EMDR Basic Training

Those who attend this workshop in full and complete all the appropriate evaluation forms will receive CE credits.

Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving more than 15 minutes before the training is completed will not receive CE credits.

Licensed
To be accepted for the EMDR Resource Center basic training in EMDR therapy program you must be licensed for independent practice as a mental health clinician or meet alternate EMDR International Association eligibility criteria.

Prelicensed
Graduate students, post-graduate pre-licensed clinicians, and non licensed clinicians must submit additional documentation with their application. See the “Non Licensed Applicant Instructions” on the Registration Forms page.

Alternate Eligibility
Clinicians who have completed or who are enrolled in a program in Art Therapy or Drug and Alcohol Counseling must contact EMDRIA about their program in order to determine their eligibility. If EMDRIA approves your education and licensure status, please submit approval documentation from EMDRIA with your application.

1. Describe the key principles of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model.
2. Describe the five elements of Francine Shapiro’s (2018) model of a memory network.
3. Describe the effects of trauma on information processing.
4. Describe how to provide effective stabilization procedures and EMDR therapy to persons referred for PTSD, panic disorder, and phobias of a traumatic origin.
5. Explain EMDR therapy’s standard 3-prong protocol.
6. Describe at least three different theoretical mechanisms underlying EMDR therapy’s treatment effects.
7. Evaluate which measure of dissociation is appropriate for use based on client presentation.
8. Determine whether a client meets the readiness criteria for EMDR therapy reprocessing or requires extended preparation for reprocessing.
9. Describe the importance of assessment for dissociation before the onset of EMDR therapy reprocessing.
10. Apply standardized assessment measures, tools, and/or structured interviews to screen all prospective EMDR therapy clients for dissociation prior to applying any bilateral stimulation.
11. Demonstrate at least three different client stabilization procedures and the rationale for their use.
12. Discuss possible cultural adaptations within the eight phases of EMDR therapy’s standard protocol.
13. Create a treatment plan that includes a targeting sequence for EMDR therapy reprocessing based on a history of symptoms, the history of the client and their treatment goals.
14. Summarize the purpose of each of the eight phases of EMDR therapy standard protocol, as well as the sequential steps in each of the eight phases.
15. Describe client’s verbal and nonverbal responses that indicate effective EMDR therapy reprocessing.
16. Name the four causes of EMDR therapy ineffective reprocessing.
17. Demonstrate procedures for closing an EMDR therapy reprocessing session.
18. Evaluate the client’s need for stabilization at the close of each EMDR therapy session.
19. Explain the differences and similarities between EMDR standard protocol and EMD.
20. Describe possible technical and procedural adaptations to EMDR therapy’s standard protocol needed for use with children and adolescents.
21. Describe possible reasons why EMDR therapy treatment of active-duty military personnel and veterans is a specialty area.
22. Create at least four specific phobia questions to develop a targeting sequence for EMDR therapy reprocessing.
23. Describe at least two specialized protocols for EMDR therapy use with substance use disorders.
24. Describe the purpose and procedure for utilizing Arne Hoffman’s (2010) Inverted Protocol for clients with complex PTSD.

46 CEs will be available for this training.

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Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.

Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.

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• The American Psychological Association (APA) CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• Florida Certification Board
• The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2025
• The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
• California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-174-0225 Expires 02-2025
• The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
• The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
• The Texas Board of Marriage & Family Therapists – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
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• Illinois – CE-Classes.com is a registered social work CE sponsor by the State of Illinois. License 159.001607 Expires 11/30/2025
• The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2026 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
• The California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2024.

This course is NOT available for NBCC credit

This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.

As an EMDRIA-approved consultant and trainer, Wendy Sue has been mentoring therapists in trauma treatment and dissociation for 10 years. Her teaching journey began in 2005 at San Jose State University, she has continued to pursue her love for teaching and training, actively participating as an EMDR consultant in basic training since 2014. Additionally, since 2021, Wendy Sue has been teaching a certification program in trauma and adoption-competent mental health services offered to clinicians by the Oregon Department of Human Services in collaboration with the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.).

A seasoned clinician helping individuals, adolescents, and parents for over 20 years, expert in the field of EMDR therapy; anxiety disorders, PTSD, complex trauma, dissociation and perinatal mood disorders. She maintains her private practice in Portland, Oregon while also licensed in California where she treats clients virtually.

Modules are three to four weeks apart to provide time to practice new skills and study course readings.

There are focused periods of lecture, practice and consultation.

Morning and afternoon breaks are 15 minutes. Lunch breaks are 75 minutes.

