eligibility criteria…
TRAINING: BECOMING AN EMDR SPECIALIST
EMDR is an advanced psychotherapy requiring a high level of skill. A mental health clinical background is an essential prerequisite for the effective application of EMDR treatment. All training providers will also expect you to provide evidence that you are “Accredited” with one of the professional associations deemed acceptable by EMDR Europe and EMDR UK.
Eligibility for EMDR Accredited Training is set by the EMDR Association UK / EMDR Europe and may change over time. As an EMDR Europe-Accredited training provider, we assess applications against the current EMDR Association UK eligibility criteria
Booking is easy …
Step 1
Check out our earliest availability and what dates you could possibly book on
Step 2
Fill in our eligibility checker to ensure you are eligible, we will review this and approve your application
Step 3
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Accredited EMDR therapy training is strictly limited to the following:
NHS ENGLAND APPLICANTS
- ONLY FOR THOSE IN IAPT, ADULT COMMUNITY HEALTH & PERINATAL SERVICES
For those working in NHS England IAPT services, adult community mental health services and perinatal mental health services, there is a requirement for you to arrange ongoing clinical supervision following the course.
Please note: NHS England now has additional supervision, eligibility and competence requirements for EMDR therapists working in their service. Please read the below before applying for training.
- NHS ENGLAND Clinician (ONLY FOR THOSE IN IAPT, ADULT COMMUNITY HEALTH & PERINATAL SERVICES) that will complete your training after 31 Dec 2023, from Jan 24 onwards must aim to adhere to Schedule 3 of which being that it is not impossible for RMN's or SW to train but you must on completion be aiming to achieve the status set out of eligibility in the curriculum. For example, you should be aiming to become an accredited CBT therapist to meet BABCP guidance.
View Eligibility List of NHS England IAPT, Secondary Care and Perinatal Therapists
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Applicants from countries with no national EMDR Association are scrutinised on a case-by-case basis and need to broadly follow our own eligibility criteria, i.e. a mental health professional accredited/registered with a governing body in their own country. In either case, external applicants will not be eligible to practice in the UK unless they also meet the UK eligibility criteria above.