Race, Culture, Ethnicity Issues Archives

Connection and Belonging: A Core Human Need and Distinct Category of NC/PCs

EMDR training has tended to identify core negative and positive cognitions as falling into three categories. This presentation describes and advocates for the recognition of a fourth category: connection and belonging.

Healing Racial Trauma with Somatic EMDR Therapy

This presentation will explore how to assess and address racialized trauma with EMDR therapy, enhanced by somatic approaches.

Contemporary JEDI’s in EMDR Treatment

A Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) lens is critical to effectively engaging with clients, facilitating culturally relevant interventions and effectively addressing trauma.

Racial Trauma in High Achievers

The Racial Trauma protocol for high achievers is designed to implement the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) through the intersection of high achieving adults and a culturally competent lens.

Social Trauma and Adversity: Restoring Connectedness and Resilience

Human beings are social animals with a fundamental need for social connectedness and inclusion. Yet many people feel they don’t fit, experience social anxiety or otherwise struggle in groups.

EMDR Diversity & The Spectrum of Trauma Prevention

Examples unlearning racism ways to modify EMDR for accessibility, virtual and in-person tools for culturally humble sessions.

Racial Trauma, Neurons, and EMDR: The Path Towards an Anti-Racist Psychotherapy

This presentation will explore how Anti-Black racism, racial trauma, and White Supremacy can impact psychotherapy.

EMDR Therapy with an Afrocentric Critical Race Perspective

Utilizing an Afrocentric Critical Race perspective, case studies are examined with emphasis on alleviating oppression-based trauma.

The Elephant in the Room: Systemic Racism and Psychotherapy

This panel addresses systemic racism, the challenges and opportunities to address racism in EMDR therapy & how to challenge systemic racism.

Healing the Healer: EMDR-IGTP-OTS & Vicarious Trauma in Black Clinicians

Little research exists on race-related secondary trauma in therapists. EMDR-IGTP-OTS can decrease traumatic stress in black clinicians.

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