>>>Upcoming trainings, dates, times and registration<<<

“Custom” trainings are also available.

• If you are an agency or group practice and you provide counseling services for people with symptoms from attachment disorder or trauma then, we can setup a custom training for your group. Contact Jordan.

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Program, Registration and Payment Information

The fee includes both weekends 1 & 2, and the 10 hours of group consultation.

Early Registration – Before the 14 days prior to the first weekend of the training.

$1495.00  Early Fully Licensed Registration

$1195.00  Intern/grad student, full-time nonprofit employee

Regular Registration –  Paid after the 14 days prior to the start of the first weekend of the training.

$1645.00  Fully Licensed Registration

$1345.00  Intern/Nonprofit/DoD

Payment Options

The following payment options are available:

• You can pay in full at the time of registration.
• You can pay 1/3 down and 1/3 monthly for the two months after registration.  The payment plan incurs a 5% charge.  (You will need to be paid-in-full to receive your certificate of completion.)
• You can mail a check.
• You can contact us directly if other options are needed.

You select the option at the end of the shopping cart just prior to payment.

Time Frame for Completion of Program

• This program is required to be completed within a two-year time frame beginning at the time of attendance of the first weekend.  (Completion involves attending Weekends 1 and 2 and the 10 hours of consultation.)

Documentation Requirements to attend the training.

Please email CompassionWorks or otherwise submit documentation from one of the following options:

• Documentation that shows your standing as a mental health professional, have a master’s degree (or doctorate) in a mental health related field (Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychiatric Nursing, etc.) and are licensed to practice as a mental health professional by your state board. Full eligibility requirements.
• If you have a graduate degree in the mental health field but are not yet licensed to practice, please document that you are working towards state licensure and under a licensed supervisor. (A copy of your intern license and letter from your supervisor will suffice.)
• If you are currently enrolled in a graduate program, please submit transcripts (unofficial) that show you have completed your core coursework and a letter from your licensed supervisor in the internship/practicum setting.
• First-year graduate students are not eligible.

Policy for Changing 2nd Weekend

• The charge for changing or missing (more than 3 hours of) the second weekend after registration and attending a different one is $375.00. Certain circumstances may have the fee waived.

Policy for Missing Training Hours

• The charge for rescheduling to make up any missed portion of the training over 20 minutes is billed at $125 per missed hour with a minimum charge of one hour. This may not apply to computer or internet malfunction if it is quickly followed with a phone call and/or resolution.
• Any missed portion of the training over 20 minutes must be approved in advance and approval may not be possible depending on time and day of the training.

Policy for Making Up a Consultation Group

• The charge for making up a group after the second weekend has been completed is $50.00 per group hour or $100 per individual hour.

Cancellation Policy:

• If cancellation is more than 14 days prior to the training start date then full refund of amount paid minus the $75 admin fee.
• If cancellation is between 4-14 days before the training start date then no refund is given but we can apply the amount paid minus $75 fee to another training.
• If cancellation is 3 days or less prior to the training start date then no refund is given but we can apply the amount minus $400 fee to another training.

EMDR International Association Approved Training.

This is the complete EMDR Therapist Training approved by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), formerly known as Level I and Level II, including an additional 10 hours of consultation. Participants will learn the EMDR psychotherapy approach, the basic eight-phase EMDR protocol, the Adaptive Information Processing Model, and how to incorporate EMDR into your practice. This course will consist of didactic presentations, demonstrations, supervised practicum, and case consultations.  Group size is intended to be small, and is limited to less than 20 participants.

Participants must attend the full training and five 2-hour consultation groups to receive a certificate of completion in EMDR Basic Training. Approval of partial programs cannot be granted.

Continuing Education Information

The EMDR Therapist Training offers 40 hours of continuing education upon completion of the program, including 40 hours of instruction and 10 hours of consultation.  Partial credit is not given, as per the requirements of EMDRIA and the participating Texas boards.

CompassionWorks offers Texas LPC, Texas MFT, and Texas Social Workers (LMSW & LCSW) credits.

Required reading: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures, third edition, by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., EMDR originator, and is not included in course materials and tuition.

Recommended Reading Schedule:

• • Day 1  Chapters 1 & 2 (p. 1 – 52)
  • Day 2  Chapter 3 (p. 5 3– 84)

• • Between Day 3 & 4 Chapters 4-8 (p. 85 – 212)

• • Day 4  Chapter 9 (p. 213 – 255)
  • Day 5 Chapter 10 (p. 256 – 282)
  • Day 6 Chapter 11 & 12 (p. 283 – 428)