G-TEP: Working With One or More Than One Client When Trauma Hits - 2025
An EMDR Protocol for Intervention in an Unpredictable World
EMDRIA CE Credits Only
No other CE credits are offered for this course.
Online
Mary Ray, LCSW
admin@emdrtherapy.com
G-TEP Expands the Reach of Early EMDR Intervention
G-TEP (Group Traumatic Episode Protocol) expands the reach of early EMDR intervention especially when resources following a traumatic event are limited. Adapted from R-TEP initially developed for use with groups, G-TEP makes it possible to treat large numbers of people simultaneously for acute traumatic experiences and ongoing traumatic stress. It has also been useful for individual work.
Conceptualized as guided self-help, G-TEP is designed so any number of individuals can work simultaneously on a shared or discrete trauma. They process the trauma as they experienced it and in their own terms.
G-TEP uses an art therapy format so clients represent their experience of the trauma episode visually with no verbal articulation of traumatic material. Thanks to simultaneous processing and visual-only representations of the trauma, G-TEP offers protection and benefits to everyone involved.
- It avoids the peril of vicarious traumatization and shame-based exposure for clients.
- It sidesteps language issues with immigrants and refugees as well as with children, teens and anyone who struggle with expressive language.
- G-TEP accommodates diversity among group participants and is flexible so you can use it in all kinds of settings.
- G-TEP's approach de-stigmatizes mental health services with cultural groups who hold negative perceptions of psychotherapy.
What If EMDR Processing Is Not Possible for So Many, So Quickly?
G-REP (Group Resource Enhancement Protocol) is designed to provide relief and stability when resources for processing are limited. You'll learn how to use this extended resource-only intervention with groups of all kinds. Adapted from G-TEP, G-REP was first developed to meet the needs of refugees from Ukraine. You'll learn to use G-REP as an early intervention following a recent traumatic event to guide group members in connecting to their own inner resources, bolstering their resilience and providing stability and relief until the resources for trauma processing become available.
EMDRIA CE Credits Available: 6
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy is an EC Provider (#00017) and this program is pending approval for 6 EMDRIA Credits. Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.
EMDRIA CE Credits Only
No other Continuing Education credits are offered for this course.
Meet Your Trainers
Maria Masciandaro
Maria Masciandaro Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist and EMDR therapy professional who specializes in treating recent trauma. She is among the first R-TEP trainers in the US who have been endorsed by the originators of this powerful protocol. She will be your lead trainer. Maria is also an EMDRIA Approved Consultant who mentors EMDR clinicians pursuing EMDRIA Certification as either an EMDR Therapist or Approved Consultant. She provides consultation to several organizations with focused trauma programs and is a faculty member at The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy.
Mary Ray
Mary Ray, LCSW, trained in EMDR in 2000 with Francine Shapiro moving immediately into ongoing consultation and advanced training with Deany Laliotis. Mary treats recent trauma and applies EMDR as a comprehensive relational psychotherapy. Mary is an R-TEP trainer as well as EMDRIA Approved Consultant providing individual and group case consultation. She is a senior faculty member and R-EMDR Master Consultant at The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy.
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