8 Days Total

10.5 Hours Consultation
25.5 Hours Lecture
22 Hours Practice

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Tuition For EMDR Basic Training: $1350

10% discount offered to nonprofit organization

Installment Plan Available

Cancellation Policy – The following conditions apply if withdrawal from the training is necessary after acceptance: 1) Full refund minus a $150. administration fee 30 days or more before the training onset, 2) Within 30 days prior to training onset no refunds will be issued for any reason, and 3) After the onset of training, no refunds will be issued for personal reasons or business situations, including medical circumstances as vacancies after the onset of training cannot be filled. Any refund requests must be in writing via email to the Director of Training: wendysue@emdrresourcecenter.com The following additional conditions apply if you need to withdraw from the training after acceptance: 1) You may request in writing via email to the Director of Training (wendysue@emdrresourcecenter.com) transfer to a future training cycle with an associated transfer fee of $150, 2) When the time between the first and second training course is six months or less, and if you attended and satisfactorily completed only weekend one of the course, then you may resume training at weekend two of the next training course, 3) If you only attended and satisfactorily completed weekends one and two of the course, then you are required to start again at weekend two of the next training course, 4) If you attended and satisfactorily completed weekends one, two and three in one course, then you may return and take just weekend four of the next training course, 5) Before satisfactorily completing the course, you may elect to start over and attend all four weekends of one course. For purposes of this registration, if you attend only one day of a weekend, that will be considered as if you had not attended that weekend at all, 6) If the time between the first and second training courses is more than six months, you will be required to start over and attend all four weekends at the next training course, and 7) Only one transfer to a future EMDR basic training course (which has an associated $150. transfer fee) is allowed.

Satisfactory Completion – Participants must have paid the tuition fee, signed in and out each day, attended the entire program, and completed all course requirements in order to receive a certificate. Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Unfortunately, partial credit is not available. Certificates will be available following course completion via the Canvas learning management system platform. You may view the course requirements within the Participation Agreement prior to finishing the registration process for this course (near the top of this landing page, click the ‘register now’ button to view the contents of the Participation Agreement).

Conflicts of Interest – There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.

Accessibility Policy – This program adheres to the standards of the Americans Disabilities Act. Please contact us if special accommodation is required.

Grievance Policy – We seek to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair and timely manner. Please email us with your written grievance. Grievances will receive, to the best of our ability, timely corrective action in order to prevent further problems.

Yes.

In fact, our EMDRIA Approved Basic Training in EMDR Therapy provides more hours of lecture and practice with additional training exercises than in the historic approach that had a “Part 1” and “Part 2”.

EMDRIA no longer recognizes specific “parts” of basic training such as Part 1 or Part 2 (or Part 3). These basic training segments represent varieties of training models offered by different EMDRIA-approved providers of basic training.

EMDRIA sets minimum standards for lecture (20 hours), practice (20 hours), and consultation (10 hours) and leaves it up to each provider to propose a training model and structure to meet EMDRIA standards. EMDR Resource Center’s Basic Training in EMDR Therapy is offered as a series of four, two-day training weekends scheduled approximately three to four weeks apart. With our training, there is no “Part 1” or “Part 2,” just one complete, comprehensive basic training.

With our training, you sign up for one complete training with a specific training schedule. Upon completion of our Basic Training in EMDR (equivalent to what was formerly referred to as Part 1 and Part 2), you will have earned the right to refer to yourself as an “EMDR Trained” therapist and will be using EMDR in your current clinical setting.

If you completed “Part 1” from another training provider, it is not possible to register for a “part” of our training to complete “Part 2.”

EMDR Resource Center’s Basic Training in EMDR Therapy is offered as a series of four, two-day trainings scheduled over approximately 16 weeks. With our training, there is no “Part 1” or “Part 2,” just one complete, comprehensive basic training.

If you were only partially trained, you will be required to attend all 8 days of our training to receive your certificate of completion.

Unfortunately, this is not an option. 

The EMDR Basic Training provided by EMDR Resource Center is a sequential learning program which builds progressively on learning experiences over each of the eight days of training. 

During the training, there are practice exercises that involve sequential, supervised practice of the skills being taught in the training. It is not possible to miss one full day or module and make it up via home study or private consultation.  Please check your dates carefully.

EMDRIA requirements state that participants must attend all training days and actively participate in all supervised practice exercises and group consultation sessions to receive a Certificate of Completion for this training. Similarly, CE granting organizations require participation and completion of all program activities to earn CEs. Neither CEs nor documentation of program completion may be granted for partial attendance. 

We believe that committing and investing in the 8-day training is a smart use of your time and money. Our paced, comprehensive, and sequential curriculum, combined with exceptional content, creates a superior program for professional development and your learning and mastery of EMDR Therapy.

The EMDR International Association requires that students who register for the training be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program in the mental health field (Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychiatric Nursing, Social Work) or related mental health discipline. Students must have completed their core graduate academic coursework and must be in the practicum/internship portion of their graduate program. Graduate students must be on a licensing track and working under the supervision of a fully licensed mental health clinician. Unfortunately, first-year graduate students are not eligible to take the training.

Therefore, as long as you meet the above criteria and will be starting your internship or practicum before the training takes place, you are eligible to register for the training.

All EMDRIA approved providers of basic training in EMDR Therapy are required to provide at least 10 hours of consultation.

Some providers of basic training do not include the cost of all 10 required hours of consultation in their listed tuition. 

