Overview: This comprehensive EMDR Basic Training is designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals and 2nd year masters students seeking a strong foundation in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy.
Eligibility: Licensed Clinicians: Master’s degree in a mental health field (Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Social Work) or related discipline. Pre-Licensed Clinicians: Master’s degree in the above fields + actively pursuing full licensure. Requires a supervisor letter confirming supervision by a fully licensed clinician and active pursuit of licensure. |Graduate Students: Enrolled in a Master’s or Doctoral program in a mental health field (including Psychiatric Nursing) or related discipline. Requires a supervisor letter with the supervisor’s license information confirming the student is on the licensing track and working under a fully licensed clinician.
Schedule: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME ZONE (meeting opens at 8:45 am)*Please join a few minutes early for attendance taking and for any troubleshooting for tech issues if needed. Lecture starts promptly at 9:00.
Sept. 12-13 (Sat-Sun) 9:00-5:00 (lunch from 1:00-2:00)
Sep 26-27 (Sat-Sun) 9:00-5:00 (lunch from 1:00-2:00)
Oct 17-18 (Sat-Sun) 9:00-5:00 (lunch from 1:00-2:00)
Nov 7-8 (Sat-Sun) 9:00-4:30 (lunch from 1:00-2:00)
Components of the Training: EMDRIA requires 50 hours for EMDR Basic Training. This training provides 51.5 hours of training with extra emphasis on how to assess for and modify EMDR to proceed with work with complex presentations.
Consultation Hours: 10 hours of Consultation hours are included at no extra cost. For your convenience, these hours are embedded in the training days.
Required Text – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols and Procedures. Guilford Press 2017. (separate purchase not included in tuition)
Attendance Requirements: Attendance to all days and parts are required to be granted a Basic Training Certificate of completion and CEs. EMDR Basic Training must be completed within 12 months of the training start.
CECs: This program has been approved for Continuing Education Credit Hours by NASW-CT and meets the continuing education criteria for Social Work Licensure renewal. 41.5 continuing education credits (CEC) approved by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-CT). NASW-CT approvals are valid in CT, MA, RI, and VT. NASW-CT CEC approvals apply to the following license types: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PsyD). The course does not offer Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. It is the sole responsibility of the training participant to verify with their own state licensing or regulatory board whether these continuing education credits will be accepted for their professional license.
Discounts & Accessibility
- 2nd-year master’s student discount
- Group discounts
- Reduced rates for clinicians working full-time in not-for-profit or community mental health agencies
Next Steps: 1) submit tuition and 2) complete the participant agreement (the link also appears below). 3) Once those steps are completed, you will be emailed an invitation to open your Inspired EMDR Course Account, giving you access to two courses. The Inspired EMDR Course Account is a contains both a Training Course account for the training day materials (including bonus video presentations, slides, scripts and essential worksheets) and another Resources course account (for bonus materials, such as resources for EMDR practice, screening tools, infographics, articles for your practice and much more) You will have these courses available to you for one year.
Pre-Meeting: A brief Zoom meeting will take place a few days prior to the training. It will be held on Wed. Sep 9 @ 7:00 pm-7:30 pm. At this meeting, you will be introduced our staff and announcements about general housekeeping matters and other helpful details to help you navigate through the training will be reviewed.