Course

EMDR and Addiction: Essential Skills Beyond Basic Training

Format

Online Course

Duration

6 hours

Presenter

Julie Miller, MC, LPC, LISAC

Prices

$240

General Price

$120

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About

Course Description

Research has shown that EMDR may be utilized to assist with recovery from chemical and process addictions. The challenges with this population can be daunting, and for many years EMDR therapists were encouraged to wait to do any trauma work until the client had months of recovery due to fear of relapse.  This perspective has been found to be untenable in that the unprocessed memories often fuel relapse, demonstrating the need for concurrent treatment of addiction and trauma.  Relapse is generally a process that begins weeks or months before the first slip, and multiple forms of resourcing can be utilized to address this issue.  Addiction clients often have great difficulty tolerating or modulating affect, or even difficulty naming an emotion or relating the experience of the emotion.  Alexithymia and affect phobia are significant challenges in the addiction treatment field.  With current EMDR protocols, the EMDR therapist can address these issues and help the client work through addiction and trauma issues, putting them on firm footing to maintain recovery.  In this workshop we will identify the origins of addiction from the AIP perspective and challenges specific to addiction clients; learn and practice creating a treatment plan from the AIP perspective for addiction clients; identify several resourcing options to prepare addiction clients for reprocessing, specifically addressing alexithymia, affect phobia, and difficulty with self-regulation; identify at least three protocols for use with chemical and/or process addictions; and determine when to use a specific protocol with an addiction client.  

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

Intended Audience

This course is designed for licensed mental health clinicians who have completed an approved EMDR Basic Training.  Only EMDR-trained clinicians can obtain EMDRIA Credits. Educational objectives for the course.

Skill Level of Audience

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. Completion of an EMDRIA Approved  Basic Training in EMDR Therapy (Parts 1&2).

EMDRIA credits

6 EMDRIA Creditsand 6 CE credits (Included in course price). Please click here to see the information and instructions on how to obtain your credits/certificates of attendance.

Course Outline

9:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:15
12:45 - 1:45
12:45 - 1:45
3:15 - 3:30
3:30 - 5:00
(Didactic) Conceptualization of addiction from the AIP Model; ACE Study; treatment planning.
(Break.)
(Didactic) Challenges in working with addiction population; specific resource building.
(Lunch.)
(Didactic) Specific protocols to use with addiction clients.
(Break) 
(Didactic) Specific protocols and how to choose the right one.

Learning Objectives

Identify the origins of addiction from the AIP perspective and challenges specific to addiction clients. 
Practice the creation of a treatment plan from the AIP perspective for addiction clients. 
Identify and practice several unique resourcing options to prepare addiction clients for reprocessing.  
Identify at least three protocols specifically with addictions.  
Learn how to determine when to use a specific protocol with an addiction client.  
Julie Miller, MC, LPC, LISAC
Meet the instructor

Julie Miller, MC, LPC, LISAC

Julie is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Certified EMDR Therapist in Tucson, Arizona. She is in private practice and specializes in complex trauma, addiction, and working with first responders. She is an EMDR Trainer and frequently receives very high marks for her presentation skills. She is an international and national speaker on advanced uses of EMDR, including EMDR and Complex Trauma, EMDR and Addiction, Preventing PTSD through Early EMDR Interventions, and EMDR with First Responders. Julie provides consultation for EMDR therapists seeking case consultation and certification in EMDR therapy, along with consultation for completion of basic training. Julie is a volunteer and co-coordinator for the Arizona Trauma Recovery Network, providing pro bono early EMDR training and clinical intervention in communities facing disaster and crisis. Along with a colleague, Julie founded the EMDR Center of Tucson, LLC, to provide advanced EMDR training in Southern Arizona.  

Frequently asked questions

Cancelations

There are no cancelations/refunds for any distance learning courses.

Grievances

All grievances must be in writing to associate@emdrhap.org and will be replied to within 5 - 10 business days.

Trademark Restrictions Purchasing / Showing content to others

** Please note** this distance learning course was given ownership from the presenter, Julie Miller, 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

Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. To receive your EMDRIA credits complete the entire course and complete the post-test, then print your certificate. For CE credits, participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form. Click here to know more.

Please forward a copy of your confirmation email or receipt to associate@emdrhap.org and you will receive a reply with instructions on how to access the learning assessment and certificate. Please make sure the receipt has the course title on it or write it in the forwarded email.***Please note, due to a high level of requests, it may take 1-5 business days to receive a reply. If you do not receive a reply within the 5 day time period, please call the HAP office***Only one recipient per course purchase will be given CE’s. Multiple CE’s will not be given to groups who purchase one course viewing.

CE-Classes.com is the provider of CEs.
• Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
• There is no known commercial support or conflicts of interest for this workshop.