Mental health practitioners’ trauma knowledge and self-efficacy post-EMDR training
This article follows an EMDR training and tracks participants’ trauma knowledge and trauma treatment self-efficacy.
Article Abstract
“This research study examines mental health practitioners’ level of trauma knowledge and trauma treatment self-efficacy pre- and post-EMDR therapy training in Texas. The purpose is to determine if practitioners’ self-perception of efficacy in treating trauma and trauma knowledge will improve after completing EMDR training. The practitioner sample (N = 113) is from an EMDR trainer who conducted six EMDR trainings in Texas. Descriptive, correlational, and paired t-test statistical procedures were implemented to analyze the data for the study. The results show that practitioners’ self-perception of competence and knowledge could be attributed to their years of clinical experience treating clients with trauma. The results also show practitioners’ knowledge of trauma (pre=3.38, SD=.36; post =3.53, SD=.31 on a 5-point Likert scale) and treatment self-efficacy (pre=5.76, SD=1.98; post =7.77, SD=1.25 on a 11-point Likert scale) improved post-EMDR training with a medium effect size of .44 for knowledge of trauma and a large effect size of -1.21 for treatment self-efficacy. Therefore, EMDR therapy training improved practitioners’ knowledge of trauma and their treatment self-efficacy. The clinical implications of this study show the educational effects EMDR therapy training has on practitioners’ treatment, and based on these results, it is important to determine whether other trauma-focused trainings have similar effects.”
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Article Access
Open Access
Collins, C. R., Dean, S. L., & Carbajal, J. (2024). Mental health practitioners’ trauma knowledge and self-efficacy post-EMDR training. Journal of Human Services Training, Research, and Practice, 10(1), 1-29. Open access: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/jhstrp/vol10/iss1/2
About the Journal
The Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, & Practice (JHS:TRP) is an on-line, peer-reviewed journal that publishes book reviews and articles based on research, theory development, case studies, or program and intervention applications.
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Date
February 28, 2024
Creator(s)
Christy R. Collins, Shelby L. Dean, Jose Carbajal
Extent
29 pages
Publisher
SFA ScholarWorks
Rights
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at SFA ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice by an authorized editor of SFA ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact cdsscholarworks@sfasu.edu.
APA Citation
Collins, C. R., Dean, S. L., & Carbajal, J. (2024). Mental health practitioners’ trauma knowledge and self-efficacy post-EMDR training. Journal of Human Services Training, Research, and Practice, 10(1), 1-29. Open access: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/jhstrp/vol10/iss1/2
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals, Trainers
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access