At the conclusion of this module, participants will be able to:

Asynchronous (Pre-Module I Recorded Material)

• Define simple trauma, complex trauma, and traumatic dissociation
• Define the elements of the Window of Tolerance framework and its relevance for understanding autonomic nervous system arousal, survival and defensive responses, and attachment challenges
• Describe the Polyvagal Theory and its contribution to understandings about EMDR therapy and dissociative processes

Day One

• Define EMDR therapy
• Name, and provide a brief description for, the eight phases and three prongs of EMDR therapy
• Describe the major features of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model that informs case conceptualization and treatment in EMDR therapy
• Name at least five characteristics, clinical signs, or symptoms of traumatic dissociation
• Name, and provide a brief description for, the three stages of trauma treatment
• Describe the purpose of EMDR Phase VI: Closure

Day Two

• Name at least three informal/relational signs of trauma-related symptoms and dissociation
• Identify at least five trauma-related screening and assessment options
• Describe how to score a dissociation screening instrument (the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II))
• Name at least three indicators of readiness for standard EMDR therapy

Day Three

• Name at least three ‘Red Flags’ for pathological dissociation
• Define Dual Attention Stimulus (DAS) and name three forms typically used in EMDR therapy
• Name and briefly describe Kluft’s three Treatment Trajectories
• Name at least two strategies for stabilizing and containing traumatic material