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Through the Eyes of a Child, EMDR with Children - Tinker, R.H. and Wilson, S.A., 1999
This is the first book to explore the use of EMDR with children and adolescents. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has helped thousands of adults haunted by traumatic events. But what about children? Millions of children witness violence in the home and in the streets. Many others are traumatized by accidents, natural disasters, abuse, and neglect. This book shows that EMDR can be successfully applied to children, which can ensure their mental health, growth, and development.
Through the Eyes of a Child demystifies the application of EMDR for children, from the first session with the parents to later sessions with children at all developmental stages. The adult protocol is modified so that it can be applied to children as young as two years old (and possibly younger). A system of classification of childhood trauma that allows therapists to predict a child's response to EMDR is presented.
Myriad cases illustrate the use of EMDR with various traumas. Many examples of simple traumas are presented, including automobile accidents, lightning strikes, bereavement, and specific phobias such as a fear of animals. In addition, cases illustrate success with complex traumas, where aspects of the trauma are ongoing and EMDR becomes part of several possible therapeutic interventions. EMDR is also discussed as an intervention for children who have problems that are not caused by trauma. Case illustrations show how EMDR can be used with children with ADHD, anxiety, depressive or reactive attachment disorders, as well as learning difficulties and somatoform disorders. With its compelling, frank style, Through the Eyes of a Child will appeal to all who are interested in applying this revolutionary new therapy with children.
CONTENTS:
1. Children and EMDR: The View from the Mountaintop
2. Trauma, Diagnosis, and EMDR: Initial Considerations
3. The First Session with Child
4. Developmental Modifications of the EMDR Protocol for Children
5. Simple Traumas: Automobile Accidents, Lightning Strikes
6. Simple Traumas: Bereavement, Specific Phobias
7. Complex Traumas
8. Troubleshooting
9. Diagnostic Categories
10. Symptoms as Targets for EMDR
VIDEOS - EMDR with Children - Robert H. Tinker and Sandra A. Wilson (available to trained EMDR Therapists)
-Filled with actual videos of sessions with children ages 1-12
-80% of pertinent EMDR interaction is lost without such videos
-Many case histories with videos are presented
Disc 1: The Importance of the Safe Place
Disc 2: Age-related protocols
Disc 3: Matters of technique, Simple traumas, Diagnostic Tree, Use of Art
Disc 4: Simple traumas (cont'd), Dissociation
Disc 5: Dissociation (cont'd), Dissociation with complex trauma
Disc 6: Reactive Attachment Disorder, Performance anxiety
Disc 7: EMDR Group therapy with Children
Disc 8: Bonus disc: Alternatives Uncovered (documentary about EMDR), the "Mary" video