Monday, December 23, 2013

Requirements To Obtain EMDR Certification

By Eugenia Dickerson


If you wish to use EMDR as part of your practice, you have several training options available to you. If you do not have any experience in this field at all, you will need to commence your training program with the Basic Training program, prior to application for EMDR certification.

Upon completion of the basic training, you can continue on to EMDR certification. There are certain criteria you have to meet to become eligible for EMDR certification. To apply for the certificate, you have to submit proof that you have completed the Basic Training program. A copy of a certificate of completion is required to be attached to your application.

The application requires proof of registration or certification in the professional mental health field. You have to provide copies of documents to indicate that you have the facility to practice independently.

You need to have a minimum of two years' experience in your particular field of practice. This should be related to the field specified on your certificate, license or registration as a professional. You will be required to provide documentation which has been notarized to support your statement of the experience you have in your specific practice specialty. In the event that you do not have documentation to this effect, you can write out the statement that you have at least two years' experience and have that particular document notarized.

You should have conducted a minimum of 50 EMDR sessions with a minimum of 25 clients. This pre-requisite requires documentation to prove that you have this experience and the documents should be notarized. Once again, you do have the opportunity to write that you have fulfilled this requirement and have that particular document notarized accordingly. It is possible for you to combine your two years' experience and minimum sessions' declaration and have it notarized as a single document.

Qualification for the certificate requires that you have received a minimum of 20 hours of consultation from an Approved EMDR Consultant. The consultant should issue you with documentation which lists the amount of group and the amount of individual hours of consultation that was delivered. If you received consultation from more than one consultant, documentation should be obtained from each consultant.

A minimum of 10 hours should be individual consultation and the balance could be via a small group consultation. The number in the groups may not exceed 8 participants at any one time. The eligibility of the hours is limited to the consultations you received after the completion of the basic training program.

To make a successful application for EMDR certification, letters of recommendation obtained from Approved Consultants in regard to your application of the service while in the consulting relationship are necessary. You should provide letters of recommendation regarding your use of the application in your practice are required from your peers and colleagues. A further requirement for the application is that you provide certificates showing that you have completed at least 12 hours of further education. The Basic Training program does not form part of this training. The training includes approved programs that you have undertaken after your basic training.




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