Third Annual Parnell Institute Innovations in EMDR Conference- San Francisco
Transforming Trauma, Mending Attachments, and Supporting Resilience
About These Workshops
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP INFORMATION
Attachment-Focused EMDR for Addiction: Healing Relational Trauma and Rewiring the Addicted Brain With EMDR-Based Treatment with Laurel Parnell, PhD October 16–17, 2019 12 CE/EMDRIA Hours Available Addiction is costly—not only for our clients, but for their families, friends, employers, and communities as well. And when we consider the cost of lives lost to addiction, the toll can be overwhelming. While there are a number of programs targeted toward helping people overcome addiction, recovery often remains elusive or short-lived for all too many. The good news is that there are proven-effective methods for treating it, such as attachment-focused eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Over two days, you will learn a holistic, integrative approach for treating addictions and dysfunctional behaviors that is brain-wise, resource-based, trauma-informed, and attachment-focused. Research has shown that the addictive process is an interaction of impairments in three functional systems: motivation-reward, affect regulation, and behavioral inhibition. When we can focus our treatment in these three areas—using EMDR-related techniques to help support motivation, increase affect regulation, and increase control over dysfunctional behaviors―we may be better able to break the addiction cycle, and support our clients in a life free of addictions. This workshop addresses these areas integrating methods from attachment-focused EMDR, resource tapping, and the Connecting the Consequences Protocol™. Attachment-focused-EMDR extends the use and benefits of EMDR and bilateral stimulation for use with clients who have been typically less responsive to traditional EMDR protocols due to acute or chronic relational trauma and attachment deficits. Those deficits include the effects of childhood physical or sexual abuse, neglect, early losses, birth trauma, medical trauma, parental drug or alcohol abuse, caregiver misattunement, secondary trauma, and the cumulative effects of all. Drawing from her extensive clinical experience, Laurel Parnell, PhD, has found that to work more successfully with addictive behaviors, it is important to incorporate an attachment-repair orientation to all phases of EMDR work. She found that by making adjustments to the EMDR phases and procedural steps, clients experienced more complete resolution. Are you ready to help your clients with addictions heal? Through lecture, slides, and videos of live client sessions, you will learn how to integrate an attachment-focused, brain-wise approach into treating clients with addictions and dysfunctional behaviors, as well as practical tools you will be able to use immediately with your clients.CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Innovations in EMDR: Transforming Trauma, Mending Attachments, and Supporting Resilience October 18–20, 2019 Up to 12 CE Hours Available With EMDR experts Laurel Parnell, PhD, Phil Manfield, PhD, Constance Kaplan, MFT & more Come join us to learn about the latest clinical innovations in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), improve your skills, connect with like-minded EMDR therapists working in the field, and be inspired. The focus of this conference is on what EMDR clinicians are most interested in: what EMDR really looks like in clinical practice, and the latest tools and techniques to help their clients—clients who do not fit into a simple technique, clients who require understanding and adaptations in order to help them heal from trauma. Designed by experienced EMDR clinicians who have been using EMDR for over twenty years, this conference focuses entirely on effective utilization of EMDR in clinical practice. Faculty are all expert EMDR clinicians with many years of experience using EMDR in clinical practice. We believe that EMDR therapy is an art, not a technique that should be used the same way with everyone. Instead, we believe in an approach to the treatment of trauma that is client-centered, adaptive, culturally sensitive, and transpersonal. We use a holistic approach that honors the body, mind, and spirit. Clinical experience has taught us the importance of creating a safe environment in which to process trauma, as well as client-appropriate adaptations to EMDR protocols. This conference is for EMDR-trained therapists who wish to further develop their skills in working with a range of clients. This clinically focused conference will include presentations on EMDR with addictions, eating disorders, attachment and complex trauma, and acute trauma, as well as innovative techniques such as the Flash Technique, Connecting the Consequences, and Intergenerational EMDR. Presentations will include case material, videos of EMDR sessions, and experiential exercises. You will learn practical tools and techniques to improve your use of EMDR in clinical practice. Morning meditation and a panel on EMDR and spiritual experiences will also be offered, as well as a presentation on therapist self-care. EMDRIA Credits - Please Note: View the EMDRIA definition of EMDR. The Pre-Conference has been approved for 12 EMDRIA credits. EC Program Approval Number: #16001-15. Certain conference sessions have been approved for CE/EMDRIA credit. Attendees can earn up to 12 CE/EMDRIA credits. EC Program Approval Number: #16001-16. IBH maintains responsibility for this program and its content in accordance with EMDRIA StandardsWhile no prior EMDR training is required to attend, eligibility for EMDRIA credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved basic EMDR training. This workshop is not considered an EMDR Basic Training course. Completion of EMDR basic training is recommended and important to the comprehension of this workshop’s content. Those attendees with only partial training are not eligible to receive EMDRIA credits. If you are not already EMDR trained, it is recommended that you complete the full EMDR basic training and have training and experience in working with EMDR and this population before using this material.
