Innovating EMDR Group Consultation for initial EMDR Training: …a novel “Round Robin” approach Tony Brazil EUROPEAN CERTIFICATE of PSYCHOTHERAPY EMDR-Europe Consultant, EMDR Facilitator for EFPE Trainings France and USA tonybrazil@orange.fr
Co Consu sultation group in question o No known statistics for evaluating efficacy of consultation groups o Who goes on to Certification; requirements? o Europe o USA o What might help/hinder?
On One cu current example in Europ ope o Support vs exams o to film or not to film o working in dyads: but there’s only one consultant!
Pr Proposing a new Model: Round Robin o 2 nd Half of a five-hour group o Normal Q&A’s/case studies in 1st half o Setting the framework / Explanations: o Confidentiality o Real Therapy o No Play-acting o Respecting “patient” and therapists-in-training: no forcing. o Choosing a non-life-shattering event
An An e extract fr from om a a “ “Rou ound R Rob obin” P Phase 3 e 3 (As (Asses essmen ent)
Co Consu sultant’s s role during Round Robin o Consultant : o Observes o Takes notes o Keeps students on toes by changing calling order o Consultant does not intervene unless: o Student is really off-track or blocked o “Patient” needs specific intervention
Ano Anothe ther ex extract from a “Round Robin” Phase 3 (Assessment)
Wh What t stu tudents ts “do” and “get” fr from R m Round R und Robin bin o Students: o Watch (when observing) and Participate (when therapist): o “in and out” balances subjectivity and objectivity/ improves learning o “observer” and “actor” o Learn to Trust the Process o See that EMDR is not therapist-centered o Witness that EMDR does not require therapist charisma, insight or exceptional intelligence o Understand that EMDR does need the therapist to get out of the way o Observe that EMDR generally functions very well when they simply follow the protocol
Ex Extr tract t from m a “R “Round und Robi bin” n” Pha hase 4 (De Desens nsiti tizati tion) n)
Co Consu sultant’s s role af after Round Ro Robin o Insures that “patient” is stabilized at end of therapy. o Post Level II: First, asks students to comment/question what they saw as observers o Gives feedback, answers questions: o Notes and acknowledges both therapists’ capacities and strengths o Suggestions to help assimilate clinical EMDR o Offers multiple support for therapists new to EMDR paradigm who generally stop for one reason: o It’s too difficult = I’m not good enough
An Another er extract from a “Round Robin” Phase e 4 (Des Desen ensitization)
Th Thank you to: Juliane Tortes St Jammes , EMDR Consultant in Bordeaux, France, who kindly filmed the consultation sequences. Isabelle Meignant , “my boss”, EMDR Trainer and CEO of l’Ecole Française de Psychothérapie EMDR Tony Brazil EUROPEAN CERTIFICATE of PSYCHOTHERAPY EMDR-Europe Consultant, EMDR Facilitator for EFPE Trainings tonybrazil@orange.fr France and USA Part of the EFPE teaching team in France
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