An online series accessible for Australian and North American regional time zones

AUSTRALIAN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (AEDT)

7, 8  March 2024  from 9:00am -1:30pm
Third optional session: 21 March (AEDT) 9:00am-11:00am*

EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST)

6, 7 March 2024 from 5:00pm-9:30pm
Third optional session: 20 March (EST) 5:00pm-7:00pm*

This experiential workshop series provides a unique opportunity to explore important issues related to culturally based trauma and adversity (CBTA) within an EMDR group framework. EMDR Academy is proud to partner with two leaders in our field, representing the depth and innovation of EMDR therapy.

Mark Nickerson & Regina Morrow Robinson

Mark Nickerson is the author of the acclaimed book, Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy, 2nd Edition (2023)

Reg Morrow is co-author of the newly released book Group Therapy: Emerging Principles. and Protocols to Treat Trauma and Beyond (2023)

Why should  you attend the workshop?

There is a growing recognition of the valuable insights and the challenges that arise when we embrace the complexities of a multicultural world. This involves being sensitive to and understanding the diverse experiences related to cultural and social-identity dynamics. It is more important than ever that we identify effective ways to address our personal challenges and those of our clients, while fostering connection among people.

This unique collaboration incorporates Mark’s work in the area of social identity growth and understanding, with Reg’s work to expand the capacity of EMDR group protocols. This experiential workshop series provides an opportunity to explore these important issues related to culturally based trauma and adversity both conceptually and practically.

In this series you will:

1. Build your conceptual and therapeutic skills with CBTA
2. Explore your own personal/professional culturally-related ‘work’
3. Experience the features and benefits of two group protocols (G-REP & G-TEP)
4. Contribute to research around CBTA-focussed interventions

The workshops will be meaningful for you professionally and personally.The experiential components of the group protocols ensure complete privacy, allowing for deeper personal exploration.

Participants are also invited to contribute confidentially to data collection which will be de-identified and assist in evaluation of the intervention and its effectiveness.

Delivered online in 4 integrated modules, covering a total of 12 hours of didactic and experiential training

Attendance

• The first module is pre-recorded and completed in your own time.
• You are required to attend the 2 live webinars.
• The final webinar is not compulsory, but we strongly encourage you to attend.

Numbers are strictly limited.

Note: all time listings show Melbourne (AEDT)  and North America  (EST)

Please check your time zone to avoid disappointment.

Cost

• Early bird (extended to 22 February 2024) AUD $480 + GST
• Full fee AUD $600 + GST

Workshop Format and Details

Module 1: Pre-training Conceptual Overview by Mark Nickerson
2-hour pre-recorded webinar

In this 2-hour video Mark presents an overview of EMDR in the treatment for CBTA. This covers core concepts explored during the experiential aspects of the live training. The link will be provided 2 weeks before the live workshop. Participants can further prepare by purchasing the books by each author.

Module 2 Live :  7 March (AEDT); which is 6 March (EST)
Exploring Social/Cultural Identity and Reprocessing CBTA
Live webinar
9:00am-1:30pm AEDT ; which is  5:00pm-9:30pm EST

Didactic

• Social/Cultural identity – overview of concepts and relevance
• Review of G-REP and G-TEP procedures
• Ten types of CBTA and their impact
• Discuss internalised cultural oppression/stigmatization
• Strategies to identify personal and client social/cultural identity related experiences of trauma, stigmatization, and adversity
• Reprocessing considerations for CBTA

Practicum Content

• Identify and explore 3 personal cultural identities
• G-TEP resourcing with social/cultural identities focus
• Reprocess identified target using EMDR G-TEP protocol

Module 3 Live Webinar: 8 March (AEDT); which is 7 March (EST)
Dismantling Social Bias and Prejudice and Developing Authentic Social Responsiveness
9:00am-1:30pm AEDT; which is 5:00pm-9:30pm EST

Didactic Content

• Understanding social information processing, in group/outgroup bias
• Understanding the interrelationship of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination
• EMDR approaches to dismantling prejudice
• Identifying targets for reprocessing
• Exploring the importance of social responsiveness as an anti-racist and multiculturally aware approach to life and clinical practice
• Illuminating pathways and barriers to meaningful and authentic social responsiveness
• Illuminating persona history related to social responsiveness

Practicum

• Identify and reprocess a personal prejudice using EMDR G-TEP protocol
• Resource memories of social responsiveness
• Reprocess personally identified barriers and challenges related to social responsiveness with EMDR G-TEP protocol
• Develop personal social responsiveness goal/action plan

Module 4 Live webinar: Thursday 21 March (AEDT); (which is Wednesday 20 March EST)
Reflections and Future Directions
9:00am-11:00am (AEDT); (which is 5:00pm-7:00pm EST)*

*Please note the corrected attendance time for this module. It was initially listed as 4.5 hrs. This was an error. We apologise for any inconvenience.

A guided discussion

• Exploring participants’ reflections and learning
• Implications and future directions
• Additional resources

Workshop Materials

All workshop materials and links  will be sent out via email. Please ensure you check your spam.  Government servers often filter out emails, so consider using your private email address.

Pre-requisite:Participants must have completed approved Level 1 EMDR training