EMDR Addiction Focused Protocols: Stabilize Addiction and Titrate Trauma Processing
DISTANCE LEARNING/SELF-PACED: Research has shown that EMDR may be utilized to assist with recovery from chemical and process addictions. The challenges with this population can be daunting, and for many years EMDR therapists were encouraged to wait to do any trauma work until the client had months of recovery. This perspective has been found to be untenable in that the unprocessed material often fuels relapse, demonstrating the need for concurrent treatment of addiction and trauma. In this workshop we will identify the origins of addiction from the AIP perspective and challenges specific to addiction clients; learn and practice creating a treatment plan from the AIP perspective for addiction clients; identify several resourcing options to prepare addiction clients for reprocessing, specifically addressing alexithymia, affect phobia, and difficulty with affect regulation; identify possible protocols specifically for use with chemical and/or process addictions; and determine when to use a specific protocol.
This online distance learning program (4.0 CEs pending approval) can be studied at your own pace at home. You will learn to:
- Identify the origins of addiction from the AIP perspective and challenges specific to addiction clients
- Learn how to develop a treatment plan from the AIP perspective for addiction clients
- Identify several unique resource options to help prepare addiction clients for EMDR therapy
- Identify at least three specialized protocols for use with chemical and process addictions
- Determine when to use a specific protocol
Fee: $129.00
100% online, at your own pace. 90-day access to handouts, lectures, references, etc. You will need a device to view videos, listen to lectures, and download handouts. The test and evaluation will be conducted online through your laptop or smartphone.
Your Trainer: Julie Miller, MC, LPC, LIAC
EMDRIA-Approved Basic and Advanced Trainer, EMDR Institute Regional Trainer and Facilitator, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and Certified EMDR Therapist. Julie is available to trainees on an on-going basis. Julie was personally trained as a trainer by Dr. Francine Shapiro, originator of EMDR therapy
Julie completed her EMDR Basic Training in the year 2000. She is a national and international speaker on topics such as EMDR and Addiction, EMDR and Complex Trauma, and EMDR and First Responders. She is also the author of “EMDR and Addiction: Stabilize Addiction, Avoid Relapse” published in the EMDRIA Newsletter (Go With That, Spring 2021 issue).
Continuing Education: The EMDR Development Center is an EMDRIA-approved training provider (#13021) and this program (#13021-DL11) is approved for 4.0 EMDRIA Credits. Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training. The fee for CEs is included in your registration.​ It is the participants’ responsibility to check with their individual state boards to verify CE requirements for their state. A Distance Learning training is available for viewing for a total of 90 days after the date of enrollment.