Training
Playful EMDR: Parents and Caregivers as Co-Therapists
This training is presented, in partnership by Dr Sarah Schubert and Dr Jenny Dywer.
This training is delivered by Annie Monaco and Ann Beckley-Forest
Overview:
Join Annie Monaco and Ann Beckley-Forest of Playful EMDR in Perth, Australia for the debut of our new Intermediate level course for child and teen therapists integrating EMDR with the therapeutic powers of play.
In this specialty training at the intermediate/advanced level, the focus will be on how to incorporate parents in the therapy room as essential partners to resolve traumatic memories. Attachment wounds and caregivers’ mis-attuned responses to adversity are a common source of the kinds of traumatic material that can be hard to heal. We will describe (and even show via video clips) sessions which highlight attachment repair-focused play therapy and EMDR, and play-based dissociation interventions to manage challenges for trauma-exposed children and their parents and caregivers.
Meet the Trainers
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Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Buffalo, New York. Her specialties include attachment and child and adolescent trauma, and she also works with adult survivors. She is certified in EMDR, is an EMDR Approved Consultant and Trainer, a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor, and an Approved Provider of play therapy continuing education through the Association for Play Therapy. She provides consultation in person and remotely, and gives trainings across the US and internationally.
Her primary interest is in the intersection of play therapy and EMDR and has published on this topic including as contributor and co-editor of EMDR with Children in the Play Therapy Room: An Integrated Approach (2020).
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Annie Monaco, LCSW-R, RPT-S, Child Trauma Institute & Trauma Institute and co-founder of Playful EMDR, an online hub for training and consultation in treating trauma-exposed children. Annie travels throughout the US and internationally providing a multitude of trauma-informed trainings and agency and therapist consultation. Annie is an EMDRIA approved trainer of EMDR, EMDR consultant and trainer of Progressive Counting. Annie also provides specialty trainings on attachment, dissociation, and EMDR with children and teens. Annie was a Director of Restorative Justice programs at a non-profit agency where she oversaw juvenile and adult offender programs for over 10 years. Presently her private practice includes a multitude of behaviors and issues including foster care, out of country adoptions, juvenile justice and dissociation. Annie is the co-editor and contributor of chapters for EMDR with Children in the Play Therapy Room, An Integrated Approach (2020).
Training Key Features:
Practice interview scripts to assess for attachment challenges, dissociation and psychoeducation with caregivers in complex cases
Gestalt play therapy inspired interventions for preparation phase and attachment interweaves
Explain to caregivers about family dynamics, attachment wounds, and dissociative strategies to improve relational dynamics with teenagers.
Learn evidence-based family therapy strategies which include recognizing “distancing”/ “contacting” parents and compose reframes negative behaviors of all family members
Engage caregivers in helping to repair the harm of attachment wounds
Support EMDR therapy with children throughout all eight phases and how to seamlessly integrate EMDR with the approaches you already use.
Workshop will include video clips, transcripts and opportunities to practice interventions
Training Outcomes:
Apply an in-depth attachment history of caregivers to assess for early attachment wounds and disruptions and the impact on their parenting
Describe an in-depth attachment history of the child to identify attachment wounds
Describe play-based animal archetypes to identify 8 adaptation strategies children use to cope with complex trauma and describe ways to employ these in the playroom as part of an extended preparation phase.
Demonstrate how to use dissociation theory to educate parents about problematic behaviors.
Describe evidence-based family therapy strategies which include recognizing “distancing”/ “contacting” parents and compose reframes negative behaviors of all family members
Demonstrate parent psychoeducation and coaching to support their highly dissociative children and engage hostile parts in sessions
Describe the EMDR storytelling approach and 3 examples of cases where it is used with preverbal trauma, medical trauma and attachment wounds and structures caregivers as a resource.
Explain the EMDR storytelling method integrated with play therapy as an invitation to processing for children with a narrow window of tolerance for trauma work.
Describe a targeting approach to the Phase 3 EMDR Assessment phase within the context of the child’s post-traumatic play and symptoms
Describe 2 strategies to work effectively in play therapy with angry and hostile self-states to resolve traumatic experiences and reduce violent behaviors.
Describe an example of using a family play therapy activity prescriptively to help caregivers recognize and respond to the child’s needs for regulation and grounding.
Describe 3 important considerations in integrating EMDR and play therapy in support of processing targets relating to racism, oppression and microaggressions in a case example of an adoptive family
Course Details:
Dates: Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd November, 2024
Times: 9:00am to 5:00pm daily (two x 15 min breaks and 60 mins for lunch)
Location: Fremantle Sailing Club (Perth, Western Australia)
Prerequisite: Completion of EMDR basic training; Prior experience of integrating EMDR Therapy with children/teens
Certificates of attendance will be emailed after completion of the training.
All Sarah Schubert Psychology workshops and consultation groups are conducted in accord with our Terms and Conditions of Service.
Registration:
Cost - $699 + GST early bird (on sale until 30th September, 2024) or $825 + GST full price (on sale until 31st October, 2024)
TheraTapper Add Ons - If you would like to include a pair of TheraTappers in your purchase, without US shipping, please note this during the check out in the ‘Notes’ section
If you are unable to attend the Perth training, you may wish to look at the Melbourne option via www.jennydwyer.com.au/training
Cancellations - No refunds after the workshop starts. There will be a $100 fee for those cancelling 10 or fewer days prior to the start of the workshop. See also Terms and Conditions of Service
We are happy to respond to any questions you may have. Please contact admin@drsarahshubert.com to contact our team.
