Overview
Prerequisite training
Completion of EMDR Level 1 training
Day 1
The purpose of this workshop is to gain new inspiration for the treatment of patients suffering from chronic and severe PTSD and/or with severe comorbid psychopathology who display high levels of anxiety and dissociation, and with whom limited treatment effects were reached.
EMDR therapy prospers in a climate that supports innovation but insists upon corroborating research to validate findings. To this end, EMDR 2.0 is a version of EMDR therapy that is based on the EMDR standard protocol, but with a number of adjustments with regard to the implementation of EMDR therapy. These adjustments are based on clinical experience with the treatment of patients with complex PTSD, and scientific research into the working memory theory, and the effects of working memory-taxing tasks on traumatic memories.
More specifically, EMDR 2.0 is based on the premise that if the client is better motivated, if the memory is better activated, and if the patient’s working memory is taxed more strongly, this has a positive influence on the effectiveness and efficiency of EMDR therapy. In this lecture effective new applications will be demonstrated varying from modality-specific working memory-taxing techniques, and other techniques that are meant to destabilize memories. This will be done through video fragments of treatments in clinical practice.
Program - Day 1
- 08.30 – 09.00: Arrival and Registration
- 9:00 – 10:00: Working memory theory, consequences for treatment and exercise
- 10.00 – 10:30: Morning tea
- 10:30 – 12:00: Trauma activation, desensitization, modality-specific taxing and exercise
- 12:00 - 12:30: Lunch break
- 12:30 – 14:00: Different working memory taxing tasks, practical tips and demonstration
- 14:00 - 14:15: Afternoon tea
- 14:15 - 15:45: Dealing with mnemophobia, “EMD-bomb” and exercise
- 15:45 - 17:00: Closing remarks
Day 2
Building on day 1, Ad and Suzy explain how clinicians can use special EMDR techniques which can be applied to treat patients with a variety of mental health conditions, including Complex PTSD. They will show how to deal with the ingrained avoidance patterns of patients who are too afraid and avoidant to get started with trauma-focused therapy.
Through extensive - and step-by-step - demonstrations the presenters will illustrate the application of these EMDR 2.0 consistent (i.e., including deliberate taxation of working memory) techniques - as well as various titration techniques designed to help patients manage the affect associated with EMDR procedures to help patients to continue effective reprocessing.
Additionally, this workshop will teach, with examples, the use of the Flashforward technique which addresses anticipatory anxiety. The effectiveness and versatility of the Flashforward technique has been strongly scientifically substantiated. In this workshop you will learn how to use the Flashforward technique in combination with the Mental Video Check, another technique, which is used as an indispensable method in the treatment of anxiety disorders with EMDR therapy. You will also learn how to use the Flashforward technique with patients who are inclined to dissociate such as those with complex PTSD or borderline personality disorder features. All techniques can be used in both “on-site” and virtual therapy and the “how to’s” for each will be discussed.
Program - Day 2
- 08:30 – 09:00: Arrival and Registration
- 9:00 – 10:00: Introduction to the EMD bomb, Flash 1.0 Techniques, titration techniques to keep processing memories
- 10:00 – 10:30: Morning tea
- 10:30 – 11:15: Memory-taxing tasks (e.g., fast eye movements and spelling tasks)
- 11:15 – 12:00: How the “EMDR bomb” and “Flash 1.0” can be used in individuals suffering from Complex PTSD, both face to face and remotely.
- 12:00 - 12:30: Lunch break
- 12:30 – 13:00: Step-by-step demonstration
- 13:00 – 13:30: Use of the Flashforward technique in combination with the Mental Video Check
- 13:30 – 14:15: Practicum
- 14:00 – 14:15: Afternoon tea
- 14:15 – 14:45: Use of the Flashforward technique in patients who are inclined to dissociate, for example those with complex PTSD or borderline personality disorder.
- 14:45 – 15:00: Flashforward technique and online therapy
- 15:00 - 15:15: Q & A
- 15:15 – 16:30: Networking
Cancellation policy
Tickets cancelled more than one week prior to the scheduled event start time will be refunded 90% of the ticket cost. The residual 10% will be retained for administrative costs. Cancellations within one week of the event forfeit the full cost because the venue expenses are paid one week before the event.
Opportunities
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Learning Outcomes
- Understand the latest research about why EMDR works, including an enhanced understanding of the working memory taxation hypothesis.
- Understand how to enhance motivation for full activation of traumatic content whilst keeping the client within their window of tolerance.
- Learn a range of memory-taxing tasks
- Describe the indication areas for which the “EMDR bomb” and “Flash 1.0” can be used.
- Describe possible advantages of using the “EMDR bomb” and “Flash 1.0”.
- Describe how the “EMDR bomb” and “Flash 1.0” can be used in individuals suffering from Complex PTSD in both on-site and virtual therapy.
- Have knowledge of several titration techniques to maintain successful reprocessing of memories.
- Describe the indication areas for which the Flashforward technique and the mental video check can be used.
- Describe possible advantages of using the Flashforward technique and the mental video check.
- Describe how the Flashforward technique can be used when dissociation is preventing access to traumatic memories.
- Describe how the Flashforward technique can be used via virtual therapy.
Presenter(s)
Professor Ad de Jongh and Dr Suzy Matthijssen
About the presenter(s)
Ad de Jongh, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and professor of Anxiety and Behaviour Disorders at the University of Amsterdam. He also holds visiting or honorary professor roles at Northumbria University, Salford University, the University of Worcester, and Queen’s University Belfast. He helped establish the Psychotrauma Expertise Centre, PSYTREC, where he worked in the research department. Ad is internationally recognised for his expertise in treating anxiety disorders and trauma-related conditions. His research focuses on evidence-based treatments for diverse and complex patient groups, including traumatised children, people with intellectual disabilities, and individuals with personality disorders, psychosis, and other psychiatric conditions. He has published more than 500 scientific articles, book chapters, and books. He is an approved EMDR Europe trainer and a former member of the Council of Scholars for the Future of EMDR Project.
Suzy Matthijssen, PhD, is a clinical psychologist-psychotherapist, senior researcher, CBT consultant, EMDR Europe trainer, and psychotraumatherapist. She is vice president of the Dutch EMDR Association, a member of the scientific committee of EMDR Europe, and former co-chair of the Council of Scholars for the Future of EMDR Project. She is director of the Enhancing Trauma Treatment Institute and PSYTREC Academy, where she oversees research and education. Her research focuses on optimising trauma treatment, including intensive trauma treatment, enhancing trauma therapy, and understanding the working mechanisms of trauma-focused interventions.
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