Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Basic & Refresher Training Course: Integrating EMDR into Clinical Practice

Sherry McKisson returns to MAHEC to offer an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Basic Training & Refresher Training Course, "Integrating EMDR into Clinical Practice" at MAHEC in Asheville, NC.

This is the full EMDRIA-approved Five-Day Intensive Seminar that includes 10 required hours of basic consultation. Foundations of EMDR as well as standard EMDR procedures are covered. The training may be taken by clinicians new to EMDR or utilized as an excellent refresher course for previously trained providers. Adaptations for ethical application in a telehealth setting are also discussed.

Class Dates:
June 14th, Wednesday
June 15th, Thursday
June 16th, Friday
June 17th, Saturday
June 18th, Sunday
Same time each day - 8 AM to 5:30 PM


The Foundations of EMDR
• The Adaptive Information Processing Model
• EMDR's 8 Phases and 3 Prongs
• Belief Schema Targeting Sequence Planning
• Multiple Stabilization Skills
• The Processing Continuum (EMD, EMDr, EMDR)
• 4 Supervised Practice Sessions
• 4 Stabilization Resourcing Skills
• EMD on Present or Future Triggers
• Acute Stress or Processing using Drawings

The Standard EMDR Procedures
Building upon the techniques practiced in The Foundations of EMDR, participants will expand their knowledge and skills by learning:

• Complex Targeting Sequence Planning Options
• Extended Resourcing Skills
• The full implementation of EMDR's procedures, and advanced clinical interventions to use during reprocessing with:

   o Special Populations
   o Clients with Dissociative Tendencies
   o Addictions: Introduction to DeTUR & FSAP
   o Phobia, Grief, and Pain
   o 4 Supervised Practice Sessions
   o Complex Target Sequence Planning
   o 4 Behavior Change Resourcing Skills
   o 2 Sessions of Standard EMDR Reprocessing

Target audience consists of Master's level mental health professionals including mental health and substance abuse counselors, social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, school counselors and other professionals interested in this subject. Registrants must be licensed or provisionally licensed in a mental health or related field to attend this training. Interns & Students must be enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral program. Training eligibility for other healthcare professionals is considered. MDs need a medical specialty in Psychiatry, and Nurses need a Master of Science in Nursing with specialty in psychiatric nursing. Participants registering at the nonprofit/Medicaid provider/student rate must show proof at time of registration.

This course provides basic training as the initial step in using EMDR in practice and for potential certification. For information on additional elements required to obtain formal certification through the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), please click here for EMDRIA.

By registering for this program, you are also authorizing MAHEC to share your contact information with EMDR Consulting, LLC so that you may receive manuals, training information and ongoing resources relating to the practice of EMDR.