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all times EST
Friday, April 9
11:00 am – Welcome
Embracing Cultural Responsiveness
Mark Nickerson, LICSW
11:15 am
Banishing the Binaries: Using EMDR from an Anti-Racist Perspective
David Archer, MSW, MFT
When using EMDR therapy effectively, we must be both mindful and brave. Our clinical training, and the power dynamic it engenders, can inadvertently feed into maintaining social biases or stereotypical categories. The overemphasis on diagnosing the external “other” can lead to a lack of consideration of our own limited awareness and internal biases. When left unchecked, our privileges can damage our therapeutic alliances. Clients may then prematurely drop out of sessions, or in some cases, become retraumatized and discouraged from seeking additional therapy. Anti-Racist Psychotherapy is designed to circumvent these problems. In addition to understanding the effects of minority stress, it is necessary to understand the social construction of social prejudices in order to avoid victim blaming and encourage client empowerment. While the social construct of race will be highlighted, the metaphoric states of mind of Black/White (i.e. the binary cycle of White supremacy/Black suffering) will be explained and the discussion will be generalizable to other social categories. The social, epigenetic and neurobiological explanations of racial trauma will be explored. The need for cultivating a deeper purpose for the practice of psychotherapy, and the drive towards client recovery and social justice will be emphasized.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this workshop and with materials presented, participants will be able to:
- Describe the binary cycle of White supremacy and Black suffering
- List three characteristics for racial trauma as they manifest in clinical populations
- List three recommendations for addressing racial trauma targets using EMDR therapy
12:30 pm Break
12:45 pm
Facilitating EMDR with an Intersectional, Anti-oppressive Lens
Wendy Ashley, PsyD, LCSW and Allen Lipscomb, PsyD, LCSW
EMDR is an evidenced based intervention designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories. Despite EMDR’s efficacy, there are minimal references to diversity in EMDR research, and no protocol adaptations for incorporating an intersectionality and anti-oppressive lens when working with clients of marginalized groups. Without consideration of the lived experiences of racialized and marginalized identities and the acknowledgement of stigma, shame and historical trauma, the relevance of identity, privilege and inclusion in treatment is obscured. Emphasis is placed on clinician positionality in alleviating oppression-based trauma and clinical implications for promoting anti-oppressive EMDR practice with marginalized groups.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this workshop and with materials presented, participants will be able to:
- Participants will be able to describe ways in which historical trauma, lived experiences and stigma impact marginalized groups in EMDR treatment.
- Participants will be able to identify differences between utilizing traditional EMDR and EMDR with an intersectional and anti-oppressive lens.
- Participants will be able to identify strategies for clinician positionality and anti-oppressive practice that will promote efficacy in using EMDR with diverse clients
2:15 – 3:00 pm Lunch
3:00 pm
EMDR Therapy from an Intercultural Approach
Viviana Urdaneta, LCSW-S
This workshop will discuss ways to utilize an intercultural approach in the eight phases of EMDR therapy. It includes considerations for both consultation and direct client practice. This presentation will address both the challenges and strengths regarding empowerment, person-in-environment, social justice, and intersectionality in the therapeutic process. Therapists, consultants, and clients come from diverse backgrounds including differences in gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, culture, socio economic status, and more. This diversity in our population calls for therapists and consultants to adapt and be flexible to embrace their own intersectionality and bring it as part of the therapeutic process. Also, consultants and therapists must recognize challenges and opportunities to working with diverse populations. The presenter will discuss practical ideas for case conceptualization, treatment planning, and treatment. This workshop will be divided into two parts: first, ideas for therapists to center culture in the therapeutic process, and second, ideas for consultants to discuss and place culture and race in the process of consultation. This presentation will emphasize the importance of commitment, non-judgmental curiosity, and vulnerability as keys to embracing culture in the therapeutic process.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this workshop and with materials presented, participants will be able to:
- Identify at least 2 ideas that are important when working from an intercultural approach in order to improve case conceptualization, treatment planning, and treatment
- Describe at least 3 specific strategies and practical tools to utilize during EMDR phases when working with clients from diverse backgrounds including differences in race and culture
- Identify at least 3 strategies to include in an intercultural approach in EMDR consultation
4:30 pm Break
4:45 pm
EMDR with Latinx Clients- Cultural and Treatment Considerations
Viviana Urdaneta, LCSW-S and Viviana Triana, LCSW-S
This workshop addresses ways to integrate cultural considerations in working with Latinx clients within the 8 phases of EMDR therapy to assist with case conceptualization, treatment planning, and reprocessing of trauma and painful life experiences. It emphasizes the importance of considering acculturation, immigration, bilingualism, fictive-kin family members, and historical and current socio-political situations as both resources and traumatic events for this population. The presenters will provide specific strategies that have been found relevant to work with Latinx including the utilization of EMDR therapy in group and playful interventions that embrace and celebrate culture.
Learning Objectives- Participants will be able to:
- Identify at least 3 cultural considerations that are important in the work with Latinx children in order to improve case conceptualization, treatment planning, and reprocessing of traumatic and life disturbing events.
- Describe at least 3 specific strategies and practical tools to utilize during EMDR phases when working with Latinx clients
6:15 pm Program close
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