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EMDR Basic Training entry criteria are set by EMDR Europe and explained below.

To be eligible for basic training you must

  • deliver 1-1 psychotherapy for a significant amount of your role

  • have the support of your clinical supervisor

  • have access to training cases throughout the training

  • be UK resident (if not you must contact your national EMDR Association to obtain permission to train on this UK course)

  • be accredited by an EMDR Europe approved professional association

    Choose your profession below to see specific requirements.

  • You must accredited with the HCPC for one of the following professions

    • Clinical Psychologists

    • Counselling Psychologists

    • Educational Psychologists

    • Forensic Psychologists

  • You must have one of the following

    • MRCPsych or equivalent (including Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in any psychiatric speciality) or

    • a) Complete both long and short psychotherapy cases (and)
      b) Equivalent of three years full-time psychiatric experience (and)
      c) Letter confirming above from line manager and sent to EMDR Training Provider

  • You must be registered with the NMC and be either a

    • Registered Mental Health Nurse or

    • Registered Learning Disability Nurse

    You must also

    • have mental health training and can recognise and assess common mental health problems

    • have experience of working in a mental health setting

    • have 2 years+ experience of providing 1-1 psychotherapy

  • You must be registered with the HCPC and

    • have mental health training and can recognise and assess common mental health problems

    • have experience of working in a mental health setting

    • have 2 years+ experience of providing 1-1 psychotherapy

  • You must

    • have mental health training and can recognise and assess common mental health problems

    • have experience of working in a mental health setting

    • have 2 years+ experience of providing 1-1 psychotherapy

  • You must hold full accreditation by one of the following professional bodies:

    • BABCP

    • BACP

    • UKCP

    • British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)

    • National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society Accredited Professional (NCPS Accredited Professional) grade

    • Federation of Drug and Alcohol Practitioners (FDAP) who are NCAC accredited

    • Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)

    • COSCA

    • COSRT

  • You must:

    • be in the final year of your practitioner doctoral training, which is approved by the British Psychological Society

    • have a letter of recommendation from your clinical supervisor

    You are eligible to begin EMDR Basic training but cannot qualify until your registration with the HCPC is confirmed.

To become an Accredited Pracitioner you must:

  • successfully complete the 3 parts of Basic Training ( 7 days)

  • use EMDR therapy with at least three clients in your clinical practice during training

  • practice EMDR under supervision

After sufficient supervision from an accredited EMDR Europe Consultant and further experience (at least 25 clients), you can apply to become an Accredited Practitioner.

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