SLO Unit: EMDR in the Treatment of Psychological Trauma and How to Access EMDR in the Community (1 CEU) on April 25

The SLO Unit is excited to present a free continuing education webinar on April 25! This presentation covers EMDR as a treatment of trauma, detailing its two major components: resourcing and trauma processing. A description of the neurobiology of trauma and a general trauma processing model will be covered. EMDR outcome studies will be discussed. Accessing EMDR training and available EMDR treatment in the community will be outlined. 

This event is free to attend!

Learning objectives:

• The attendee will be able to describe three basics of a trauma processing model.
• The attendee will be able to describe the three stages of EMDR treatment. 
• The attendee will be able to describe the concept of bilateral stimulation in EMDR, and what we currently know of its role in EMDR treatment.

Please contact Stephen Sisk-Provencio at naswslo@gmail.com with any questions.

About the Presenter: Dr. Henry Ahlstrom is a board-certified psychologist. He attended and completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology from Marahashi International University. He completed his doctoral program in 1994 at California School of Professional Psychology. He has been a practicing clinical psychologist since 1994 working with clients in crisis centers, medical centers, drug and alcohol services, and eventually within forensic settings. Since 1995, he has maintained a private practice with older adolescents, adults, couples, and families with an emphasis in experiential/somatic psychotherapy, mindfulness, and CBT techniques for treatment of trauma and attachment injuries. Currently, and since 2007, he is a practicing clinical psychologist at Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero where he works with patients committed from Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation in group and individual domains and developed the trauma treatment provider consultation group at the hospital. 

CEU Provider Statement: Course meets the qualifications for 1 hour of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, provided by NASW-CA.

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