Advanced EMDR Methods: Using Parts Work, Ego States, & Feeling State Theory

Date course created: September 2024

While working with psychological “parts” reached pop status with the advent of Internal Family Systems (IFS) theory, the concept of “parts work” is a concept that resonates with many therapists and clients alike. Consequently, we are starting to see it used in conjunction with many popular therapy approaches., your favorite trauma therapy included!

EMDR is a much more flexible tool than many people think. Beyond its classic applications, it can also be helpful as a tool to address several different common elements of trauma dysfunction, within the classic 8 phase approach.

This course will focus on learning advanced EMDR ego state interventions to work with some of your most challenging clients within EMDR. This training will include elements of parts work, ego state interventions and feeling state theory. You will learn specific interventions to use for complex PTSD, addictive and compulsive disorders, fears, and phobias.

**This is a 10.75-CE noninteractive, self-paced online video course delivered in home study format via an industry-standard online learning platform**

Agenda:

00:00 – 01:00: Exploration of Dissociation and Fragmentation

01:00 – 02:00: Identifying Barriers and Blocks in EMDR

02:00 – 03:00: Deep Dive into Parts work

03:00 – 04:00: Understanding Attachment Styles and Barriers in Treatment

04:00 – 05:00: Ego State Interventions

05:00 – 06:00: Utilizing Interweaves in Practice

06:00 – 07:00: Addiction as a Coping Mechanism

07:00 – 08:00 Overview of the Feeling State Theory

08:00 – 09:00 Introduction to the IFS Model

09:00 – 10:00 Exploring Trauma Fragmentation

10:00 – 11:00 Overview of Complex PTSD

Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

f). Learn and practice how to use interweaves to assist clients in moving through blocked processing and assist them with resolving traumatic parts of themselves.

g). Learn and understand ‘parts’ work with trauma clients and how to address these ‘parts’ within the classic EMDR framework.

h). Identify and describe the different roles that ‘parts’ play in traumatic healing and survival.

i). Utilize and acknowledge ‘parts’ in EMDR processing.

j). Assess different interventions and techniques used to bring ‘parts’ forward for healing.

k). Understand and describe how addiction can be a ‘maladaptive part’ related to trauma.

l). Identify techniques and tools for working with these addicted ‘parts’ during EMDR therapy.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this course includes licensed psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, and other licensed clinical mental health professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC

Material Author(s): Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC

Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC, is an EMDR Clinician, Trainer and Author who earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Northwest Nazarene University in 2011. She has been extensively trained on the use of EMDR and other trauma-based interventions, and she specializes in the areas of trauma, abuse, attachment and substance abuse. Megan has trained thousands of clinicians across the U.S. and internationally to help them get the most out of EMDR, trauma and addiction treatment skills and evidence-informed best practices. Megan is the author of “EMDR Workbook for Trauma and PTSD: Skills to Manage Triggers, Move Beyond Traumatic Memories, and Take Back Your Life”, released by New Harbinger Publications in May of 2023. She is set to release “EMDR for Dummies” with Wiley Publishing in May of 2024. Megan previously owned/operated an intensive outpatient treatment center that was voted best in practice in 2019. She currently owns and operates her own Counseling, Consulting, and Training Business and is passionate about genuinely changing the landscape of mental health and trauma treatment through an authentic hands-on perspective that is uniquely her own.

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