EMDR group therapy: Emerging principles and protocols for trauma and beyond

This handbook, edited by Regina Morrow Robinson and Safa Kemal Kaptan describes a variety of ways that group EMDR therapy can meet the demand for trauma care and includes practical guidance on selecting protocols and applying them in case examples. It includes entries by Regina Morrow Robinson, Yesim Arikut Treece, Mark Nickerson, Viviana Urdaneta Melo, Viviana Triana, Elan Shapiro, Umran Korkmazlar, Andre Mauricio Monteiro, Nicolle Mainthow, Philip Manfield, Lewis Engel, Marilyn Luber, Gary Quinn, Ana M. Gomez, William Brislin, Maria Masciandaro, Cherilyn Rowland Petrie, Gelly Asovski, Asena Yurtsever, Emre Konuk, Ceit Robinson, Emma Sanderson, Emma Heaney-Yeatts, Anne-Marie T. Brown, Zeynep Zat Ciftci, Hope Payson, Marlene Kenney, Robbie Adler-Tapia, Deborah Silveria, Jade DeFrates, Charlotte Archuletta, Vanessa Grandjean, Shiraz Farrand, Cecile Bizouerne, Adeline Pupat, and Safa Kemal Kaptan.

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Robinson, R. M., & Kaptan, S. K. (Eds). (2023).  EMDR group therapy: Emerging principles and protocols for trauma and beyond. New York, NY: Springer Publishing. http://doi.org/10.1891/9780826152954

About the Book

“The growing demand for trauma care requires an innovative approach that addresses the challenges of scaling up services while ensuring cost and time efficiency. Group EMDR therapy meets this need. This user-friendly handbook brings together nine protocols, compared through the lens of the eight phases of EMDR therapy and early intervention principles. Practitioners will find step-by-step guidance on selecting the appropriate protocols for different situations, along with helpful charts and real-life case examples. By adopting a stepped care approach, EMDR group provides low-intensity EMDR treatment options that can be effectively delivered by non-specialist (non-EMDR trained) facilitators through task sharing. Included is a thorough checklist regarding cultural competence to ensure that care is provided in a manner that respects diversity. Lessons learned from diverse cultures, situations, and populations are shared. Regular adaptive information processing (AIP) Check-ups are described as a method to evaluate and adjust treatment for optimal results.”

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction to Group and EMDR

From 1:1 to Group EMDR: Theory of EMDR and EMDR in Groups
Regina Morrow Robinson and Yesim Arikut Treece; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0001

The Power of Groups and Checklist for Cultural Competence as a Practitioner of Group EMDR Therapy
Mark Nickerson; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0002

Create Your Group EMDR Program
Regina Morrow Robinson and Yesim Arikut Treece; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0003

Section 2: Group EMDR Protocols, Procedures, and Derived Techniques

EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol-Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR IGTP-OTS)
Viviana Urdaneta Melo and Viviana Triana; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0004; This chapter is Open Access: https://connect.springerpub.com/content/book/978-0-8261-5295-4/part/part02/chapter/ch04

EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol
Elan Shapiro; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0005

EMDR Group Protocol for Children
Umran Korkmazlar; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0006

Action-Based EMDR Group Psychotherapy
Andre Mauricio Monteiro; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0007

The Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization Procedures
Nicolle Mainthow; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0008

Group Flash Technique
Philip Manfield and Lewis Engel; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0009

The Group Immediate Stabilization Procedure
Marilyn Luber and Gary Quinn; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0010

The Journey of the Butterfly: G-TEP with Children
Ana M. Gomez; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0011

Group Resource Enhancement Protocol
William Brislin, Maria Masciandaro; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0012

Section 3: Group EMDR With Different Populations or in Different Settings

All Ages and Stages: Group EMDR Therapy for Children, Adolescents, and Families
Cherilyn Rowland Petrie, Gelly Asovski; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0013

A Multimodule Group EMDR Intervention for Culturally Based Trauma and Adversity Reprocessing
Mark Nickerson; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0014

Group EMDR Therapy With Forcibly Displaced Groups, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
Asena Yurtsever, Emre Konuk; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0015

You Are Not Alone: Sexual Violence Survivors EMDR Group Protocol
Ceit Robinson, Emma Sanderson, Emma Heaney-Yeatts; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0016

Group EMDR Inside Schools and Universities: A Natural Match
Anne-Marie T. Brown, Zeynep Zat Ciftci; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0017

Reconnecting: Trauma, Addiction, and Group EMDR Therapy
Hope Payson; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0018

Integrating Group EMDR Into Current Disaster Mental Health: A Model for Practice
Marlene Kenney; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0019

Using Group EMDR With Emergency Responders Including Law Enforcement Professionals, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Professionals, and Emergency Communications Dispatchers
Robbie Adler-Tapia, Deborah Silveria, Jade DeFrates; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0020

Health-Medical Challenges and Grief: Group EMDR Therapy for Patients and Caregivers
Charlotte Archuletta, Vanessa Grandjean; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0021

Scaling Up Trauma Treatment: Low-Intensity AIP-Informed Group Interventions
Shiraz Farrand, Cecile Bizouerne, Adeline Pupat; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0022

The Future Possibilities of Group EMDR Therapy
Regina Morrow Robinson, Safa Kemal Kaptan; DOI: 10.1891/9780826152954.0023

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