols.
4. Participants will develop knowledge of several effective closure methods
5. Participants will acquire mastery of at least one new closure method through practicum experience

G. One in Ten: Treating Needle Phobias with EMDR (inEnglish) (All levels)

Sherry Dale M.S. W., R.S.W.

One in ten people has a needle phobia. This condition can be disabling for people whose inordinate fear of needles can keep them from accessing medical testing and treatment. In this presentation, needle phobia are defined and the types explained, including vaso-vagal, associative, resistive, and hyperalgesic. The EMDR Protocol for Phobias is outlined, and research on using EMDR with needle phobia is reviewed. Case studies are presented in which clients with different types and degrees of needle phobia are treated. Discussions on challenges working with this client group are presented, and cognitive interweaves specific to needle phobia are introduced.

Learning Objectives

1. Examine the definition and prevalence of phobias
2. Identify the types and prevalence of needle phobia
3. Outline the psychological and physical impact of needle phobia
4. Discuss the EMDR Protocol for Phobias
5. Explore how EMDR can be used to treat needle phobia


H. Joyful Practice: EMDR and the therapist (in English) (All levels)

Barbara Horne M.A. Sc.

This workshop will focus on the benefits of EMDR to the therapist, rather than tothe client (for whom they are already well established!). It will examine thetherapeutic relationship that is made necessary by the AIP, wherein the therapist now takes the stance of privileged expert witness to the client ’ s own healing, rather than being the agent or supplier of that healing. Thehistory of the therapeutic relationship will be briefly tracked, with adescription of the paradigm shift that began with family systems pioneers suchas Carl Whitaker, who challenged therapists to take a more client-centered, respectfull view of the therapeutic relationship. EMDR therapists can now shift from being “ helpers ” or “ healers ” to being informed and privileged witnesses. Norcross (2005) has demonstrated that EMDR is an "evidence-based therapy" largely due to the therapeutic attunement that it requires. The neurobiological & hormonal benefits of attunement (Schore, Gray) are coming to be better understood. This attunement will be examined from the point of view of the benefit to the therapist, as well as to the client. This attunement greatly enhances ourability to work joyfully and abundantly (and hence, more effectively). These benefits, accompanied by the optimism and hope that is fed by therepeated witnessing of our clients ’ transformations precludes any possibility of compassion fatigue — indeed the work is exhilarating. This workshop will be largely didactic, but case examples and space for sharing & discussion will be incorporated into the 90-minutes framework.

Learning Objectives

1.Participants will compare the traditional medical-model therapeutic relationship with EMDR’s more client-respectful / responsible model.
2. Participants will expand their understanding of how the AIP dictates & requires this changed therapeutic relationship and its impact on us as therapists.
3. Participants will identify and examine the EMDR therapist ’ s freedom from responsibility for our clients and appreciate the impact on us of our routinely excellent treatment outcomes
4. Participants will identify and acknowledge the benefits of therapeutic attunement to the therapist.
5. Participants will show awareness of their own experiences, from the point of view of the therapist-benefit aspects of EMDR.

5:00 – 6:00 PM
Annual General Meeting (with webcast) /
Assemblée générale annuelle (avec diffusion sur le web)

6:00 – 7:30 PM
Welcoming Reception with Music & Dance /
Réception avec musique et dance

Music & Dance with
The Barr family
John, Laura, Christopher and Nicolas Barr

SUNDAY, April 28 2012 / DIMANCHE le 29 avril 2012 Morning Program / Programme de la matinee

8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration / Inscription

9:00 – 12:00 AM (incluant la pause café / including coffee / tea break)

A. L’approche systémique et l’EMDR : Soigner le couple (en français) (Introduction/Intermédiaire)

Isabelle Meignant M. Psy.

L’utilisation conjointe du modèle systémique du double lien réciproque de Mony ElKaïm et du modèle du Traitement Adaptatif de l'Information (TAI) d’EMDR est une nouvelle perspective pour la thérapie de couple. L'utilisation des deux approches permet de développer un plan de traitement en EMDR qui tient compte et respecte les systèmes relationnels ex : couple, homme /femme, parent/enfant, employé/employeur. Lors de cette présentation les participants apprendront quand et comment travailler avec un membre du couple comme co-thérapeute ; comment un lieu sûr sur le plan individuel peut aussi s’appliquer au niveau du couple et être utilisé durant la session et à la maison ; comment déterminer les cibles dans un plan de traitement EMDR et systémique qui soit guidées par la compréhension systémique du double lien réciproque et finalement comment adapter les 8 phases du protocole EMDR auprès du couple en se basant sur le modèle systémique.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

1. Déterminer lorsqu’il est approprié d’utiliser l’EMDR en thérapie de couple
2. Pouvoir faire l’installation d’un lieu sûr afin que cela soit une ressource pour le couple
3. Comprendre comment utiliser le modèle systémique du double lien réciproque afin d’identifier les cibles individuelles qui contribuent aux difficultés actuelles du couple
4. Comprendre les particularités de chacune des 8 phases du protocole EMDR lorsque utilisés auprès du couple.

