Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method validated to aid in recovery from trauma and other distressing experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. For many patients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies.
CGI’s continuing education EMDR Basic Training Program provides experiential training that will familiarize students with a spectrum of EMDR therapy applications that accelerate the treatment of pathologies related to disturbing events and present life conditions. A number of neurophysiological studies have documented the rapid post treatment effects for a range of presenting complaints including traumatic stress, anxiety, somatic conditions, depression and addictions.
$1,550 Early Bird Rate. Apply by June 30, 2021 to qualify.
CGI Student, Military & nonprofit discounts available
Application Deadline: August 9, 2021
Early Bird Tuition Application Deadline: June 30, 2021
To learn more about the EMDR Basic Training program and the admissions process, attend an upcoming information session.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a mental health intervention offered by trained and licensed mental health clinicians. This training is a great asset in preparing to serve communities suffering from severe mental illness and trauma through trauma-informed care and restorative practices. It is designed to fit the contemporary and future directions of the current mental health landscape.
Benefits of completing an EMDR basic training include:
- Enhance your professional knowledge, skills, and career potential
- Apply a Trauma-Responsive paradigm to your professional life
- Involve Patients in the treatment process
The American Psychiatric Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs/Dept. of Defense, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the World Health Organization among many other national and international organizations recognize EMDR therapy as an effective treatment. (source: https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/)
- EMDRIA-approved coursework and consultation leading to the Basic Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Certificate of Completion
- Online program designed for working clinicians
- Live instruction provided in a small group setting
- High quality curriculum and training developed and delivered by Carol Miles MSW, LCSW, an EMDRIA Certified Therapist an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and an EMDRIA Approved Provider of EMDR Basic Training
- This program can serve as an entry point to more advanced trauma study
This training is the beginning of the requirement for becoming an EMDRIA Certified Therapist. Completing an EMDRIA approved Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy basic training is the first requirement toward becoming EMDR Certified by EMDRIA, the EMDR professional organization. After completing an EMDRIA approved basic training in EMDR therapy you will receive a documentation of completion: a ‘Certificate of Completion.’
Part One
- Identify the Three-Pronged Protocol of EMDR therapy
- List 2 hypothesized brain mechanisms utilized in EMDR reprocessing
- List 1 important existing research studies
- List 3 types of client complaints treatable with EMDR therapy
- List 3 examples of small “t” traumas
- List 3 examples of big “T” traumas
- List 3 typical ways people process disturbing life experiences
- Describe the elements of a target memory
- Name the 8 phases of EMDR therapy for comprehensive treatment
- List 3 kinds of bilateral stimulations used in EMDR reprocessing
- Describe 2 common reasons for blocked processing
- Distinguish between state change and trait change in EMDR therapy
Between the first and second parts of the course, and in order to continue to the second part, each participant will participate in a total of 4 hours of consultation
Part 2
- Describe the adaptive information processing system
- Identify the purpose of the Assessment Phase of EMDR therapy
- Identify the purpose of utilizing the SUD scale and what it stands for
- Identify the purpose of the VOC scale and what it stands for
- Identify the reprocessing phases involved in memory reprocessing
- Describe one purpose for Safe/Calm Place utilization
- Describe 3 symptoms suggesting a possible dissociative disorder
- Describe when you would apply the Future Template
- Identify 2 clinical situations where EMD would be appropriate
- Describe the protocol for a single traumatic event
- Distinguish between direct questioning and the Floatback technique
After part 2, an additional 6 hours of consultation will be required to complete the training.
Masters level mental health professions are encouraged to attend, including Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, Mental Health Nurse Practitioners and Psychologists are encouraged to attend.
Those on licensing tracks or in a masters program may be eligible.
The content of the curriculum is considered intermediate. However, this is a basic therapy training course.
This training is the beginning of the requirement for becoming an EMDRIA Certified Therapist. Completing an EMDRIA approved Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy basic training is the first requirement toward becoming EMDR Certified by EMDRIA, the EMDR professional organization. After completing an EMDRIA approved basic training in EMDR therapy you will receive a documentation of completion: a ‘Certificate of Completion.’
However, completing the Basic Training does not make the clinician certified in EMDR therapy. EMDRIA does offer a credential for therapists to become an EMDRIA Certified Therapist. Ask your trainer for more information to begin the path to certification and see www.emdria.org.
Please note that this continuing education certificate program does not verify competence in the field nor specific access to an occupation, but rather indicates completion of the required training and acquisition of new knowledge and skills improves your ability to deliver services. A certificate of completion will be awarded upon completion of the EMDR certificate program.
Complete CGI’s Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Certificate program, which includes 2 live, virtual trainings taking place over the course of 2 three day trainings and 10 hours of consultation in the field.
Individuals needing special accommodations, please contact: Alicia Iniguez, continuinged@cgi.edu, 480-285-1761 ext. 7.
Fall 2021
- Part 1 Training: August 25-27, 2021, 9:30 a.m. EDT / 6:30 a.m. PDT to 6 p.m. EDT / 3 p.m. PDT each day
- Part 2 Training: November 1-3, 2021, 9:30 a.m. EDT / 6:30 a.m. PDT to 6 p.m. EDT / 3 p.m. PDT each day
- Part 3 Consultation: complete 10 consultation hours
- 4 hours must be completed after Part 1 (a requirement to attend Part 2)
- 6 hours must be completed after Part 2 to complete the training
Attendance is required for Part 1, Part 2 and all 10 hours of consultation.
