EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children: Infants to Adolescents Treatment Manual

by Robbie Adler-Tapia PhD, Carolyn Settle MSW, LCSW

Overview

Expanded to include EMDR therapy with infants to adolescents, this updated and revised manual--the only resource of its kind--accompanies the new second edition of the widely praised foundational text, EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy With Children. The manual distills simple and practical ways to employ EMDR therapy scripted protocols and forms to effectively utilize the entire EMDR therapy eight-phased treatment with infants, toddlers, young children, preteens, and teens from a developmental perspective. It is organized in accordance with the book and provides step-by-step directions, session protocols, scripts, and forms for each phase of the protocol, along with instructions for integrating techniques and tools from play, art, sand tray, and other helpful therapies.

The manual mirrors revisions to the text including changes to the phases of EMDR therapy and target identification and the integration of developmental theory into EMDR therapy for use with infants to adolescents. Additional revisions include coverage of new specialties and updated protocols, the presentation of breakthrough narrative concepts, new resources and scripts, guidance for the use of EMDR therapy with specialty populations, and new case studies of infants, toddlers, preteens, and adolescents. The manual will greatly assist therapists in their goal of providing best practices for children in need of expert psychotherapy.

New to the Second Edition:

• Includes updated scripted protocols and forms
• Integrates developmental theory into the eight phases of EMDR therapy for use with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, children, preteens, and adolescents
• Highlights that describe additional specialties and protocols
• Includes breakthrough narrative therapeutic concepts to use with young children
• Provides new resourcing and other scripts for teaching children affect management
• Integrates play therapy and other expressive techniques for use with any age client
• Guides therapists in using EMDR therapy with specialty populations
• Presents case studies of EMDR therapy use with infants, toddlers, preteens, and adolescents
• Revises phases of EMDR therapy for history taking, case conceptualization, and treatment planning
• Offers updates for cognitive interweaves and other tools for blocked processing and client resistance to EMDR therapy

Key Features:

• Provides the only manual available to help therapists to use EMDR therapy with children ranging from infancy to adolescence
• Organized in accordance with the accompanying text
• Includes step-by-step directions, session protocols, scripts, and forms for each phase of the protocol
• Provides instructions for integrating techniques and tools from play, art, sand tray, and other helpful therapies
• Facilitates the skills--from basic to advanced--needed for best practices

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826138040
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/22/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	148
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Robbie Adler-Tapia, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who has worked with children and families for over 35 years. Her work as a psychologist, educator, consultant, researcher, and writer has been at the cutting edge of trauma treatment in young children. She has extensive experience in child welfare, the forensic arena, and working with first responders and public safety officials. Dr. Adler-Tapia presents internationally on treating trauma in children, including using EMDR therapy for attachment and dissociation. She has taught graduate- level coursework and supervised interns. Her volunteer work includes promoting EMDR therapy for the most vulnerable children, including training therapists worldwide who work in the child welfare system and those working with children orphaned by AIDS; she also assists Post Incident Stress and Trauma in Law Enforcement (PISTLE), a nonprofit for those working in law enforcement.

Carolyn Settle, MSW, LCSW, lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, and has over 44 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced abuse, trauma, and/or loss. She has presented and written about children and adolescents in her coauthored book EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy With Children: Guidebook and Treatment Manual (2023), now in its third edition. She has presented at numerous EMDR conferences nationally and internationally and will soon release an international course on EMDR with children. She is also the coinvestigator of a fidelity study concerning EMDR with children, and she has coauthored three chapters and three journal articles on EMDR with children. She is an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)-approved consultant and an EMDR Institute trainer.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction to the Manual

1. History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning Phase

Instructions to the Therapist for History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning

Session Protocol for History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning

Therapist Script for History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning

Intake Form for Child/Adolescent Psychotherapy

EMDR History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning Form

Child/Adolescent Interview Questions

Consent for Treatment of Minor Child/Teen Assent Form

Treatment Plan

Child/Adolescent Symptom Monitoring Form

EMDR Therapy Progress Note

2. Preparation Phase

Introduction to EMDR Therapy, Mechanics of EMDR Therapy, Stop Signal, Metaphor, Safe/Calm Place, and Containers