Prior to registering, please review speaker-planner conflict of interest disclosures and complete CE information. *A hotel room block is available for the CONFERENCE portion of the event only (not the pre-conference), starting 10/17 through 10/19 at a discounted room rate of $189/night. Click here to reserve your room, or call 650-340-8500 and reference the Parnell Fall Conference or use the group code PNL. Parking at the event is $5/day or $10/night.Program
PRE-CON: EMDR for Addiction | Wednesday, October 16 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
8:00 am to 9:00 am
- Registration (Not available for CE)
9:00 am to 10:30 am
- Introduction to Attachment-Focused EMDR
- The Five Basic Principles
- Resource Tapping for Attachment Repair and Emotional Regulation
10:30 am to 10:45 am
- Morning Break (Not available for CE)
10:45 am to 12:00 pm
- Video Demonstration
- Q & A
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
- Lunch Break (Not available for CE)
1:30 pm to 3:45 pm
- Attachment-Focused EMDR Trauma Processing
- Working with Blocked Processing and Dissociation
3:45 pm to 4:00 pm
- Afternoon Break (Not available for CE)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Video Demonstration
- Q & A
PRE-CON: EMDR for Addiction | Thursday, October 17 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
8:30 am to 9:00 am
- Check-in (Not available for CE)
9:00 am to 10:30 am
- Overview of Treatment Model and Addiction Treatment Resources
10:30 am to 10:45 am
- Morning Break (Not available for CE)
10:45 am to 12:00 pm
- Video of Attachment-Focused EMDR with Meth and Porn Addiction
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
- Lunch Break (Not available for CE)
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
- Reprocessing Traumas with EMDR Big “T” Traumas as well as Traumas Associated with Use
2:30 pm to 2:45 pm
- Afternoon Break (Not available for CE)
2:45 pm to 5:00 pm
- Video Demonstrations: Attachment-Focused EMDR with a Sex Offender
- Defusing and Deactivating Urges and Triggers
- Connecting the Consequences Protocol™
- Q & A
EMDR CONFERENCE | Friday, October 18 | 8:30 am – 6:15 pm
8:00 am to 8:30 am
- Registration (Not available for CE)
8:30 am to 9:30 am | Laurel Parnell
Innovations in EMDR: The Connecting the Consequences Protocol
- Overview of the Connecting the Consequences Protocol and Steps
- Case Application
- Using the Connecting the Consequences Protocol with Substance Abuse, Problematic Behaviors and Dysfunctional Relationships
9:45 am to 12:30 pm | Philip Manfield & Lewis Engel
Introduction to the Flash Technique
- Flash Protocol Techniques
- Videos
- Demonstration #1
- History & Theory
- Practicum #1
- Q & A – Troubleshooting
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
- Lunch Break (Not available for CE)
2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Philip Manfield & Lewis Engel
The Flash Technique Continued
- Research
- Practicum #2 with Partners
- Q & A – Troubleshooting
3:45 pm to 4:00 pm
- Afternoon Break (Not available for CE)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Philip Manfield & Lewis Engel
The Flash Technique Continued
- Demonstration #2
- Video (optional)
- Evaluations & Results Survey
- Closing
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm | Laurel Parnell, Julie Probus-Schad & Constance Kaplan
When EMDR Sessions Go Off the Rails: Challenging Situations in EMDR Sessions
EMDR CONFERENCE | Saturday, October 19 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
8:00 am to 8:30 am
- Registration (Not available for CE)
9:00 am to 10:30 am | Constance Kaplan
Tools, Techniques and Recommendations for Working with Recent Traumas: What we have Learned Over the Last Several Years
- Introduction
- History and Development of EMDR Interventions with Recent Traumatic Events and Critical Incidents
- Introduction of Key Concepts
- Case Examples
10:30 am to 11:00 am
- Morning Break (Not available for CE)
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm
- Afternoon Break (Not available for CE)
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Laurel Parnell, Julie Probus-Schad, Constance Kaplan & Vinutha Mohan (Not available for CE)
EMDR and Spiritual Experiences
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | TAP-IN Benefit Dance (DJ, Hors D’oeuvres, Desserts, Cash Bar. $35/per person)
EMDR CONFERENCE | Sunday, October 20 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
8:30 am to 9:00 am
- Check-in (Not available for CE)
9:00 am to 10:30 am | Julie Probus-Schad (Not available for CE)
Tapping Into Communities & Schools: Utilizing Resource Tapping as a Standalone Therapy for Activating Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation
- Introduction and Overview of Resource Tapping
- Video: Resource Tapping Around the World
- Case Studies with Resource Tapping
- Experiential Exercise: Introducing Resource Tapping in a Group Setting
10:30 am to 11:00 am
- Morning Break (Not available for CE)
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | Laurel Parnell (Not available for CE)
Resourcing Ourselves, Building Community and Planning for the Future
Learning Objectives
Continuing Education
Please review complete CE and conflict-of-interest disclosure information prior to registering. This course is jointly sponsored by Praxis CET and Institute for Better Health (IBH) and is approved for Up to 24 CE Hours by the following:
- APA – Psychologists
- ASWB – National Social Workers
- NBCC – National Counselors
- NY State – Counselors and Social Workers
- Other State Level Counselors, MFTs, and Social Workers
- EMDRIA – EMDR Professionals
- ACCME – Physicians
- ANCC – Nurses
- WESPSB- Educators
Prerequisites
Audience
Recommended Reading
References
Refund and Cancellation Policy
We understand, sometimes things come up!
Praxis will offer a full refund to registrants of both live and live-online trainings who cancel their registration up to 14 days before the course or workshop start date, minus an administrative processing fee of $30 for a 2-day workshop or online course, and a $50 fee for a 4-day workshop. If cancelled within 14 days, no refund will be issued, however, a credit for the same amount will be applied toward another learning product, which expires within 1 year. Please email us at events@praxiscet.zendesk.com to cancel a registration.
Thurs: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri: 8:30 am - 6:15 pm
Sat: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Sun: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Available Discounts
- Groups of 3 or more professionals receive 20% off at checkout
- Register by Sept. 4 to save $50 at checkout
- Student registrations are not eligible for ANY discounts
- Save $199 on professional registrations when you register for the pre-con and conference together