B. EMDR for a Child (EMDR training on the River Kwai) Documentary Film in English with French subtitles - discussion following in English . (All levels)) 
(Not for Continuing Education Credits)

Michel Meignant M.D.

During the EMDR training session, organized in Thailand by Trauma-Aid, HAP Germany and «Terre des Hommes» Germany , psychologist, Dagmar Eckers treated a young Indonesian boy called Ooz, who suffered from the Tsunami. His symptoms showed nightmares and a lack of concentration. This documentary film presents two sessions of EMDR on the 10 year-old child. It also shows the efforts of the EMDR trainers who, with the help of charitable organizations, trained the Burmese, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian and Thai therapists to become autonomous in practicing and teaching EMDR.

Learning objectives

1. How to use EMDR to relieve the traumatic consequences of a disaster
2.The use of EMDR with a child in a different social and cultural setting. (the 8 phases of EMDR in this context)

C. Beyond Client, Clinician and Method: Enhancing Empathy in the Practice of EMDR

(in English with simultaneous French Translation)

Jamie Marich Ph.D.

Even with her emphasis on fidelity to the protocols of EMDR, Shapiro acknowledges the importance of the therapeutic alliance. She described the execution of EMDR as an essential interaction between client, method, and clinician. This workshop encourages participants to take Shapiro’s thinking a step further. After attending this workshop, participants will be able explain what a general literature review of the psychotherapeutic professions reveals about the importance of empathy in treatment. After participating in a guided imagery exercise that is designed to foster empathy, participants will be able to identify with the experience of a new client presenting for and experiencing EMDR treatment. Finally, participants will be able to evaluate one’s own capacity for empathy within the therapeutic context and apply it to their own EMDR practice.

Learning objectives

1.To explain what a general literature review of the psychotherapeutic professions reveals about the importance of empathy and therapeutic alliance in treatment (regardless of specific method)

2.To identify with the experience of a new client presenting for and experiencing EMDR treatment

3.To evaluate one’s own capacity or empathy within the therapeutic context and apply it to their own EMDR practice

D. EMDR techniques to help children and teens tame the Worry Monster (In English) (All levels)

Jan Yordy M.Ed., M.S.W.

The number of children and teens struggling with symptoms of stress and anxiety disorders is increasing at an alarming rate. This workshop will discuss some causes for the increase in stress and anxiety disorders among children and teens. An introduction to the Triune Brain Theory and brief explanation of the implications of the changes on the anxious child or teenage brain will be highlighted. Next, effective exercises to calm the body and rewire the brain will be introduced. Creating new neural pathways, through the use of Positive Resource Building utilizing EMDR, will also be taught. Looking specifically at anxiety and how to target it when using EMDR, will also be explored. The workshop will conclude by introducing how to shrink the “Worry Monster” using an EMDR protocol.

Learning objectives

1.Describe the Triune Brain Theory and how trauma rewires the brain to create heightened levels of anxiety and stress.
2.Demonstrate 5 exercises which help calm the stress response within the body.
3.List 5 “Positive Resources ”which when combined with EMDR anchor calm feelings in the brain/body and rewire the brain.
4.Discuss how to chose appropriate targets for EMDR processing with anxious kids.
5.Describe how to create a “Worry Monster” for processing anxiety with EMDR.

SUNDAY, April 28 2012 / DIMANCHE le 29 avril 2012 Afternoon Program / Programme de l'après-midi

12:00 – 1:00 PM  «Interweaving Picnic» : Weaving Links with Colleagues (Lunch Boxes)

/ «Pique-nique» pour tisser des liens avec vos collègues (Boîtes à lunch)

1:30 - 4:30 PM (incluant la pause santé / includes coffee/tea break)

A. New Advances with EMDR: A Summary of Interesting New Research (in English with simultaneous French Translation) (All levels)

Louise Maxfield Ph.D.

This presentation reviews new advances in EMDR, reporting on recent research studies which have investigated EMDR's application with new problems, new populations, and/or with new protocols. It looks at EMDR treatment of somatic and physical health problems, such as migraine headaches and chronic pain, as well as the role of EMDR in reducing the stressful impact of life-threatening health problems such as cardiac events and neuromuscular disorders. Preliminary research on new EMDR applications is summarized, including treatment of clients with psychosis and individuals with developmental disorders. An effective new protocol for recent critical events is explained and examined, as well as a new protocol for obsessive-compulsive disorder. The presentation also reviews studies investigating the role of eye movements on memory and physiology, and what these findings reveal about possible mechanisms of action in EMDR.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to describe applications for EMDR with non-PTSD populations and related supportive research

2. Participants will be able to summarize clinical practice strategies for EMDR treatment of several somatic and physical health problems

3. Participants will be able to explain the new EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Events and to recount the differences between this and the standard EMDR protocol, and to summarize the research evidence for this intervention

4. Participants will be able to explain the new EMDR Adapted Phobia Protocol for OCD, and to discuss the theoretical implications of this protocol

5. Participants will develop a basic knowledge of research findings regarding the effects of eye movements, and will be able to apply these to an understanding of EMDR’s mechanisms of action.