Obstacle Course: EMDR and Dissociation in Children
Obstacle Course: EMDR and Dissociation in Children Course is organized by EMDR International Association (EMDRIA).
Description:
Regardless of the explanatory theoretical models, in the experience of our patients, dissociation fulfills a protective function. This, however, becomes maladaptive when the exposure to the hazard is over. The reprocessing of traumatic memories -which constitutes the main objective of EMDR treatment- finds in some dissociative manifestations, apparently insurmountable obstacles. How do we access what is not remembered because it is too painful? How do we access information that seems to be protected from disclosure by powerful internal gatekeepers? How do we advance in our work when our little patients – still dependent on the adult world – cannot feel safe in the context of their primary relationships? In this presentation, we will try to answer these questions by showing strategies that allow us to process traumatic information in children with dissociation, in a contained and safe way. Clinical examples will be presented in which the game and the creation of stories are used to promote and enhance the scope of EMDR. in a contained and secure manner. Clinical examples will be presented in which the game and the creation of stories are used to promote and enhance the scope of EMDR. in a contained and secure manner. Clinical examples will be presented in which the game and the creation of stories are used to promote and enhance the scope of EMDR.
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