TRAINING & WORKSHOPS
Welcome to my Training and Workshops area. My offerings are expanding all the time... from EMDR therapy to Mindfulness/Dharma to Clinical Dharma classes and retreats, as well as workshops at the intersection of social justice issues and mindfulness and other spiritual paths, there are many opportunities for us to gather and learn together...
ADVANCED TOPICS IN EMDR
I offer special topics courses that can be taken in person for EMDRIA credits (which also count towards the 12 required hours for EMDRIA certification). These workshops are designed as advanced training for EMDR Therapists - as well as introductory courses for non-EMDR therapists who want to learn about EMDR and trauma - or to get a better idea of what it might be like to become trained in EMDR. The Institute for Creative Mindfulness is an approved education provider with the EMDR International Association (#1002) and approved as a CE provider by the American Psychological Association.
Presently, I offer five special topics courses that can be taken remotely for EMDRIA credits. For the book course, we are proud to partner with Thinkific, an online platform for distance education. Dr. Jamie Marich & The Institute for Creative Mindfulness is an approved education provider with the EMDR International Association (#1002) and approved home-study provider by the American Psychological Association.
This is the official book course for “Healing Addiction with EMDR Therapy” featuring exclusive video content from the authors, Dr. Jamie Marich and Dr. Stephen Dansiger. This course allows readers to receive credit for reading and studying the latest book from Dr. Jamie Marich and Dr. Stephen Dansiger, Healing Addiction with EMDR Therapy: A Trauma-Focused Guide. The exclusive video content from the authors expands on insights from each chapter not available to the general public. This book course becomes the Institute for Creative Mindfulness' official “flagship” advanced topics course for working with addiction in a comprehensive way within EMDR therapy. The Institute for Creative Mindfulness is approved by the following organizations to offer 12 continuing education (CE) credits for this course: EMDR International Association, American Psychological Association, National Board for Certified Counselors, Association of Social Worker Boards, and State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.
After you complete your full initial training program in EMDR Therapy, pursuing EMDRIA Certification requires an additional 12 hours of continuing education specific to EMDR.
Would you like to earn all 12 EMDRIA Credits and 12 APA Home Study CEs after reading the book EMDR Therapy and Mindfulness for Trauma-Focused Care? For just $65 you can purchase the study guide and post-test and earn those valuable CEs!
The following presentations are available as courses through the EMDRIA on Demand program:
The Role of Spirituality in Trauma Wounding and the Healing of EMDR Therapy
My conference presentation at the 2020 EMDRIA Conference is now available as an Online Course through the new EMDRIA On Demand program. Click HERE to learn more and to register. You will have the opportunity to watch the 90-minute presentation and then take an exam afterward for 1.5 EMDRIA credits and 1.5 NBCC CEs. The cost for EMDRIA members is $50 and for non-members is $75.
Course Description: EMDR therapy clients with Complex PTSD, PTSD, and/or addictions often report that spiritual crises play an integral role in their suffering, and use spiritual terms when describing healing. The AIP model posits that maladaptively processed traumas and adverse life events have a profound impact on a client’s ability to make meaning, which is perhaps the core issue addressed by spirituality. Participants will discover the role of spirituality and spiritual wounds in the etiology and treatment of Complex PTSD, PTSD, and addictions utilizing the 8 Phase Protocol. Case examples will highlight implications for case conceptualization, treatment planning, and specific spiritual interventions.
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It’s Always EMDR Therapy: The Case for EMDR as a Complete Psychotherapy
My conference presentation at the 2019 EMDRIA Conference is now available as an Online Course through the new EMDRIA On Demand program. Click HERE to learn more and to register. You will have the opportunity to watch the 90-minute presentation and then take an exam afterward for 1.5 EMDRIA credits. The cost for EMDRIA members is $50 and for non-members is $75.
Course Description: This presentation reveals the potential for EMDR therapy to be used as a comprehensive primary clinical operating protocol. Past studies have missed the point for EMDR therapy to be used as not just an adjunct therapy, but as a standalone system of healing. Evidence supports each of the eight phases of EMDR therapy and shows it as applicable to treat the whole person. Through case study and research, the overarching systemic use of the Eight-Phase Protocol and Adaptive Information Processing model of EMDR therapy as the primary methodology and theoretical orientation of treatment centers or group practices will be explored. This presentation became the source of a chapter in Dr. Marich’s and Dr. Dansiger’s book, Healing Addiction with EMDR Therapy: A Trauma-Focused Guide.
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Buddhist Psychology, EMDR Therapy & Addictions – The MET(T)A Protocol
My conference presentation at the 2016 EMDRIA Conference is now available as an Online Course. Please click HERE to learn more about the Mindfulness and the 8 Phase Protocol course and to register. You will have the opportunity to watch the 90-minute presentation and then take an exam afterward for 1.5 EMDRIA credits. The cost for EMDRIA members is $50 and for non-members is $75.
MET(T)A
MET(T)A is a new and innovative approach that is both META and METTA. META represents the use of the AIP Model and the 8 Phase Protocol of EMDR Therapy to design and deliver treatment within an addictions treatment center structure. METTA means in Pali "lovingkindness", the spirit and practice of which guides the MET(T)A Protocol. We can provide workshops, we can provide EMDRIA Approved EMDR Therapy Training for staff, general trauma training for line staff, training for supervisors and managers on creating a treatment program based on the MET(T)A Protocol, and ongoing consultation services for your agency.
I offer a course on The Psychology of Addiction through Mindworks. This course investigates the causes and conditions of addiction, demonstrates the role that trauma can play in this disorder, and explains how mindfulness and meditation offer an avenue for recovery. Individuals who are working through their trauma and addiction as well as professionals who provide trauma and addiction treatment are encouraged to participate in this course.
CLINICAL DHARMA TRAINING
Clinical Dharma is available in a 12 class series - as well as Half and Full Day Meditation retreats led by myself and guest teachers.
MEDITATIONS
My online offerings include opportunities for us to meditate together on live stream, or for you to download the already completed meditation to bring some mindfulness and dharma into your day.
DIVERSITY
I worked for over 20 years in the area of diversity education, facilitating workshops on diversity and inclusion. I am back working in that arena, providing training, presentations and keynotes on issues of prejudice, discrimination, privilege, and where these issues intersect with mindfulness, trauma and treatment.
MINDFULNESS BASED ANGER MANAGEMENT
I have been doing Anger Management workshops for over 20 years. I have worked with diverse populations, including those court ordered for anger management, and with those who never expressed anger in their lives.