Save on EMDRIA Product Orders…Don’t Miss Out!

EMDRIA may not be participating in CyberMonday or Black Friday per se, but we are offering great year end savings to those interested in placing EMDRIA product orders!

EMDRIA is still offering free shipping on all  US orders, and 1/2 priced shipping on international orders, through the end of the year!

Don’t miss out on these great savings! Order your Conference CD’s, EMDR brochures, DVDs and much more today!

EMDRIA Office Closed for Thanksgiving

The EMDRIA office will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday November 27th to allow EMDRIA employees to enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday with their families.

If you need to contact any member of the EMDRIA staff during this time, the quickest way to contact them will be to call that staff member on Monday, November 30th when the office re-opens.

If you leave a voicemail or send an email while we are out of the office, please allow us a few days to get back to you as we typically have as many as 100 emails and voicemails to return.

Please also allow additional time in processing your membership renewals, membership applications, applications or renewals for Certification or Approved Consultants, as well as product orders.

Seeking New Chair for EMDR & Medical Illness SIG

EMDRIA is looking for a new Chair for the EMDR & Medical Illness Special Interest Group.  In order to be the chair, you must:

1. Be a Member of EMDRIA
2. Be the leader of the SIG, including ensuring that the SIG meets EMDRIA’s SIG Guidelines
3. Must serve as the point of contact for people interested in joining the SIG, or assign someone else as the contact
4. Complete additional leadership tasks as needed

If you are interested in becoming the new Chair for hte EMDR & Medical Illness SIG, please contact Whitney Hanson.

Fort Hood Tragedy

By Scott Blech, Executive Director, EMDRIA

EMDRIA and the EMDR community extend their heartfelt sympathies to the military and families affected by last week’s tragedy at Fort Hood. There is an EMDR network in place in Texas ready to assist those in need.  Fort Hood has a staff of approximately 10-12 Army Family Life Chaplains who are EMDR-trained. Also, several of the Case Managers/staff at Moore Clinic, Fort Hood, attended a recent workshop (EMDR and the Treatment of War Survivors: Working with the Latest Generation) conducted by Dr. Steve Silver last month in Atlanta.

The VA’s Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)   teams have been notified to be on alert (and, some of them are EMDR trained).  And, there is a network of civilian clinicians under the direction of EMDRIA Member Maxine Trent that has been serving Fort Hood soldiers and families through a grant funded (TRIAD) project called “Homefront” under Scott & White Memorial Hospital.  In addition to EMDR clinicians near the base, clinicians in the Waco, Austin and Dallas areas have offered assistance. We appreciate the great outpouring of concern and offers for help and that all is being done that can be done at this time. The military may be calling on civilian resources later as needed.

WANTED: New Members for EMDRIA’s Regional Coordinating Committee

Are you interested in helping to guide EMDRIA’s Regional Coordinating Program? Then you should consider joining EMDRIA’s Regional Coordinating Committee.

The EMDRIA Regional Coordinating Committee advises the Executive Director regarding policies and procedures for the selection of Regional Coordinators and development of new Regions, provides information and ideas that assist Regional Coordinators in conducting meetings, and helps resolve any problems/issues.

It is required that members interested in serving on the Regional Coordinating Committee meet the following qualifications:

1.   Certification with EMDRIA
2.   Interest in promoting the goals of EMDRIA and the Regional Coordinating Committee
3.   Access to a computer and email
4.   Ability to attend monthly teleconference call meetings

If interested, please contact Laura Hoye at lhoye@emdria.org.