Training Hours And Format
The training format will be strictly in line with the training standards of the EMDR European Association for Accredited EMDR training. This equates to teaching (minimum 24 hours), supervised practice (minimum 18 hours) and clinical supervision (minimum 10 hours).
Each training day begins with registration at 08:45 and teaching commencing at 09:00 and ending at 17:30. There are 30-40 minutes allocated for lunch and 2 short breaks during the day. We also ask that during the training you respect the break times of the trainer and pose questions during the breaks to the training facilitators.
It is essential that all delegates attend for the full day over each of the teaching days. The course is intensive but this is required to cover all the necessary material and also to achieve the required training and teaching hours as laid down in the European EMDR Association Training Criteria.
Late attendance, missed sessions and leaving early (no matter the reason) will mean you will not receive the final training certificates.
Transport, work commitments and childcare should be arranged accordingly. An important point we want to stress to delegates is that we strongly encourage you to find an EMDR Consultant to supervise you once you have finished the training. If you work with complex cases we would encourage you to find an EMDR Consultant during the training.
Delegate Participation
Your EMDR course is a psychotherapy training and not a workshop, therefore, participation in the practical components are an essential part of you completing the training.
Importance of working with clients
It is very important to stress that ALL delegates must have access to 3 suitable clients during the training. You should have at least one in mind to begin using EMDR with straight after your Part 1 training. This is so you can begin using EMDR therapy over the training parts and receive clinical supervision from the trainers on these cases during the training days.
The delegate is asked to work with at least 3 clients by the end of Part 4. This has to include clearing / treating 1 trauma / distressing memory per client. This way the delegate can experience all the phases of the protocol with each of these 3 clients. Your certificate will be withheld if you do not work with your 3 clients by the time you get to Part 4, and your clinical supervision hours will not count if you do not bring a clinical supervision question.
3 clients is the absolute minimum acceptable to gain the necessary experience of the model. The more clients you can work with will really help embed the approach within your therapy toolbox before completing the training. Delegates who struggle to work with 3 clients also have a much higher chance of not continue using EMDR therapy post-training.
If you only work with children these should be adolescents and emotionally mature older children. This is generic training and modifications to adapt to working with children will not be covered in the basic training, therefore, please make sure you choose clients that you will be able to deliver the standard protocol. It is then good practise and highly recommended that you then attend an EMDR Accredited Child Training following your basic accredited training if you regularly work with this client group.
Some delegates find that they work with only complex trauma clients or young children. This can often be a clear barrier when choosing your clients during the training. We do strongly recommend that you start with the most simple clients possible whilst you are a trainee. However, if you only work with complex cases then we will support you as best we can if making modifications because, like any psychotherapy training, you cannot complete the course without using it in your clinical practice.
We strongly advise you to consider this point and make suitable arrangements for accessing clients before booking, because it is the most important aspect of the training.