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Following long-standing precedent of EMDR UK & Ireland, the AGM will start at 13:45h after a brief lunch break.

Once the AGM is complete, the workshop will resume, finishing at 16:30h

About this workshop:

In this workshop, we will begin by examining the impact of early neglect, abuse, and attachment disruption on the development, functioning, and identity of the individual. We will then introduce various clinical “maps” to guide assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning.We will review the range of dissociative presentations associated with complex and prolonged trauma and will highlight the kinds of phobias and ego state conflicts that require attention early in treatment.

We’ll discuss the role of EMDR Resource Development and Installation (RDI), the importance of the therapeutic relationship, and the modulation of hyper- and hypo-arousal in EMDR trauma processing. We’ll also review strategies for helping clients decrease dissociation and maladaptive defenses, allowing them to access and transform their core affects and beliefs.

Significant time will be devoted to identifying common blocking beliefs and delineating different types of interweaves, each with their own functions and goals. Through watching numerous excerpts from videotapes of clinical sessions, participants will have the opportunity to see how the proposed treatment “maps” can be used to guide decision-making and how interweaves can be used with precision to deepen processing and accelerate developmental repair.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe how complex trauma differs from other forms of trauma
2. List the range of symptoms associated with a diagnosis of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)
3. Describe how to identify, assess, and work with dissociative symptoms in CPTSD clients
4. Describe how to move from a solid case conceptualization to a comprehensive EMDR treatment plan
5. Discuss how to recognize and respond to different attachment styles, ego state conflicts, and defensive patterns
6. List the trauma-related phobias commonly exhibited or expressed by CPTSD clients
7. Explain how various EMDR-related techniques (e.g., Flash Technique, working memory taxation) can be helpful in treating complex trauma survivors
8. Discuss the role of Resource Development and Installation (RDI) in preparing CPTSD clients for EMDR trauma processing
9. Describe how different kinds of interweaves can be used to address potential blocks to processing during the Desensitization Phase of EMDR treatment
10. Provide examples of how interweaves can be used to address developmental repair with CPTSD clients

Deborah L. Korn, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist, maintains a private practice in Cambridge, MA, and is an adjunct training faculty member at the Trauma Research Foundation in Boston. She has been on the faculty of the EMDR Institute for the past 29 years, is the former Clinical Director of the Women’s Trauma Programs at Charter Brookside and Charles River Hospitals, and is a past board member of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation (NESTTD).

Dr. Korn has authored or co-authored numerous articles and chapters focused on EMDR therapy, including comprehensive reviews of EMDR applications with Complex PTSD. She is an EMDR International Association-approved consultant and is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research. She has been a keynote presenter at EMDRIA, EMDR Europe, and EMDR Iberoamerica conferences and was invited to present EMDRIA’s very first “Masters Series” class in 2003.

She recently served as the vice- chair of the Clinical Practice Group and on the Steering Committee of the Council of Scholars, an international group associated with the Future of EMDR Therapy Project. Dr. Korn also presents and consults internationally on the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect. She is the co-author of Every Memory Deserves Respect—a 2021 book about trauma, recovery, and EMDR therapy written for the layperson.