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Working with kids affected by complex trauma—whether intergenerational, attachment-based, or vicarious— can be difficult, especially when their caregivers are coping with traumas of their own.
Watch Christine Mark-Griffin, LCSW, EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, for this dynamic 3-hour recording on how to use EMDR therapy to help both children and their grownups heal from complex trauma…together.
In this training, Christine offers practical techniques, insightful guidance, and case examples as she walks you through how to:
This training is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify towards EMDRIA credits or training.
PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 3.25 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.
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Christine Mark-Griffin, LCSW, is a certified EMDR therapist and EMDRIA-approved consultant. She is the owner of Spark All Wellness, a private practice specializing in EMDR therapy with children, EMDR consultation for clinicians, and trauma-informed trainings for professional organizations. Christine started her social work career in child protective serves and later transitioned to school-based mental health, where she was a clinical supervisor and trainer. Christine lectures at California State University, Monterey Bay, where she teaches undergraduate courses in abnormal child psychology. Christine lives in San Francisco with her husband, two children, and dog. The things that make her happiest include her family and friends, a good cup of coffee, baked goods, yoga, traveling, cycling, music and dancing.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Christine Mark-Griffin is the founder of EMDR for Kids and Spark All Wellness and has an employment relationship with California State University. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christine Mark-Griffin is a member of National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and EMDR International Association (EMDRIA).
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Getting Started: EMDR-Focused Assessment and Treatment Planning
Case conceptualization through the lens of EMDR
Utilizing the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model
Child Friendly 3 prong approach
How to bring playfulness into clinical assessment
Strategies for learning the family’s trauma narrative
Identifying target memories for kids and their caregivers
Interventions: Playful assessments, sentence completions, Turtle of Tolerance
Resourcing: Play-Based Interventions to Build Support and Enhance Resilience
The importance of resourcing in EMDR – and why play enhances its efficacy
Bilateral-inspired games and activities
Using creative arts to reimagine trauma stories
Repairing attachment and ruptures through play
Puppets, sandtray, dollhouses, toys, building blocks, and more
Interventions: Rescue Play, Building & Rebuilding, Attachment Resource Development & RDI
Reprocessing Complex Trauma: Playful EMDR Strategies for Children and Their Grown-ups
Assessing child and grown up readiness for conjoint sessions
Playing the “EMDR” game with kids & grown ups
Modifying standard EMDR protocol to be developmentally appropriate
Co-regulation techniques for the caregiver
Interventions: Story Telling Technique, Reprocessing Together, Future Templates
Develop trauma-informed case conceptualizations using Adaptive Information Processing Theory for children experiencing complex trauma
Utilize play-based and EMDR strategies with children and their caregivers during conjoint EMDR therapy sessions.
Summarize how EMDR and play interventions can be combined to enhance healing complex trauma in children
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