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>