WEEKEND WEBINAR

October 20-22, 2023 

An Introduction to the Integration of

Structural Dissociation, Ego State Therapy and EMDR Therapy

This weekend webinar will give participants who have already completed the EMDR basic training critical skills needed for working with clients who have Complex Trauma and/or Dissociative Disorders. Participants will learn about and practice developing their own Meeting Place/Conference Room, the most widely used technique for working with ego states and parts of self to resolve internal conflicts. The Meeting Place adds an essential aspect of relational work to EMDR. Clients experienced their trauma in isolation. Supportive connection between the adult client and the child parts of themselves who experienced the neglect, abuse, or unresolved grief.

We have added two evening hours on Friday for a more spacious approach to this work. On Saturday and Sunday, there will be a morning didactic segment followed by a break for lunch, after which there will be a demonstration of the Meeting Place with a participant volunteer. Supervised practicums of the Meeting Place in triads will be conducted both afternoons. The afternoon ends with some time for consultation. These complex clients can be treated successfully using modifications of the EMDR Protocol but without deviation in Phases 3-6.

Participants will be strongly encouraged to complete advance readings, available upon registration, before the workshop. Those unfamiliar with this subject reported difficulty in grasping the workshop content without reading the material. Advanced readings include powerful transcripts of actual Ego State Therapy and Structural Dissociation sessions with clients, used with permission. 

Early Registration Rate (ends Sept 1st): $375

Regular Registration Rate (ends Oct 6th): $425

Late Registration rate (starting Oct 7th): $475 

DISCOUNTS NOTES:

To allow for ease of registration, you no longer need an access code for most discounts. Select the most applicable rate and use the box provided on the registration page to input the requested information. You may be asked for supplemental information, and failure to provide this information may result in additional fees. You can also view the available discount options on the registration page in the "Fee" and "Discount Notes" sections.

30+CMH/BIPOC - $50 discount to provide those who are working 30+ hours in community mental health and BIPOC clinicians with the workshop material and information so they can better serve our communities of need.

Group of 2+ - $25 discount for 2 or more registrants registering together. Please note the full names and email addresses for all members of your group in the "Discount Notes" section.

No code needed to apply discounted rates listed above.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

1. Describe three core concepts of Ego State Therapy that make EMDR more effective with complex trauma clients.
2. Understand the distinction between Apparently Normal Parts and Emotional Parts of the Personality and how their distinct action systems clarify treatment.
3. Assess how Fraser's Dissociative Table Technique (often called the Meeting Place or Conference Room) facilitates work with aspects of self.
4. Demonstrate beginning confidence using the Meeting Place with clients through your own supervised practica experience.
5. Apply knowledge gained to several of your complex trauma and/or dissociative clients.
6. Discuss when to use several specific techniques during EMDR work with ego states/aspects of self.
7. Utilize successful strategies for honoring hostile introjects’ protective intentions and gaining their alliance.
8. Explain the usefulness of the Tip of the Finger Strategy in reducing the vehement emotion held by Emotional Parts of the Personality to facilitate EMDR treatment.