EMDR therapy and the Trident Model: Enhancing competency through clinical supervision and consultation

This chapter seeks to support the development of EMDR therapists’ knowledge and skills via consultation and supervision by exploring the broader components of clinical supervision, examining various models of clinical supervision, and offering a new framework: the Trident Model of EMDR Clinical Supervision.

Chapter Abstract

“EMDR therapy is an empirically supported, eight-phase treatment protocol intervention with multiple technical components but is also highly reliant on relational dynamics. Clinical supervision is a vital tool in supporting the development of EMDR therapists in their journey toward mastery, enhanced competence, and effectiveness in this therapy. This chapter will explore the broader components of clinical supervision—competency, governance, citizenship, and welfare. It will explore various models of clinical supervision and offer a new integrative framework—the Trident Model of EMDR Clinical Supervision. There is also an exploration of the various mediums for accurately viewing the EMDR therapist’s clinical activity as a means of determining competency. The chapter will also outline nine key objectives and how they could be further supported by an EMDR therapy personal development plan. Within EMDR therapy clinical supervision the focus on competence, adherence to treatment fidelity, evidence-based practice, and accountability are critical cornerstones to the overall process.”

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Farrell, D. P. & Moran, J. (2023). EMDR therapy and the Trident Model: Enhancing competency through clinical supervision and consultation. In D. P. Farrell, S. J. Schubert, & M. D. Kiernan (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of EMDR therapy. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192898357.013.56

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