EMDRIA Certified - independent subject foundations study materials
EMDRIA Certified - independent subject foundations study resources

EMDRIA Certified - independent subject foundations study plan

EMDRIA Certified - independent subject foundations · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 5 hours per week

Week 1

EMDR structure, clinical judgment and model limits

  • Review EMDR structure, clinical judgment and model limits using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for EMDR structure, clinical judgment and model limits, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 2

Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations

  • Review Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 3

Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication

  • Review Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 4

Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation

  • Review Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 5

Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination

  • Review Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 6

Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment

  • Review Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 7

EMDR structure, clinical judgment and model limits & Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations & Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication & Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation & Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination & Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for EMDR structure, clinical judgment and model limits, Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations, Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication, Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation, Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination, Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 8

EMDR structure, clinical judgment and model limits & Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations & Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication & Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation & Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination & Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for EMDR structure, clinical judgment and model limits, Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations, Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication, Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation, Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination, Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Milestones

Week 2: Explain the principal concepts using evidence rather than memorized option positions.

Week 5: Apply subject concepts to cases and identify assumptions and limits.

Week 8: Review mixed performance and the exact current qualification requirements.