EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children – Tots to Teens

EMDR C&A Clinical Upskilling Masterclass (Online)

Presented by:    Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia

Date: Thursday 26 June 2025 (Online) – Module 1 Masterclass*

Time: 14:00h to 20:00h (Ireland / UK time)

Cost: €105

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6 CPD hours awarded by EMDR All Ireland Association

This is a Not for Profit Event to support EMDR C&A Capacity Building on the Island of Ireland

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* Modules 2 & 3 Masterclasses will be held in-person in June 2026 in Dublin

Aims:

Based on the book and treatment manual of the same name, this informational workshop focuses on basic and advanced skills in adhering to EMDR therapy with children.  Dr. Adler-Tapia presents case conceptualisation through the lens of the Adaptive Information Processing Theory (AIP).  She explains how to modify the language of EMDR therapy to meet the child’s developmental needs and how to specifically apply the eight phases with children.  Participants of this informational workshop learn how to develop a comprehensive treatment plan and create child-oriented methods for use of EMDR therapy.

Discussion of child development theory as it applies to the AIP theory is also included.  Dr. Adler-Tapia also covers how to use EMDR therapy in complex child & adolescent cases with a variety of special topic areas including ADHD, giftedness, attachment, dissociation and sexual reactivity.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this Masterclass (three modules), participants will be able to:

1. Explain the AIP Model as applied to Children
2. Explain the 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy with goals, objectives, and procedural steps informed by developmental exceptions
3. Demonstrate child “languaging” for the 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy
4. Recall child-oriented methods for use of EMDR Therapy
5. Distinguish concepts in a treatment plan
6. Describe the concept of “launching targets into the future” for EMDR C&A practice
7. Explain the stages of child development through the lens of the AIP Model
8. Describe the use of EMDR therapy in complex cases in speciality areas with diagnoses of ADHD, giftedness, OCD, attachment, sexual reactivity and dissociation
9. Identify key concepts of EMDR therapy with children and families in the child welfare system
10. Develop child-oriented methods for target identification and organisation to create a treatment plan