Christine Mark-Griffin – EMDR for Kids: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Young Clients and Their Grownups

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Speakers: Christine Mark-Griffin, LCSW

Duration: 3 Hours 01 Minutes

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: May 04, 2023 

Media Type: Digital Seminar

Description

“Children don’t get traumatized because they are hurt. They get traumatized because they’re alone with the hurt.” – Dr. Gabor Mate

Watch Christine Mark-Griffin, LCSW, certified EMDR clinician and EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, for this 3-hour training to learn how to help families unravel complex trauma together so they can heal from the past and repair their relationship. Through the powerful lens of EMDR, clinicians will learn to:

• Conceptualize complex trauma cases through the perspectives of both the child and the caregiver
• Assess and improve caregiver engagement in EMDR treatment alongside the child
• Reduce trauma-related symptoms
• Develop interventions for conjoint EMDR therapy sessions
• And more!

Speakers

Christine Mark-Griffin, LCSW

Spark All Wellness

 
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 owner of Spark All Wellness. 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).

Objectives

1. Conduct psychoeducational sessions regarding the efficacy and format of EMDR with children and their caregivers.
2. Develop trauma-informed case conceptualizations using the EMDR treatment paradigm for children and their caregivers.
3. Utilize assessment and engagement strategies with children and their caregivers during conjoint EMDR therapy sessions.

Outline

Psychoeducation: Teaching Kids and Families about Trauma and EMDR 

• How and why EMDR is helpful 
• The Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model  
• 8 phases of EMDR; what to expect from treatment 
• How trauma affects children and adults differently 
• Interventions: The Tornado of Trauma, Windows of Tolerance 

EMDR-Based Case Conceptualization: Integrating Child and Parent Perspectives 

Learning the Story 

• Holding different versions of the same story in the family 
• Considering intergenerational trauma, attachment trauma and vicarious trauma 
• Identifying target memories with kids and their grown ups 
• Identifying common negative cognitions kids  
• Identifying common negative cognitions for grownups in relation to child’s trauma 
• A spectrum of parent involvement in therapy treatment 
• Interventions: Graphing Strengths & Targets, Preparation for Story Telling Technique 

Setting the Goals 

• How to develop individual and shared goals for children and caregivers 
• Interventions: The Miracle Question, Future Templating 

Regulate, Repair, Reprocess: EMDR Strategies for Children and Their Grown-ups 

• Developmental modifications for the EMDR standard protocol 
• Collateral EMDR therapy for parents to target memories that interfere with responsible parenting and a secure attachment 
• Interventions To Regulate: Magical Cord of Love, Singing Songs 
• Interventions to Repair :I’ve got your back, Helping with Ouches 
• Interventions to Reprocess: Story Telling Technique, Back and Forth Together 

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• School Social Workers
• School Counselors 

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