Admission application deadline: August 9, 2021
To qualify for early bird tuition rates, submit your application by June 30, 2021.
Program tuition is nonrefundable. If a student is unable to attend a program as planned prior to the start date, tuition can be rolled over to the next available offering. Note: tuition discounts are not stackable. One discount per person maximum.
| Program Tuition | $1,750 |
| Early Bird Tuition* | $1,550 |
| CGI Student Tuition | $1,550 |
| Nonprofit Tuition** | $1,550 |
| Military Tuition *** | $1,550 |
There is no application fee.
* To qualify for early bird tuition, complete your admissions application by June 30, 2021. Applications submitted after June 30, 2021 will qualify for standard tuition or other tuition rates per eligibility requirements.
** part-time/full-time employment at a nonprofit organization required, documentation required during the application process
** active duty or veteran status and documentation required (DD-214 or Military ID) during the application process, this certificate program is not eligible for VA Education Benefits
To be eligible to attend this program, you must be a licensed, registered, or certified for independent practice as a mental health provider or be enrolled as a student in a mental health licensure track, completed your core requirements and have supervisor approval.
To apply for program admission, complete the following steps.
- Confirm admissions eligibility requirements are met
- Complete the admissions application (See checklist for materials. Note there are unique checklists for licensed therapists, non-licensed therapists, and graduate students.)
- Submit application by the deadline
Following review of your application, CGI will contact you to confirm your admissions status.
Admitted students will be provided with enrollment next steps via email. Enrollment is a time sensitive process. Students are advised to be diligent with checking their email to ensure ample time is available to complete the enrollment process prior to the program start date.
Admissions Application Materials Check-list
To be considered for admission, applicants must complete an online admissions application form and the following documentation:
Licensed Therapists Application Materials Check-list
- Copy of a government-issued ID
- Resume or CV
- Evidence of Licensure and malpractice
- Nonrefundable program tuition
- For tuition discount only
- If applying for the student discount, please submit unofficial transcripts reflecting your enrollment status and degree program in progress and a letter from your supervisor at your internship approving use of EMDR Therapy with your caseload.
- If applying for the nonprofit employee discount, please submit a letter of employment from your non-profit organization approving use of EMDR Therapy with your caseload.
- If applying for the military discount, please submit a copy of your DD-214 or Military ID
All items can be submitted through the online admissions online application.
Non-Licensed Therapists Application Materials Check-list
- Copy of a government-issued ID
- Resume or CV
- A letter about your current practice situation to include;
- Current practice setting;
- The kinds of clinical problems and clients with who you currently work;
- The number of clients you see in on-going psychotherapy;
- The frequency of therapy sessions with these clients;
- The therapy methods or approaches you currently use;
- The license you are pursuing;
- The anticipated or estimated date when you plan to achieve licensure
- A letter from your licensed clinical supervisor providing licensure supervision. If your clinical supervisor is not your management supervisor, you must provide a third letter from your management supervisor.
- Nonrefundable program tuition
- For tuition discount only
- If applying for the student discount, please submit unofficial transcripts reflecting your enrollment status and degree program in progress and a letter from your supervisor at your internship approving use of EMDR Therapy with your caseload.
- If applying for the nonprofit employee discount, please submit a letter of employment from your non-profit organization approving use of EMDR Therapy with your caseload.
- If applying for the military discount, please submit a copy of your DD-214 or Military ID\
All items can be submitted through the online admissions online application.
Graduate Students
Currently enrolled graduate students interested in the EMDR Basic Training program should contact ainiguez@cgi.edu for additional information.
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About the Instructor: Carol Miles, MSW, LCSW
Carol Miles MSW, LCSW, a clinical social worker specializing in individual, and family psychotherapy, maintains a private practice in Covington and New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, with adolescent and adult clients. She also provides training and consultation for therapists developing skills in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR Therapy).
A graduate of LSU School of Social Work, Carol specializes in Clinical Social Work, with over 30 years of experience as a social worker in clinical, administration, and marketing with the public and private sectors. Among her areas of expertise are working with clients who have eating disorders and trauma. She is certified in EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) by EMDRIA (EMDR International Association) and has additional training in DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy). Carol has often presented at state wide conferences and to general audiences on topics ranging from Eating Disorders, Assertiveness, EMDR Therapy, DBT and Developing a Private Practice. She has taught as an adjunct professor at the Tulane School of Social Work since 1998.
Additionally, she is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and an EMDRIA Approved Provider of EMDR Therapy Basic Training. She has been a member of EMDRIA since 2008, shortly after being trained in EMDR Therapy in New Orleans. As a volunteer for EMDRIA, she served as a member of the Conference Committee and chair of the University Special Interest group. She founded and is currently the Regional Co-Coordinator of South Louisiana. In 2017 she was elected to serve on the EMDRIA Board of Directors, 2017-2021. She is a past President of EMDRIA.
Continuing Education credit hours (CE’s) are not available for this program.
There is no known commercial support nor conflict of interest for this program.
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