EMDR Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment

<p>A practical guide to learning and using EMDR! Trauma is a potential source of most types of emotional or behavioral problems. Extensive research has shown EMDR to be an effective and efficient trauma treatment. EMDR Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment offers mental health professionals an accessible plain-language guide to this popular and successful method. The book also introduces the “Fairy Tale Model” as a way to understand and remember the essential phases of treatment and the tasks in each phase. <br><br>This manual teaches a clear rationale and a systematic approach to trauma-informed treatment, including often-neglected elements of treatment that are essential to preparing clients for EMDR. The reader is led step by step through the treatment process, with scripted hands-on exercises to learn each skill. In addition to presenting the fundamental EMDR procedures, EMDR Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment teaches a treatment system that can be applied to a variety of cases. Using research-supported and proven-effective methods, this book takes you through the treatment process with easily-understood dialogues and examples. Explicitly guided exercises produce hands-on skills and familiarize you with ways to explain trauma to clients and prepare them for EMDR. You will also learn to problem-solve challenging cases using the trauma framework. EMDR Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment also includes an Instructor’s Manual with:</p><ul> <ul> <li>sample syllabus</li> <li>teaching tips</li> <li>PowerPoint slides</li> <li>test bank.</li> </ul> Additional discussions address: <li>why trauma matters</li> <li>posttraumatic symptoms</li> <li>the “trauma wall”</li> <li>the structure of trauma treatment</li> <li>the role of EMDR</li> <li>the eight phases of EMDR</li> <li>preparing clients for EMDR</li> <li>legal and medical issues in EMDR</li> <li>problem solving strategies in EMDR sessions</li> <li>treatment strategies for a variety of presenting problems</li> <li>using EMDR with children and adolescents</li> <li>use and application of the “fairy tale model”</li> <li>on-line and digital resources</li> </ul><p>Designed to be a comprehensive primer, companion/supplemental textbook, and valuable reference resource, EMDR Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment is ideal for clinicians already trained in EMDR, those actively learning EMDR, and mental health professionals interested in EMDR. Note that to practice EMDR requires formal supervised training.</p> <ul> <li>SECTION I: TRAUMA-INFORMED TREATMENT AND EMDR</li> <li>Chapter 1. Understanding Trauma</li> <li>Why Trauma Matters</li> <li>A Useful Definition of Trauma</li> <li>What Makes an Event Traumatic?</li> <li>The “Trauma Wall”</li> <li>Resiliency and Vulnerability</li> <li>Safety and Attachment</li> <li>Posttraumatic Symptoms</li> <li>Posttraumatic Symptoms over Time</li> <li>A Note on Exercises/Activities in this Book</li> <li>Exercise: Float-Back</li> <li>Chapter 2. The Structure of Trauma Treatment</li> <li>Meaning of Behavior</li> <li>Selecting a Trauma Treatment Structure</li> <li>Chapter 3. The Role of EMDR</li> <li>Exposure</li> <li>EMDR</li> <li>Adaptive Information Processing Theory</li> <li>The EMDR Protocol: The Eight Phases of Treatment</li> <li>EMDR and Other Therapy Approaches</li> <li>EMDR and the Fairy Tale Model</li> <li>SECTION II: PHASE 1—CLIENT HISTORY AND TREATMENT PLANNING</li> <li>Chapter 4. The Initial Interview: From “Hello” to History</li> <li>Acculturation</li> <li>Therapist Style</li> <li>Introducing Treatment</li> <li>The Rules</li> <li>Individual Interview Strategies</li> <li>How Much Should the Client Talk?</li> <li>Obtaining More History While Focusing on Strengths</li> <li>Chapter 5. Taking a Trauma History</li> <li>Exercise: Take a Trauma/Loss History</li> <li>Exercise Follow-Up Questions</li> <li>Chapter 6. Trauma-Informed Case Formulation</li> <li>Exercise: Do It Yourself</li> <li>Chapter 7. Making a Treatment Contract</li> <li>Motivation Enhancement</li> <li>Finding the Princess</li> <li>Treatment Planning and Contracting</li> <li>Presenting the Treatment Plan</li> <li>Obstacles to Following Through with the Contract</li> <li>SECTION III: PHASE 2—CLIENT PREPARATION</li> <li>Chapter 8. Safety and Stabilization</li> <li>Avoiding High Risk</li> <li>How Long Does Fence-Around Take?</li> <li>Clients in Perpetual Crisis</li> <li>Routines for Starting and Ending the Session</li> <li>Fence-Around in the Session</li> <li>Chapter 9. Resource Development and Installation</li> <li>Introducing Eye Movements</li> <li>Exercise: Practice Eye Movements</li> <li>The Safe Place Visualization</li> <li>Exercise: Safe Place</li> <li>Safe Place Script</li> <li>Problem Solving the Safe Place Intervention</li> <li>Resource Development and Installation</li> <li>Exercise: Resource Development and Installation</li> <li>Exercise: Using the Resource in a Positive Template</li> <li>Chapter 10. Self-Management Training</li> <li>Self-Management of Anxiety Symptoms</li> <li>Self-Control of Behavioral Choices</li> <li>Choices Have Consequences</li> <li>Exercise: Map Out a Problem</li> <li>Chapter 11. Precautions for EMDR</li> <li>Legal Issues</li> <li>Medical Issues</li> <li>Self-Control Issues</li> <li>Secondary Gain</li> <li>Timing</li> <li>Dissociation</li> <li>Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) Information</li> <li>Chapter 12. Final Preparations for EMDR</li> <li>Reorient to the Treatment Plan</li> <li>Target Order</li> <li>Introducing EMDR</li> <li>Accessing Resources</li> <li>Exercise: Stop Means Stop and Safety Device</li> <li>Stop Means Stop</li> <li>Safety Device</li> <li>Discussion</li> <li>SECTION IV: PHASES 3-8—TRAUMA RESOLUTION</li> <li>Chapter 13. Phase 3: Assessment, or “Setting Up the Target”</li> <li>Exercise: Practice Target Setup</li> <li>Discussion</li> <li>Chapter 14. Phases 4 to 5: Desensitization and Installation</li> <li>Preparing the Client</li> <li>Doing the Eye Movements (EM)</li> <li>Some Tips and Reminders</li> <li>Exercise: Practice EMDR</li> <li>Discussion</li> <li>Chapter 15. Phases 6 to 7: Body Scan and Closure</li> <li>Body Scan</li> <li>Checks on Completion</li> <li>Closure</li> <li>Exercise: Container</li> <li>Discussion Questions</li> <li>Closure for All Sessions</li> <li>Exercise: Practice EMDR</li> <li>Chapter 16. Phase 8: Reevaluation and Consolidation of Gains</li> <li>Reevaluation</li> <li>Exercise: Reevaluation</li> <li>Using the Float-Back</li> <li>Exercise: Float Back and EMDR</li> <li>Consolidation of Gains</li> <li>Other Aspects of Daily Functioning</li> <li>Anticipating and Preparing for Future Challenges</li> <li>Ending Treatment</li> <li>SECTION V: ADVANCED EMDR APPLICATIONS</li> <li>Chapter 17. Problem Solving in an EMDR Session</li> <li>When the Client Is Stuck</li> <li>Other Challenges and Strategies</li> </ul>