EMDR Accredited Training
The EMDRNZ Association is affiliated with EMDR Asia and the worldwide alliance of national EMDR associations.
EMDRNZ aims to promote and support EMDR as a treatment modality in Aotearoa/New Zealand by:
providing standards and guidelines for education
providing training and professional practice of EMDR in New Zealand
undertaking accreditation of therapists and trainers
promoting public awareness of EMDR and supporting research into the effectiveness of EMDR
All Basic trainings listed on the EMDRNZ website meet the standards and requirements of EMDRNZ.
Accredited EMDR Practitioners and EMDRNZ Case Consultants have all met the requirements for accreditation.
Accredited EMDR Clinicians have demonstrated their on-going proficiency in EMDR practice. They are required to meet set criteria including:
EMDRNZ Accredited Clinician
One year clinical practice of EMDR after completion of basic training
Completion of a minimum of 50 EMDR sessions
Have treated a minimum number of 25 clients
Undertaken a minimum of 20 hrs clinical supervision with an EMDR NZ Consultant, which includes witnessing the applicant's EMDR clinical work through a video recording or in-vivo
Supplied 2 references, one from an EMDRNZ Consultant and the second from a person who can comment about the applicant's professional practice and standing.
Be a member of the EMDRNZ Association
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To learn more about accreditation or to understand the accreditation pathways, download the Guidelines for EMDRNZ Accreditation Process
and Accreditation Criteria
EMDRNZ Accredited Case Consultants have met the following requirements:
EMDRNZ Accredited Case Consultants
a minimum of 3 years experience in EMDR as an Accredited EMDR Clinician
have treated a broad range of diagnoses and complexity of clients
have completed a minimum of 300 EMDR sessions
have treated a minimum of 75 clients
participated in consultation of consultation for a minimum of 20 hrs by an EMDR consultant
participate in regular supervision of their EMDR clinicial work
have undertaken a minimum of 24 hours of EMDR related Continuous Professional Development since finishing Basic Training
Submitted a minimum of three video recordings or in-vivo sessions of an EMDR clinical session, an individual EMDR clinical supervision session, and a group EMDR clinical supervision.