Tuition 

$1,500 — Private Practice / Standard Rate $1,300 — Non-Profit Professional Rate $1,000 — Graduate Student Rate

What all is included

Registration is for the complete EMDR Basic Training program and includes Parts I and II, required supervised practicum, 10 hours of consultation, training materials, and access to the online course portal.

Timeline Requirements

The live training portion consists of 42 hours across Parts I and II, followed by completion of the required consultation and other program requirements. Part I or Part II alone does not constitute completion of EMDR Basic Training. All training requirements must be completed within 12 months of the participant's initial Part I start date.

About the Course

Learning EMDR Therapy is more than learning a protocol. It is learning a new way of understanding what our clients carry, how past experiences continue to shape the present, and how healing can unfold through adaptive processing. Rooted & Restored Collective's EMDR Basic Training is designed to help clinicians build a strong foundation in the EMDR Therapy model and the confidence to bring it into the therapy room. Grounded in Francine Shapiro's Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, you'll learn the standard eight-phase protocol and three-pronged approach while developing the clinical thinking that supports thoughtful case conceptualization, preparation, target selection, reprocessing, and clinical decision-making. Because learning EMDR requires more than hearing about it, this training is intentionally experiential. Through live instruction, demonstrations, case examples, and supervised practicum, you'll see the model in action, practice what you're learning, and receive support and feedback along the way. Our goal is for you to leave with more than a set of steps to follow. Our goal is to help you understand the model beneath the protocol and feel increasingly equipped to make thoughtful, grounded clinical decisions in the therapy room. Your Complete EMDR Basic Training The complete Rooted & Restored Collective EMDR Basic Training consists of 52 total program hours, including: ● 20+ hours of instruction ● 20 hours of supervised experiential practicum ● 10 hours of consultation ● Required reading ● Required Learner Assessment ● Training manual and clinical resources

Meet Your Trainer:  Amber Furness, LISW-S

Amber Furness is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, supervisor, EMDR therapist, clinical educator, and EMDRIA Approved Consultant specializing in trauma-focused and relational psychotherapy. Her clinical experience spans community mental health, family-based work, inpatient psychiatric care, and outpatient trauma therapy, giving her experience working with clients across levels of care and with complex clinical presentations. She now provides psychotherapy, clinical supervision and consultation, and professional education for mental health clinicians. Amber's approach to teaching is grounded in the belief that becoming a skilled trauma therapist requires more than learning interventions. It requires curiosity, self-awareness, strong clinical judgment, and a willingness to understand our own responses in the therapy room. Her trainings focus on helping clinicians move beyond simply learning techniques to understanding the clinical reasoning behind them, building the attunement, case conceptualization, and decision-making skills needed to respond thoughtfully to the person in front of them. Her areas of clinical interest include trauma and dissociation, attachment, parts work, somatic and nervous-system-informed approaches, and the relational processes that support healing.

Course Curriculum

12 Chapters · 138 Lessons

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      Welcome and How to Navigate this Course

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      Course Overview and Completion Requirements (Schedules Included)

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      Participant Agreement & Informed Consent: Read and sign/complete Google form in the following lesson

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      Sign Participant Agreement & Informed Consent

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      Training Policies

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      Consultation Requirements & Scheduling

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      Accessibility, Accommodations & Grievances

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      Privacy, Confidentiality & Legal Information

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      Required Reading & Course Materials

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      Model: Adaptive Information Processing (AIP), Introductions, Assumptions, Clinical Implications

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      Phase 1: History Taking and Case Conceptualization

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      AIP Informed History Taking

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      Identifying Presenting Problems & Negative Cognitions

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      Identifying Target Memories: Three-Pronged Approach

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      The Three-Pronged Approach in Treatment Planning: Example Network

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      Target Identification Methods: Floatback

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      Clinical Considerations in Phase 1

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      Bilateral Stimulation Mechanics and Application

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      Client Readiness Checklist

