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The contemporary psychotherapist who works with patients who
have suffered from traumatic experiences needs to reach the patient
in his/her traumatic space. EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and
reprocessing) is an approach that helps to access the visceral core
of traumatic and trauma-like experiences that may not be resolvable
in otherwise effective narrative-based treatment. EMDR has been
demonstrated to be effective for PTSD but it is also being used in
increasingly nuanced applications in treatment of people with a
much wider range of issues.
Psychotherapists understandably have many questions about the
rationale for and the integration of EMDR into our work. What
is EMDR and what does it do? How will it affect my
relationship with my patient? What kind of training would I need?
and so on.
After a review of trauma and how traumatic memory is encoded,
EMDR treatment will be explained and a short film will be shown to
demonstrate its application. The presenter will share some of her
experiences in using EMDR and there will be ample time for dialogue
with the audience.
Date
Friday, November 7, 2008
Time
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location
227 A&B, Bent Hall Rooms, Queens
campus