Session Protocol for the Preparation Phase

Introduction to EMDR Treatment for Children and Adolescents

Script for EMDR Therapy Phase 2, Mechanics, and BLS for Children/Teens

Teaching Children/Teens to Use the Stop Signal With EMDR Therapy

Metaphor for EMDR

Introduction to Safe/Calm Place

Script for Teaching Safe/Calm Place to the Child/Teen

Form for Safe/Calm Place

Safe/Calm Place Protocol Abbreviated Instructions Form

Containers for Children and Adolescents

3. Assessment Phase

Instructions to the Therapist for the Assessment Phase

Session Protocol for the Assessment Phase

Script for Reviewing the Previous Session

Target Identification and Organization for Children and Adolescents

Identifying Picture/Image

Eliciting NC and PC

Kids’ List of Cognitions

Measuring VoC

Identifying Emotions/Feelings

Measuring SUD

Identifying the Location of Body Sensations

Explaining Desensitization to the Child

4. Desensitization Phase

Instructions to the Therapist for the Desensitization Phase

Session Protocol for the Desensitization Phase

Script for Desensitization

5. Installation Phase

Instructions to the Therapist for Installation

Session Protocol for Installation Phase

Script for Installation

6. Body Scan Phase

Instructions to the Therapist for Body Scan

Session Protocol for Body Scan

Script for Body Scan

7. Closure Phase

Instructions to the Therapist for Closure

Session Protocol for Closure

Script for Closure

Script for Closing Incomplete Sessions

8. Reevaluation Phase

Instructions to the Therapist for Reevaluation

Session Protocol for Reevaluation

Script for Reevaluation

Final Desensitization/Trauma Processing Session

Reevaluation and Posttreatment Assessment

Form for EMDR Therapy Discharge/Discontinuation of Treatment

9. Cognitive Interweaves for Children and Adolescents

Instructions to the Therapist for Cognitive Interweaves for Children and Adolescents

Session Protocol for Cognitive Interweaves for Children/Teens

Example of Scripts for CIs for Children/Teens

Utilizing CIs to Restart Processing

CIs for Current or Future Issues

10. Resource Development and Installation for Children and Adolescents

Instructions to the Therapist for RDI for Children/Teens

Script for RDI for Children

RDI Worksheet—Part 1

RDI Worksheet—Part 2

Abbreviated RDI Protocol

11. Mapping and Graphing for Use in EMDR Therapy With Children and Teens

Introduction to Mapping and Graphing

Instructions to the Therapist for Mapping

Session Protocol for Mapping

Script for Mapping Targets

Instructions to the Therapist for Graphing Mastery Experiences and Targets

Session Protocol for Graphing

Script for a Mastery Graph

Script for a Targeting Graph

Script for Graphing

12. Future Template for Use in EMDR Therapy With Children and Adolescents

Instructions to the Therapist for Future Template

Session Protocol for Future Template

Future Template Script

13. Assessing Fidelity or Adherence to EMDR Therapy With Child Clients

Instructions to the Therapist for Assessing Fidelity or Adherence to EMDR Therapy With Child Clients

EMDR Therapy Assessment of Fidelity

EMDR Therapy Fidelity Questionnaire

14. Blocking Beliefs Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents

Instructions to the Therapist for Blocking Beliefs Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents

Blocking Beliefs Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents

15. Script for Trauma Reprocessing Phases With Children and Adolescents

Script for Trauma Reprocessing Phase With Children and Adolescents

Assessment Phase

Desensitization Phase

Installation Phase

Body Scan Phase

Closure Phase

Reevaluation After an Incomplete Session

16. Children 0 to 6 Years and Preteens and Adolescents: Phases, Ages, and Stages

Introduction to EMDR Therapy With Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers and Preteens, and Adolescents

History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning Phase: Infants to Preschoolers

Preparation Phase: Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Assessment, Desensitization, Installation, Body Scan, and Closure Phases: Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Traumatic Stress Symptom Checklist for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning Phase: Preteens and Adolescents

Preparation Phase: Preteens and Adolescents

Emotional Regulation for Preteens and Adolescents

Assessment Phase: Preteens and Adolescents

Desensitization Phase: Preteens and Adolescents

Installation, Body Scan, and Closure Phases: Preteens and Adolescents

Reevaluation Phase: Preteens and Adolescents