LIVE Virtual Workshop
Strengthening the Authentic Adult Self:

EMDR Therapy for Healing Adult Attachment/Developmental Trauma

PRESENTED BY:

Ann E. Potter, Ph.D. 

Ann has worked over 40 years in the mental health field as a psychiatric nurse, educator, therapist, psychologist,  evaluator, researcher, writer, presenter, and consultant. She is a certified therapist and approved consultant in EMDR. She has piloted outcome research related to phase-based trauma treatment (DBT/EMDR) for adults and published articles on the roles adults played as children in alcoholic families, books on trauma treatment, and articles on EMDR therapy.

Debra Wesselmann, MS, LIMHP 

Deb is a member of the faculty of the EMDR Institute and is on the editorial board for The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research. She conducts research and has authored and co-authored articles and chapters, including two chapters co-authored with EMDR founder Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., and books related to attachment and trauma. Her latest books include a treatment manual for treating attachment trauma in children and accompanying parent guide.

SPONSORED BY:

Crytal Whitlow, LCSW

CO-SPONSOR:

12 CEs Days 1 and 2

October 16-17, 2020
8:00 am-5:00 pm CDT

(Must attend LIVE for CE and EMDRIA credits)

This will NOT be recorded to watch at a later date

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12 EMDRIA CREDITS Days 1 and 2
Sponsored by emdria.org

Attachment and developmental trauma negatively impact adults in the development of a strong sense of self, a balanced personality structure and functioning, the ability to form healthy attachments in present-day relationships including the therapy relationship, and the capability to benefit from EMDR therapy.
This 2-day training  teaches participants the skills and strategies for incorporating EMDR therapy into internal restructuring and creation of safety and attachment for parts of self, creation of effective resource team and integration of internalized parent and protector/controller into resource team, time-orientation for parts of self, installation of a new bonding contract, and creation of a therapeutic story prior to reprocessing stages to maximize positive EMDR therapy outcomes.

Training Objectives for Days 1 and 2 Strengthening the Authentic Adult Self Training

Participants will leave the training prepared to:

• Explain how attachment trauma is reflected in both the internal and external attachment systems through the language of the AIP model.
• Identify components of an effective Safe Place for Child and Adult parts of self.
• Identify examples of a supportive inner Resource Team.
• Identify purpose of time orientation technique with younger/other parts of self.
• Give example of language used to invite Nurturing/Protective Parent and Emotion Regulator-Controller into Resource Team.
• Explain purpose of imagery for creating new attachment experiences for the child part of self.
• Write down the beginning of a therapeutic story for adults in the format designed by Joan Lovett MD.
• Identify examples of therapists providing an emotionally corrective experience to improve clients attachment patterns.
• List Early Bonding Contract rules commonly adopted in infancy or early childhood to keep the parent in proximity.
• Recognize signs that the therapist may need to obtain permission from the client/parts of self to proceed with therapy interventions.

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