Welcome
EMDR is a recommended treatment for Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Health (2007).
The most recent assessment of evidence based treatments concluded “…we are persuaded by the evidence and rank EMDR as an evidence-based Level A treatment for PTSD in adults.” Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 2nd edition; Guildford Press 2009
The EMDR Association of Australia was founded in 1998 and, in addition to supporting practitioners, sets the standards for training, certification and consultancy in EMDR. Find out more about us.
ACT - The APS Peer Consultation Group meets on the third Sunday of the month. All mental health practitioners welcome, APS members can claim PD points. Contact Pamela Brown at pamb@intellumen.com.au.NSW - The EMDR Study Group meets in Parramatta on the second Tuesday every month. APS members can claim PD points. Contact Dave Howsam at dave.howsam@yahoo.com.