Also, most providers do not include these 10 hours in the standard training schedule. Instead, most require participants to attend separately scheduled consultation sessions, or to find a consultant on their own and then schedule and pay for these sessions privately. 

At EMDR Resource Center, the cost of all required hours of consultation is included in the listed tuition. We integrate 10 hours of consultation into the standard training schedule of the second, third, and fourth modules.

At EMDR Resource Center, we closely support you in your learning process by providing forms and scripts to assist you in practicing, documenting your clinical experiences, and integrating the material into your clinical practice.

Completing your basic training is just the beginning of your professional development with EMDR Therapy. After you complete your Basic Training in EMDR Therapy, we strongly encourage you to continue consultation regularly with an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and work toward becoming an EMDRIA Certified Therapist.

Unfortunately, no. 

Completing an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) approved Basic Training in EMDR Therapy is the first step.  

After completing the basic training (any basic training), you are considered trained in EMDR Therapy.  

Licensed mental health professionals are eligible for full clinical membership in EMDRIA. Interns are eligible for associate membership and can upgrade to full membership upon licensure. 

After completing the basic training, you may wish to pursue EMDRIA Certification. The requirements for EMDR certification by EMDRIA are described in detail on EMDRIA’s website.

With that said, completing your basic training is just the beginning of your professional development with EMDR Therapy. After you complete your Basic Training in EMDR Therapy, we strongly encourage you to continue to obtain consultation regularly from an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and work toward becoming an EMDRIA Certified Therapist. 

Generally, to become certified in EMDR Therapy EMDRIA requires that you:

• have at least two years’ experience in your field
• have conducted at least 50 EMDR sessions with at least 25 clients
• have received 20 hours of consultation by an Approved Consultant in EMDR Therapy (after completing your Basic Training)
• have completed 12 hours of EMDRIA Credits (continuing education in EMDR)
• provide letter(s) of recommendation from one or more Approved Consultant(s) in EMDR Therapy regarding your use of EMDR Therapy
• provide two letters of recommendation
• verify that you agree to adhere to EMDRIA’s Professional Code of Conduct

Yes.

The training curriculum of our Basic Training in EMDR Therapy is organized to address the fact that most clinicians treat relatively few cases of single incident adult or child trauma and instead treat mostly complex cases with co-occurring conditions. At EMDR Resource Center you will learn how to apply EMDR Therapy to these complex cases with confidence by learning a case conceptualization model that in informed by: 1) an attachment theory application, 2) the Theory of Structural Dissociation of the Personality and dissociation screening, and 3) Francine Shapiro’s Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model. 

At EMDR Resource Center, our integrated approach to treatment planning and target sequencing for EMDR Therapy strengthens your ability to organize your work with your clients whether they are ready for EMDR reprocessing or require a more prolonged preparation before appropriately beginning reprocessing. 

Our basic training builds the conceptual, perceptual and procedural skills that you need to confidently integrate EMDR Therapy into your daily clinical practice with real-world, complex cases.

Unless you have an active caseload, you may not register for our Basic Training in EMDR. You need to have a minimum of two cases in your clinical caseload with which you conduct individual psychotherapy in order to practice the skills learned in the EMDR Therapy training.

EMDR Resource Center focuses on the application of EMDR Therapy in the treatment of disorders and symptoms related to trauma and neglect for children and adults. Participants will be required to discuss their clinical experiences in applying what they learn in EMDR Therapy over the course of the Basic Training program.

Our goal is to ensure that all participants have sufficient education and clinical experience to begin applying EMDR Therapy over the course of the Basic Training and to have access to a clinical setting where the use of EMDR Therapy is appropriate and possible.

During consultation sessions included in parts 2, 3, and 4, each clinician presents for about 20 minutes and receives feedback from an Approved Consultant member of staff about their clinical experiences applying the procedures covered in previous weekends. So, during your individual time, you will be discussing your work with child or adolescent clients. Other members of your group (typically 8 or so) might also be working with children or adolescents. There is a wide range of clinical settings and our participants cover them all.

There is a brief lecture segment during Weekend 3 that addresses modifications of EMDR suitable for children. However, the training standards within EMDRIA and EMDR Europe emphasize basic training for the adult population. In these models, treating children and adolescents is considered a specialty area to be addressed by attending advanced workshops after basic training. There are several excellent advanced training programs offered about EMDR with children and adolescents including live workshops, webinars, and conference presentations that have been audio recorded.

If this is your specialty, our recommendation is to purchase the textbook and workbook by Robbie Adler-Tapia and Carolyn Settle and to study these before and during the EMDR Resource Center training in addition to Dr. Leeds’s textbook. They are the foundational books for the application of EMDR to younger clients.

EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children: Infants to Adolescents Treatment Manual, 2nd Edition

EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children, Second Edition: Infants to Adolescents, 2nd Edition

You can sign up for courses with EMDR Resource Center even if you’re not based in the United States. However, be sure to check if your country or geographic area has an EMDR governing body. There is EMDR Australia, EMDR UK, EMDR Europe and EMDR Asia. Check those sights as appropriate for information about training in your area.