Basic Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Training

Course overview

The Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) training program uses a combination of video clips, showing the application of the therapy model, as well as hands-on practice and interactive lectures. The power of eye movements, added to a foundation in several evidenced based therapies, combined with ARTs creative therapeutic interventions, results in the effectiveness of ART to treat a multitude of problems. During the three-day Basic ART training, participants will learn how to use ART with clients to reduce the symptoms of anxiety, sexual abuse, grief, obsessive compulsive thinking, PTSD and more. ART is an eye movement brief modality therapy that quickly aids clients in resolving their issues. The eye movements are calming and make new connections with existing information in the brain. This process accelerates resolution of problems as it facilitates the client in making cognitive and behavioral changes. Presenter Bio: Amy Shuman LICSW, DCSW Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Diplomate Clinical Social Worker Amy Shuman received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts and her masters degree in Social Work from the University of Connecticut. She has more than 20 years of professional experience working in clinical, administrative, academic and group social work settings. She holds the credential Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW), which is the highest level of credentialing available through the National Association of Social Workers, the largest professional social work organization in the world. Her work includes holding positions such as Director of an acute residential treatment unit, Clinical Specialist Consultant (assessing children and youth with sexual behavior problems), an Intensive Case Manager for Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership and as a college Mental Health Counselor and Adjunct Instructor. Shumans professional training includes Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Critical Stress Debriefing and Red Cross Mental Health Disaster Volunteer. The various trainings dovetail with over 25 years of experience in clinical intervention of acute psychiatric episodes and psychiatric stabilization of children and youth and their families. Her experience at the national level includes trauma intervention and recovery including triage, referral and crisis counseling for the faculty, staff, students and families at Columbine High School (May 1999) and at the Woodstock II concert in 1994 (Saugerties, NY). Shuman is currently a college Mental Health Counselor and Trauma Specialist at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. In addition, she serves as a Clinician and Lead Trainer for the Rosenzweig Center for Rapid Recovery. Timeline: Day 1: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Day 2: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Day 3: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Learning Objectives: Discuss how ART is different from traditional talk therapy List the required steps of Accelerated Resolution Therapys Basic Protocol Select the clients that are appropriate for the ART therapy. Identify and put a clients problem into the ART format which is called a scene Discuss the difference between the first time through the clients scene, the second time and what happens the third time the client envisions their problem scene. Utilize ARTs Voluntary Image Replacement to guide a client to erase a negative image in their mind. Asses which script is appropriate for different problems, whether it is the Basic script which is for a past trauma or the Typical Day script which they use with an on-going problem. List what components are necessary for effective eye movements, which include the correct speed, the correct amount, and the correct hand movements. Demonstrate correct technique for guiding eyes during Eye Movement section of protocol Explain why each of the steps in the ART protocol is used. Identify required verbiage of the ART script Apply