Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Scripted Protocols and Summary Sheets

Description

This one-stop resource is the first to focus on applying EMDR scripted protocols to medical related conditions. Edited by a leading EMDR scholar andpractitioner, it delivers a wide range of step-by-step protocols that enable beginning clinicians as well as seasoned EMDR clinicians, trainers, andconsultants alike to enhance their expertise more quickly when working with clients who present with medical-related issues. The scripts are convenientlyoutlined in an easy-to-use, manual style template, facilitating a reliable, consistent format for use with EMDR clients.

The scripts distill the essence of the Standard EMDR Protocols. They reinforce the specific parts, sequence, and language used to create an effectiveoutcome, and illustrate how clinicians are using this framework to work with a variety of medical related issues while maintaining the integrity of the AIPmodel. Following a brief outline of the basic elements of EMDR procedures and protocols, the book focuses on applying EMDR scripted protocols to such keymedical issues as cancer, eating disorders, headaches, chronic pain, somatic disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia ,medical related trauma, self-care and others. It includes summary sheets for each protocol to facilitate gathering information, client documentation, andquick retrieval of salient information while formulating a treatment plan. Protocols for clinician self-care add further to the book’s value.

Key Features 

• Encompasses a wide range of step-by-step scripts for medical-related issues
• Includes scripted protocols and summary sheets in strict accordance with AIP model
• Facilitates the rapid development of practitioner expertise
• Outlined in convenient manual-style template
• Includes scripts for EMDR treatment of clients with cancer, eating disorders, headaches, somatic disorders, MS, sexual disorders, and more

Author

Marilyn Luber, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and has a general private practice in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1992, Dr. Francine Shapiro trained her in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She has coordinated trainings in EMDR-related fields in the greater Philadelphia area since 1997. She teaches Facilitator and Supervisory trainings and other EMDR-related subjects both nationally and internationally and was on the EMDR Task Force for Dissociative Disorders. She was on the Founding Board of Directors of the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and served as the Chairman of the International Committee until June 1999. Among the prestigious honors Dr. Luber has received are the Francine Shapiro EMDR International Award (2005), the Outstanding Contribution EMDRIA Award (2003), and the EMDR HAP Humanitarian Services Award (1987). Dr. Luber is also a member of APA, ISTSS, and ISSTD. In 2014, she was part of the Scientific Committee for the EMDR Europe Edinburgh Conference. Currently, she is a facilitator for the EMDR Global Alliance to support upholding the standard of EMDR worldwide. She has worked as a Primary Consultant for the FBI field division in Philadelphia. Dr. Luber has a general psychology practice, working with adolescents, adults, and couples, especially with Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), trauma and related issues, and dissociative disorders. She runs Consultation Groups for EMDR practitioners.