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A Multimodal Approach to EMDR Therapy with Children

$35.00

This presentation introduces a multimodal approach to EMDR therapy with children that integrates play, sandtray, and expressive arts therapies within the framework of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model. Recognizing that children often communicate experiences through action, symbolism, creativity, and play rather than words alone, this approach provides multiple pathways for accessing, processing, and integrating distressing experiences.

Participants will explore how play, sandtray, and expressive arts therapies, as well as storytelling, movement, and other creative interventions, can be integrated throughout the eight phases of EMDR therapy to enhance engagement, emotional regulation, and adaptive processing. Special attention will be given to developmental considerations, affect tolerance, and the therapeutic use of symbolic expression when working with children affected by trauma, attachment disruptions, and adverse life experiences. Attendees will discover how a multimodal approach can expand the reach of EMDR therapy while honoring each child’s unique developmental, relational, and expressive capacities, creating opportunities for healing that are both developmentally responsive and clinically effective.

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Description

What: A 1-hour home study course that introduces a multimodal approach to EMDR therapy within the framework of the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model. 

Where: Wherever you are!

When: You will have access to this course for 365 days from the date of purchase. Access to this course and its content will expire at that time.

A Multimodal Approach to EMDR Therapy with Children Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the theoretical foundations and clinical rationale for integrating play, sandtray, and expressive arts therapies within EMDR therapy with children
  • Identify developmentally appropriate multimodal interventions that can be incorporated throughout the eight phases of EMDR therapy to enhance engagement, regulation, and adaptive processing
  • Apply a multimodal framework to case conceptualization and treatment planning when working with children affected by trauma, attachment disruptions, and adverse life experiences

Cost: $35 each

*All proceeds from this course will be donated to the Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation and will go toward future scholarships and the Foundation itself. Registrations for this course are handled by the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute.

The Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to helping make play therapy trainings accessible and affordable to clinicians worldwide, as well as to fund research initiatives in Synergetic Play Therapy. Discover ways to donate to scholarship funds and current research projects by visiting the Synergetic Play Therapy Foundation website.

Presenter: Ana Gomez, MC, LP, is a leading expert in the field of complex trauma, dissociation, and intergenerational trauma, with a particular focus on children and adolescents. She is the founder and director of the AGATE Institute in Phoenix, AZ, a psychotherapist, author, and international speaker who has trained thousands of clinicians worldwide through her workshops, advanced trainings, and keynote presentations. With 30 years of clinical practice, Ana is a recognized authority in EMDR therapy and its application with children, adolescents, and families. She is a fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) and the author of EMDR Therapy and Adjunct Approaches with Children: Complex Trauma, Attachment, and Dissociation, as well as her most recent book, EMDR-Sandtray-Based Therapy: Healing Complex Trauma and Dissociation Across the Lifespan. In addition, she is the co-editor of The Handbook of Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications and has contributed numerous book chapters on EMDR therapy, complex trauma, dissociation, and intergenerational trauma. Her work has been recognized with distinguished honors such as the Francine Shapiro Award (EMDRIA, 2023), the Hope Award from Sierra Tucson (2012), and the Distinguished Service Award from the Arizona Play Therapy Association (2011).

CE Credit Hours: 1 CE Credit Hour, NBCC Content Areas: Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship

Synergetic Play Therapy Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7450. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Synergetic Play Therapy Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Synergetic Play Therapy Institute is also an Approved Provider for the following associations:
*Australian Play Therapists Association (APTA) Approved Provider
*British Columbia Play Therapy Association (BCPTA) Approved Provider 23-01

Continuing education credit hours may be awarded to graduate-level counselors or students enrolled in a graduate-level mental health program. If you do not qualify for continuing education credit hours and would like to receive a certificate of completion for this course please contact the Institute directly.

Refund Policy: Fees are non-refundable, but are transferable to other courses. You will not receive CE credit hours for this course should you choose to transfer your enrollment to another course. Please contact the Institute should you have any questions or concerns. 

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