Specialty Topics on Using EMDR With Children

This article explores using EMDR with children who have been diagnosed with ADHD or have experienced trauma, attachment, and dissociation.

Article Abstract

“‘Specialty Topics on Using EMDR With Children’ is written for therapists who have learned the basic eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) protocol and are interested in expanding their skills in using EMDR in individual treatment with children. This article explores the advanced application of EMDR with other clinical, emotional, developmental, and behavioral issues, including children who have been diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or have experienced trauma, attachment, and dissociation. The text is organized into headings of specific childhood diagnoses, issues, or presenting problems, with recommendations for procedural considerations and adjustments to the EMDR protocol. Unless indicated otherwise, the EMDR protocol follows the 8 phases, as discussed in the book, EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy With Children (Adler-Tapia & Settle, 2008) with additions or modifications, as indicated.”

—Description from publisher

Article Access

Open Access

Adler-Tapia, R., & Settle, C. (2012). Specialty Topics on Using EMDR With Children. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 6(3), 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.6.3.145

About the Journal

The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to integrative, state-of-the-art papers about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a broadly conceived interdisciplinary journal that stimulates and communicates research and theory about EMDR, and their application to clinical practice. The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research is the Official Publication of the EMDR International Association.