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Resetting the Immune System: An EMDR Approach with a Focus on PANS/PANDAS

Live, Virtual Training with EMDRIA-Approved Consultant Jenna Burton

Saturday, October 28th 9:30am -1pm Eastern Time

Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced

3 EMDRIA Credits: Program #17019-65

3 CEs Provided by CE-Classes

This is a live, virtual training held via Zoom.

About This Course

This innovative workshop brings together the fields of EMDR and Immunopsychiatry to propose a novel approach to working with clients who suffer from autoimmune inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and PANS/PANDAS. 

Both the nervous system and the immune system have memory networks. Immune systems “learn” from past experiences. When viewed through the AIP lens, chronic inflammatory conditions can be seen as maladaptive responses to present triggers based on past perceptions of threat to the system. 

Using principals and procedures derived from Paulson and O’Shea’s approach to “resetting affective circuits” we can target maladaptive immune system flares and help clients “unlearn” these unnecessary or over-reactive immune responses. The procedural steps are gentle and simple to apply.

During this 3-hour workshop, participants will explore interactions between the immune system, stress responses, and mental health. We’ll discuss the diagnostic criteria and medical treatment options for the often misdiagnosed pediatric disorders PANS/PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Strep).

Through lecture, video, case studies, and a practicum experience, Jenna will share best-practices she has developed for EMDR’s History Taking and Preparation Phases with PANS/PANDAS clients, including the use of a trauma, medical, and attachment-informed inventory. She will then guide participants through the procedural steps of identifying and processing implicitly stored information that could be contributing to inflammatory responses or “flares.”  

These same procedures can be used with other autoimmune and inflammatory conditions to help clients more through stages of inflammation and suppression toward a state of health. 

Learning Objectives:

• List the 2 components of the Immune System Network
• Specify 3 areas where inflammation impacts Mental Health
• List 3 traditional treatments for PANS/PANDAS
• Identify 4 common symptoms used in diagnosis of PANS/PANDAS

Fees

$95

$10 - 3 Optional CEs

3 EMDRIA Credits Program #17019-65

Cancellation policy: full fee minus $15 before 10/13/23 (two weeks prior to training).
No refund after 10/13/23

About The Presenter:

Jenna Burton is an LMHC and EMDRIA-Approved Consultant in private practice in Orlando, Florida. She provides EMDR therapy via Telehealth and is licensed in Florida, Vermont, and Texas.  She was EMDR trained in 2004 and became a Facilitator in 2019. She has worked in various settings including community outreach and child welfare with diverse clients. She works with children and adults treating Psychosis/Schizophrenia, Dissociative Disorders, and Complex Trauma. She has also built expertise working with Addictions and Cultural Competency.

Jenna is actively engaged in her local EMDR network trainings, study groups, and TRN. She is also currently an active member of a monthly online consultation group focusing using the ICoNN model for Psychosis with Paul Miller and developing the Whole Life Review with Katie O‘Shea.

Schedule – Eastern Time Zone

9:30 am - 9:45 am Sign-in, Tech-Check, & Housekeeping

9:45 am - 11 am Lecture & Videos

11 am -11:15 am - Break

11:15 am - 1 pm – Lecture, & Practice

ADA Assistance

Our in-person trainings are held in facilities that are in compliance with the American Disabilities Act. Please contact Claire at Claire@ConnectEMDR.com or (407) 970-7915 if accommodation is required for this online training.

Statement of Proactive Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity

Connect welcomes trainees and consultees from all cultural, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual and gender orientations. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive learning environment for all trainees and consultees, including Black People, People of Color, Indigenous People, and LGBTQ People. We pledge to proactively address issues of cultural competence and culturally-based trauma during every phase of professional development.

Attendance Requirement

CEs

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This course's APA approval is accepted by social work and counseling boards in most states.

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