Human Dynamics Associates, Inc.
Barry Litt, MFT
85 Warren Street
Concord, NH 03301
ph: 603-224-2841
fax: 603-774-6107
barry
Workshop Registration
Beyond Trauma Resolution:
EMDR and the Growth of the Relational Self
We need each other. This basic truth goes beyond our biological imperative and speaks to the very nature of being human. As our personalities are shaped by our early family experience, we continue to perceive and interact with the world in ways that were adaptive to our original context. Such loyalty to our families is often invisible, and yet is a powerful source of motivation that can either promote, or prohibit growth and healing.
Therapists who are unaware of the dimensions of the loyalty system can inadvertently place their clients in impossible binds, leading to impasses, stagnation, and treatment failure. By learning to assess and observe the rules of the loyalty system in which each client is embedded, therapists can better surface unconscious motivation and mobilize resources for change.
In Part One, participants will learn about the relationship between family dynamics and ego structure, reenactments from the family of origin, and the manifestations of ego state conflict in individual and conjoint therapy.
In Part Two, participants will learn a model for EMDR-based assessment and treatment planning using contextual family therapy, the indications and contraindications of conjoint EMDR, a model of the Self that zeroes in on the salient negative cognitions being triggered, and learn a progression of techniques to control and focus desensitization within the optimal zone of arousal.
This interactive workshop will include videotape and didactic material designed to facilitate a deeper understanding of this exciting new integrative model. For individual, couples, and family therapists.
This is a two-day, 14 credit-hour workshop eligible for EMDRIA credits.
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This workshop describes the clinical conditions in which phase four processing is most effective: the Zone of Optimal Arousal. The zone is the intersection of two dynamic client variables: dual attention and autonomic arousal.
The training begins with a model for rapid assessment of negative cognitions and self experience: the Domains of Self. This assessment assists the therapist in predicting the challenges of phase 4, and lends guidance for successful resolution.
Part two deconstructs the zone of optimal arousal into a typology that allows the therapist to assess if, when, and what interventions are needed in phase four to keep processing on track. Interventions for autonomic regulation are described in part three as “somatic interweaves.”
This is a three-hour, 2.5 EMDRIA credit workshop.
85 Warren Street
Concord, NH 03301
ph: 603-224-2841
fax: 603-774-6107
barry
