Course

Implications of EMDR Therapy for Survivors of Grooming and Exploitation

Format

Recorded Asynchronous Online Course

Duration

1.5 hours

Presenter

Susan Darker-Smith, BABCP EMDR

Prices

$65

General Price

$32.50

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About

Course Description

The role of grooming and sexual exploitation/trafficking is a growing problem affecting our youth and putting those most vulnerable (i.e., those fleeing war) at risk of being trafficked. This presentation will explore the challenges of treating clients who have been groomed, exploited, and/or trafficked. The impact of grooming on client disclosure will be addressed with real case examples to illustrate how for some clients, the emotional bond between an abuser and survivor may impact their willingness to see their experiences as 'traumatic'. This has an impact on therapists, expecting to treat clients of grooming and/or sexual exploitation with EMDR for 'trauma'. Knowing where clients are in the grooming cycle helps the therapist to know where to begin and which wounds need addressing first.  


Recognize the origin of grooming, exploitation, and/or trafficking helps to create a collaborative treatment plan which places the client at the heart of the process, handing them back the control and power stolen from them in the process of being groomed, exploited or / and trafficked. This presentation is for therapists working with clients who have been (or are currently being) groomed, sexually exploited or / and trafficked.

Course was originally recorded on August 24, 2024.

*Disclaimer: Please note this video contains difficult subject matters related to trauma.  
  

Intended Audience

Mental Health Clinicians and anyone currently practicing EMDR therapy (psychologists, counselors, social workers, etc.). This course is appropriate for post-doctoral graduates and clinicians with advanced knowledge of various therapeutic treatment modalities and theoretical orientations.

EMDRIA and CE's credits

1.5 EMDRIA Credits (Included in course price). CE credits are not offered for this course at this time. Please click here to see the information and instructions on how to obtain your credits/certificates of attendance.

Skill Level of Audience

Intermediate.

Course Outline & Objectives

0-30 minutes
30-60 minutes
60-90 minutes

Identify the main categories of grooming and which category their client falls into. 

Describe the wounds experienced by clients who have been groomed, sexually exploited and/or trafficked by understanding the nature of the vulnerabilities.
Identify different forms of EMDR protocols and interventions (including Narratives), dependent upon the wound being treated and the client's strengths/challenges. Q&A
Susan Darker-Smith, BABCP EMDR Europe C & A Trainer
Meet the instructor

Susan Darker-Smith, BABCP EMDR

Susan Darker-Smith, Director: Child Trauma Therapy Centre - Founding Trustee: TRN UK - EMDR Europe Accredited C & A Trainer.  Susan Darker-Smith is the Clinical Director of the Child Trauma Therapy Centre, UK, and a Europe Accredited Child & Adolescent EMDR Trainer. She has taught therapists in countries around the world in the field of child trauma alongside offering pro bono or low-cost trainings to countries with limited funds. She is a founding member of the Trauma Response Network (UK) and the Global Child-EMDR Alliance (founded to support children's mental health during the pandemic). Susan has published in the fields of neurodiversity, children's mental health and eating disorders alongside presenting at international and national conferences in the fields of trauma, intergenerational trauma, and neurodiversity. 

She believes that our actions today impact the children of tomorrow. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Cancelations

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Grievances

Grievances can be sent in writing by email to registration@emdrhap.org and will be handled within 10 business days.

Trauma Recovery, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (Trauma Recovery/HAP) 
is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with all our public facing and internal and accreditation grievance policies. Trauma Recovery/HAP will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of program participants. 

The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the Education Chair/Continuing Education Director in consultation with the member of the continuing education committee (Trauma Recovery/HAP Training Operations Team), the Trauma Recovery/HAP's Ethics Chairperson and the Convention/Conference Chairperson.

While Trauma Recovery/HAP goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participant and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues which come to the attention of the convention staff or an officer of Trauma Recovery/HAP. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such grievances.

When a participant, either orally or in written format, files a grievance or expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken. If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to express their comments in written format. The Educational Chair/Continuing Education Director will then pass on the comment to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the aggrieved individual.
If the grievance concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, the Convention/Conference Chairperson will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the Convention/Conference Chairperson will:
2a) attempt to move the participant to another workshop.
2b) provide a credit for a future workshop or on-demand course equally valued;
2c) or provide a partial or full refund of the workshop fee.
**Actions 2b and 2c require written notes documenting the grievance for record keeping purposes. Either note need not be signed by the aggrieved individual.

If the grievance concerns Trauma Recovery/HAP CE program in a specific regard, the CE Educational Chair/Continuing Education Director will attempt to arbitrate and will engage the Clinical Consultant team and when necessary, the executive Director. When the grievance is filed by a social worker, the Social Worker Consultant will be involved in the investigation and resolution of all grievance. If further escalation is necessary, the grievance will be sent directly to the Board President.

Contact: Anna Riedel, CE Director
Email: registration@emdrhap.org
Telephone number: (203) 288 4450
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Trademark Restrictions Purchasing / Showing content to others

** Please note** this distance learning course was given ownership from the presenter, Susan Darker-Smith, to Trauma Recovery/HAP and it cannot be used for resale and only should be viewed by the purchaser.

** HIPAA Regulations: Please note that this course may contain protected health information (PHI). Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this PHI is strictly prohibited; this includes recording and/or reproducing any part of this training video. This video presentation contains videos of clients and case discussions. The presenter has received permission to use the videos to assist in the education and training of clinical professionals who must comply with confidentiality standards.

ADA assistance

Facilities used by Trauma Recovery/HAP for in-person training events are ADA compliant. Should you need any special accommodations (ADA) for an in-person training event, please contact Trauma Recovery/HAP staff at info@emdrhap.org at least 10 business days prior to the start of the training event. On-demand courses with videos offer closed captioning. If you encounter any inaccuracies or synchronization issues with the closed captioning, please contact associate@emdrhap.org.

How to obtain your credits/certificates

CE and EMDRIA CEU Info for Trauma Recovery: EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (Trauma Recovery/HAP) LearnWorlds Courses Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. To receive your Continuing Education (CEs) and EMDRIA CEUs, complete the entire course, the post-test, and evaluation.
***Only one recipient per course purchase will be given CEs and EMDRIA CEUs. Multiple CEs and EMDRIA CEUs will not be given to groups who purchase one-course viewing.



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