EMDRIA Certified - independent subject foundations cheat sheet
EMDRIA Certified - independent subject foundations · Keep the key ideas within reach.
EMDR structure, clinical judgment and model limits
Eight phases organize treatment without establishing a universal session timetable.
Consent, orientation and monitored capacity matter throughout the work.
Disturbance and positive-belief credibility are different ratings.
Theoretical mechanisms and newly reported associations are not forensic proof.
Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations
Distinguish a panic attack from panic disorder.
Understand what an obsession and ritual do in the maintaining cycle.
ERP is collaborative treatment, not unsafe forced exposure.
Use classification-specific trauma criteria.
Practical support differs from routine psychologically focused debriefing.
Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication
A collaborative formulation connects method to the actual problem.
Behavioral experiments test a stated prediction.
Negative reinforcement is not punishment.
Therapist reactions require reflection rather than automatic certainty.
Review alliance, outcomes and suitability throughout treatment.
Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation
Distinguish reports, observations and interpretations.
A symptom description is not a complete diagnosis.
Culture and chronology shape interpretation.
Scales support assessment and monitoring rather than replace them.
Acute attention or neurological change can indicate a medical problem.
Keep reliability, validity, percentile rank and standard-score calculations distinct.
Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination
Consent is an ongoing supported process.
Capacity concerns a specific decision and actual support needs.
Confidentiality limits and involuntary-care powers are jurisdiction-specific.
Safety formulation and collaborative planning cannot be replaced by a risk score.
Coordinate care and maintain clear professional boundaries.
Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment
Assess development, context, strengths and impact together.
Multiple informants can reveal useful setting differences.
A scale or IQ result is not a complete diagnosis.
Children need developmentally adapted assessment and care.
Coordinate caregivers and services while observing actual confidentiality and safeguarding requirements.