TAASA Training - Rick Levinson, LCSW

TAASA Agency Member Trainings

The EMDR Training Center of Texas (ETCT), formerly Rick Levinson and Associates, is offering a series of low cost EMDR Basic Training courses to TAASA agencies throughout the state. Miracle Farm Residential and Retreat Center has generously offered to sponsor this Training in Brenham. Below are the specifics of this training.

EMDR Therapy Training Overview

Participants will learn via lecture, video, demonstrations, Q and A sessions, role play demonstrations, small group exercises and supervised practice sessions.

Each participant will experience EMDR as both clinician and client through two practice sessions each weekend. These practice sessions are facilitated by members of the training staff.

Twenty (20) CEU’s are given for each weekend.

Between Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 and then over the months following Weekend 2, group consultations sessions will be scheduled to assist in the integration of EMDR into clinical work. It is required that trainees take the skills learned in both weekends and begin to actively use EMDR. That work is then brought to consultation for review and support. Trainees may not participate in consultation sessions without having work to present and completion of the consultation sessions is required to complete this EMDR Therapy Training.

Required Texts

EMDR: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures, Third Edition by Francine Shapiro, PhD (Guilford Press, 2018)

EMDR Scripted Protocols – Basic and Special Situations by Marilyn Luber

Cost

$400 for the full training. We are also offering the option of paying the course fee out in three installments with the first payment due at registration.

Refund Policy:
More than 30 days prior to training date, refunds are given for the amount paid minus a $50 administrative fee. Less than 30 days prior to the training, refunds are given for the amount paid minus a $150 administrative fee. Less than 15 days to training, no refunds are given. A transfer of payment to the next training is available plus a $50 administrative fee.

Consultation Hours

In addition to the two weekends, EMDRIA requires 10 hours of consultation (in group or individual settings) as an integral part of the Basic Training*. Consultation provides an important opportunity to integrate the information gained in the weekend trainings into day-to-day practice.

The training staff provides consultation in small group settings beginning in the weeks following Weekend 1 and continuing into the months following Weekend 2.

Participants can choose from a range of 2-hour groups held on Saturday mornings and weekday evenings to complete the 10-hour requirement. Depending on the geographic locations of the participants, some consultations will be available in local areas and the rest will be available by teleconference.

Note that this training requires participants to be utilizing EMDR with clients following Weekend 1 (with specified limits) and continuing after Weekend 2. Participation in consultation requires bringing that work into these group sessions for input and assistance.

SCHEDULE

Weekend 1 & 2

Weekend 1: August 17-19, 2018
Weekend 2: November 9-11, 2018
Hours: All days, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm

Register by choosing your registration type below:

Miracle Farm
10802 FM 2621
Brenham, Tx 77833

Student/Intern

Non-Profit/Gov

Standard Registration

Eligibility

Licensed mental health professionals who are full time employees of any TAASA- member agency.
Attendance in any EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training is limited to licensed mental health professionals and interns on a state mental health licensing track. Interns must receive approval for attendance. For information on eligibility requirements see link below to the EMDRIA website.

EMDRIA Website

Comments from Centers Around the State

EMDR Training with Rick and his amazing team of professionals has literally fulfilled a clinical dream we’ve had for over 20 years. From the very first time we learned of EMDR, all those years ago, we knew it was an evidence based approach that we wanted to offer our clients. And, as the EMDR research continued to build, our resolve only increased. However, the cost was simply prohibitive, even in our efforts to afford just 1 Therapist trained. Then, the partnership between TAASA & Rick finally made it possible for our entire Clinical team to be trained! And, we couldn’t have found more skilled, trauma sensitive, EMDR expert teachers. Rick & his team truly understand complex trauma issues & provide tenured guidance to meet such intense needs. Our clients are already experiencing unprecedented efficiency in healing efforts, with only a few months of initial implementation of EMDR…I can hardly wait to witness that effect multiplied for so many more trauma survivors, as our EMDR skills continue to develop.

Becka Meier, M.Ed., LPC-Supervisor, Assistant Director for Clinical Services at The Women's Center in Fort Worth, TX

With EMDR the clinical team at Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center has significantly improved the clinical support we provide to sexual assault survivors and their loved ones. We are now able to help more survivors feel better more quickly and process through the trauma much more effectively.

The training that we received through Rick and his team was absolutely first rate! Rick and his team of expert consultants are committed to supporting those working in rape crisis centers. They understand the unique needs of clinicians working with sexual assault survivors and do their best to ensure that those needs are met.

Monica L Urbaniak, LMFT-S, Clinical Director at The Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

I was a trauma therapist for 10 years before I trained in EMDR. In my work with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, I grew frustrated with a long waiting list and limited time available for each client, given their complex trauma histories. EMDR absolutely changed the way I approached counseling with survivors. It not only gave me a deeper understanding of trauma, but also gave me a tool to use with clients that allowed substantial relief in a limited amount of time. I recommend EMDR training to all of the counselors that I train. It is more effective than any other model I have utilized with survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Rick and his team are top-notch. I have been to hundreds of trainings throughout my career and few have impacted my work as much as Rick and his team. I am a better therapist and a better supervisor because of his training.

Emily LeBlanc, LPC-S, Senior Director of Community Advocacy of The SAFE Alliance in Austin, Texas

EMDR is an integral part of our services here at the Rape Crisis Center of San Antonio. Without Rick Levinson I am not sure this would be the case. Rick approaches his work with a conviction that helps us readily realize the benefits of EMDR. He provides quality training and stands at the ready with follow-up and support. Rick believes in our movement and for several years now has found ways to support sexual assault programs throughout the state. Miriam Elizondo, our Executive Director and a counselor trained by Rick, has directly seen the impact of EMDR in our practice with not only our clients but with protecting clinicians from burnout. I look forward to experiencing the healing effect throughout Texas of his statewide EMDR handoff.

Kate Herrington, LPC, Representing The San Antonio Rape Crisis Center

*All EMDRIA-Approved Basic Trainings are overseen by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) who establishes curriculum requirements and approves trainers.