Course Description

Grief is a person’s reaction to loss and mourning is the adaptation to the loss. A loss can be complicated by a) traumatic circumstances (such as a violent and unexpected death) b) the separation distress due to the loss itself, and c) unresolved past trauma and losses. EMDR therapy can be helpful in the treatment of complicated grief. This workshop will provide theoretical frameworks for conceptualizing grief and mourning from an AIP perspective, and illustrate teaching points with video case examples.

Learning Objectives

1. Participant will be able to conceptualize treatment of grief and loss from an AIP perspective.
2. Participant will be able to assess risk factors for complicated grief.
3. Participant will be able to implement EMDR therapy for grief in accordance to the eight phases.

Presenter(s)

Roger Solomon, Ph.D.

Roger Solomon, Ph.D., a psychologist specializing in trauma and grief, is the Program Director and Senior Faculty with the EMDR Institute and teaches EMDR therapy internationally. He is a consultant with the US Senate, and has provided consultation to organizations including the FBI, Secret Service, NASA, and US Army. He teaches EMDR therapy workshops on grief, complex trauma, and the Art of EMDR Therapy. Dr. Solomon has authored or coauthored 49 articles. His book on EMDR therapy and grief has been published in Italian (Lutto e EMDR, dalla Diagnosi all’ Intervento Clinico), and will soon be published in English.