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      Methodology: EMDR Therapy Approach

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      In-Person BLS

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      Telehealth BLS

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      Day 2 Practicum 2a: Phase 1 History Taking, Case Conceptualization, and Target Planning

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      Phase 2: Preparation

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      Informed Consent

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      Establishing Dual Attention

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      Stabilization and Resource Development

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      Resource Development

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      Trainer Demonstration: Calm Safe Place

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      Practicum 2b: Phase 2: Preparation and Resourcing Skills

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      Clinical Considerations in Phase 2

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      Extended Preparation

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      Supplemental Approaches (Optional)

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      Ego State/Parts-Informed Language

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      Body Awareness and Regulation

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      Day 2 Content Review and Integration

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      Phase 3: Assessment

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      Target Activation Key Elements

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      Assessment Prompt Example

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      Common Challenges in Phase 3

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      Trainer Demonstration: Phase 3 Assessment

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      Phase 3: Target Assessment Script

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      Practicum 3a: Phase 3 Assessment in the Practicum Guide

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      Phase 4: Desensitization

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      Channels of Processing

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      Therapist Stance During Reprocessing

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      Bilateral Stimulation and Dual Attention During Processing

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      Re-Accessing the Target

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      Emergence of New Memories

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      Working with Abreactions

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      Working with Blocks

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      Cognitive Interweaves

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      Common Interweave Themes

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      Trainer Demonstration: Phase 4 Desensitization

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      Practicum 3b: Phase 4 Desensitization

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      Phase 5: Installation

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      Common Challenges During Installation

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      Phase 6: Body Scan

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      Common Challenges During Body Scan

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      Phase 7: Closure

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      Phase 8: Reevaluation

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      Possible Outcomes

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      Trainer Demonstration: Completing the Standard EMDR Therapy Session

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      Practicum 3c: Completing the Standard Protocol (Phases 5-8)

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      Professional and Ethical Considerations

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      Beginning to Practice EMDR Therapy After Part 1

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      Questions to Bring to Consultation

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      Reflection Questions

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      Table of Contents (Note: page numbers follow physical manual)

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      Part II Overview of Training Objectives

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      Part II Schedule

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      Review of EMDR Reprocessing

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      Therapist Stance During Reprocessing (REVIEW)

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      Phase 4: Desensitization: Clinical Decision-Making

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      Dissociative Responses

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      Window of Tolerance in Reprocessing

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      Polyvagal-Informed Perspective

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      Applying Regulation Strategies During Processing (Phase 2 Skills)

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      Blocking Beliefs

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      Clinical Decision-Making: How to Address Blocking Beliefs

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      Types of Cognitive Interweaves

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      Working with Emerging Material

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      How to Handle Emerging Material

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      Identifying and Working with Feeder Memories

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      Maintaining Focus on the Target Network

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      Practicum 4: Full Reprocessing Session (Phases 3-6)

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      Day 5: Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning

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      Client Example: Applying the AIP Model

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      Understanding Explicit and Implicit Memory

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      Trainer Demonstration: AIP Case Conceptualization

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      Target Identification and Sequencing

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      First, Worst, and Recent Experiences

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      Mapping Memory Networks

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      Creating a Memory Map

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      Memory Network Map (Example)

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      Memory Mapping Clinical Worksheet

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      Clinical Decision-Making in Target Selection and Sequence

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      Prioritizing Targets

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      Adjusting Treatment Plans and Ongoing Reevaluation

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      Protocols and Procedures for Special Situations and Populations

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      Practicum 5: AIP Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning

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      Therapist Stance and Attunement

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      Managing Difficult Sessions

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      Phase 7 and Phase 8 Mastery

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      Professional and Ethical Considerations

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      Final Practicum: Running a Full EMDR Session (Phases 1-8)

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      AIP-Informed History Taking/Case Conceptualization

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      Three-Pronged Treatment Plan

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      Phase 8 Reevaluation Form

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      Phase 3 Assessment Form

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      Future Template Worksheet

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      EMDR Treatment Planning & Progress Tracking

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      The Eight Phases Quick Sheet

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      Phase 1 & 2 Quick Sheet

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      Phase 3 Assessment Quick Sheet

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      Phase 4 Desensitization Quick Sheet

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      When Processing is Moving or Blocked

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      Cognitive Interweaves

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      When to Slow Down or Pause

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      Phase 5 & 6 Quick Sheet

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      Phase 7 Closure Quick Sheet

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      Phase 8 Reevaluation Quick Sheet

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      Future Template & Decision Guide Quick Sheet

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      List of Negative & Positive Cognitions

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      Working with Negative & Positive Cognitions

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      When to Slow Down or Return to Preparation

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      Complete vs. Incomplete Processing

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      When You're Stuck

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      Professional EMDR Resources

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      Consultation & Continued Development

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      Continuing Your EMDR Practice

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      EMDR Career Path

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      Core & Supplemental Reading

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      References

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      Professional Resources & Recommended Reading

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      Learner Assessment

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      Setting up Consultation

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      Consultation Hours Tracking Form

Additional Information

Consultation Is Included: Ten hours of consultation are required to complete the EMDR Basic Training program. All 10 required consultation hours are included in your registration fee at no additional cost. Consultation occurs outside of the scheduled Part I and Part II live training dates and is offered throughout the Basic Training completion period. Participants will receive access to consultation registration, available dates, approved consultation providers, and information for documenting completed consultation hours through the training portal. Participants are encouraged to utilize consultation throughout the training process as they begin applying the skills for which they have received training. All 10 consultation hours must be completed within the participant's 12-month training completion period. Who Is Eligible to Attend? EMDR Basic Training is intended for licensed or license-eligible mental health professionals and qualifying graduate students. Participants generally must meet one of the following eligibility pathways: ● Hold a master's or doctoral degree in a clinical mental health-related field and be licensed or working toward applicable professional licensure; ● Be currently enrolled in a qualifying graduate-level clinical mental health program and provide documentation of enrollment and a recommendation from appropriate faculty; ● Be a qualifying medical professional whose specialty and professional scope include mental health treatment; or ● Meet another applicable professional eligibility pathway approved by the training program. Participants are responsible for practicing EMDR Therapy within their professional scope of practice, applicable laws and regulations, supervision requirements, and current level of clinical competence. Questions regarding eligibility or required documentation may be directed to [email protected] prior to registration. Required Reading Participants are responsible for obtaining and completing the required textbook:  Shapiro, F. (2018). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures (3rd ed.). Guilford Press. The textbook is not included in the registration fee. Additional training materials, including the Rooted & Restored Collective EMDR Basic Training Manual, clinical worksheets, protocol forms, and quick-reference materials, are provided through the online course portal. Important Information Before Registering By registering for this training, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and understand the following training requirements and policies. Attendance & Participation Full attendance and participation in all required live synchronous portions of the training are required, including instruction and supervised practicum. If a participant misses more than 15 minutes of required training content, an approved make-up activity must be completed in accordance with the Attendance & Make-Up Policy before that portion of training can be considered complete. No partial credit is awarded for incomplete training requirements. For virtual training, participants are expected to remain visibly present on camera during required live instruction and practicum except during scheduled breaks or when an approved accommodation applies. Experiential Practicum Supervised experiential practicum is a required component of EMDR Basic Training. Participants will engage in structured practice and, as applicable, rotate through the roles of therapist, client, and observer. Participation in the client role may involve working with authentic, personally relevant material. Practicum is an educational experience and is not psychotherapy. Participants are encouraged to select material appropriate for a professional training environment and communicate with training faculty whenever assistance is needed. Completion Requirements Completion of the full EMDR Basic Training requires: ● Completion of Part I and Part II ● Completion of required instructional content ● 20 hours of supervised practicum ● 10 hours of consultation ● Completion of required reading ● Completion of the required Learner Assessment ● Completion of any required make-up activities All requirements must be completed within 12 months of the participant's initial Part I start date. Technology Requirements Live virtual training is conducted through Zoom, and course materials are provided through Thinkific. Participants are responsible for having: ● Reliable internet access ● A functioning camera and microphone ● A device capable of accessing Zoom and Thinkific ● A private environment appropriate for professional training and experiential practicum Participants are encouraged to test their technology prior to training and join live sessions early enough to address routine technical difficulties. Significant technology difficulties that result in missed required training content may require completion of an approved make-up activity. Professionalism & Learning Environment Participants are expected to attend on time, remain engaged, interact respectfully with training faculty and other participants, maintain appropriate professional boundaries, and contribute to a professional learning environment that supports the safety and dignity of all trainees. Rooted & Restored Collective is committed to providing a supportive, culturally responsive, and affirming learning environment without discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, disability, or other protected characteristics. Confidentiality Participation in EMDR Basic Training does not establish a therapist-client relationship between participants, trainers, or practicum staff. Participants are nevertheless expected to respect the privacy of other trainees and not disclose personally identifying or sensitive information shared during training or practicum. When discussing clinical cases, participants must protect client confidentiality and avoid unnecessary identifying information. Recording, photographing, screenshotting, or otherwise capturing confidential experiential practicum activities is prohibited. Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations Rooted & Restored Collective is committed to providing an accessible learning environment consistent with applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Participants who require reasonable accommodations are encouraged to contact [email protected] as early as possible prior to training so that appropriate arrangements can be considered. Reasonable accommodations will be considered while maintaining the required learning objectives and essential components of EMDR Basic Training, including supervised practicum. Cancellation, Refund & Transfer Policy We understand that unexpected circumstances may affect your ability to attend a scheduled training. Cancellation and transfer requests should be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Cancellations 14 or More Days Before Training Participants may receive a full refund of registration fees paid, minus a 5% administrative processing fee, or transfer the full amount paid toward a future offering of the same Rooted & Restored Collective training. Cancellations Fewer Than 14 Days Before Training Participants may receive a 50% refund of registration fees paid or transfer the full amount paid toward a future offering of the same Rooted & Restored Collective training. No-Shows Participants who do not attend a scheduled training and do not provide notice prior to the start of training are not eligible for a refund. Transfers are subject to availability and applicable program completion requirements. For EMDR Basic Training, transfers and make-up training must allow the participant to remain within the required 12-month completion period. Exceptions may be considered for serious illness, injury, family emergencies, humanitarian crises, or other significant circumstances outside of the participant's reasonable control. Requests are reviewed individually and approval is not guaranteed. Cancellation or Rescheduling by Rooted & Restored Collective If Rooted & Restored Collective cancels or reschedules a training, participants may transfer their registration to the rescheduled training, transfer to another available offering of the same training, or request a refund of registration fees paid for the cancelled or rescheduled training. Continuing Education Continuing education approval and EMDR Basic Training approval are separate processes. Rooted & Restored Collective is an approved continuing education provider through the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #: RCS032202, RTX032515.  This EMDR Basic Training provides 42 continuing education hours for completion of the live training portion (Parts I and II). The complete EMDR Basic Training program consists of 52 total hours, including 42 hours of live training and 10 hours of required consultation. The 10 consultation hours are required for completion of the EMDR Basic Training program and are not included in the 42 continuing education hours. Participants are responsible for determining whether continuing education hours offered through this training meet the requirements of their applicable licensing board, jurisdiction, employer, or professional organization. Questions? Questions about the training, eligibility, course requirements, or registration may be directed to: Amber Furness, LISW-S [email protected]

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Registration includes the complete Rooted & Restored Collective EMDR Basic Training program, including Parts I and II, 20 hours of supervised practicum, 10 hours of consultation, training materials, and access to the online course portal.

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