A two-day workshop has evolved since Best Foot Forward was first presented at the 2002 EMDRIA Conference in San Diego. On day one we review all the steps in the protocol with the help of an instructional video and we practice some key sections. On day two we take an-depth look at information processing and clinical flow, and have a supervised practice of the whole protocol. Continuing education credits have been approved by EMDRIA and several other professional organizations. Workshop features:

		Multimedia teaching format
		Main points summarized on slides/overheads
		Instructional therapy videos
		Interactive and practical learning
		Experiential exercises and small group practice
		Full handout package

Upcoming Venues

April 30 2006 - Best Foot Forward at the Vancouver EMDRAC Conference (April 28 - 30)

Click here for the EMDRAC Conference information and registration form or e-mail Dr. Sandra Wieland for details at sandrawieland@shaw.ca.

Interested in a two-day workshop in your area?
The workshop held in Boulder in April 2005 may give you some ideas.

Click here for the full Boulder announcement, schedule, and registration form.
Click here if you only want the registration form.

Click here for reviews.

For general information about these programs, read on.

Introductory Seminar: 6 CE credits

This workshop will introduce you to the Best Foot Forward protocol and show you how and where it's useful. As a participant, you will:

		Learn the eight steps of the protocol and see videotape of its use with a wide variety of clients,
		Learn clinical indicators for its use in particular clinical circumstances,
		Learn the range of results and outcomes from the current database,
		Sharpen your skills in using the supportive, semi-structured processing in key sections of the protocol.

Advanced Practicum: 6 CE credits

This is designed to give you an in-depth understanding of BFF's processing components and some hands-on practice in small groups. We analyze the process from different perspectives - therapist-client factors and information processing factors, especially somatosensory processing of eidetic imagery. We also cover the ways in which the imagery from the protocol can be used in subsequent therapy, whether standard EMDR, talking psychotherapy, somatic work, or ego state therapy. You will:

		Practice a complementary procedure that extends EMDR in many clinical directions,
		Sharpen your understanding of information processing concepts such as 'bottom-up' processing, associative retrieval, priming,
		Learn of one conjecture about possible subcortical processes contributing to the protocol's treatment effects,
		Be able to make an informed decision about the protocol's fit with your clinical style.

Please note that the material covered in the program is based on phenomenological research (vs. controlled studies), cross-therapist comparisons, and descriptive statistics (vs. tests of statistical significance).

To explore the possibility of a workshop in your area, please e-mail me at krys@krystynakinowski.com

Already using this protocol?

A clinician referral page is beginning to form from those using BFF. If you have attended one of the workshops/presentations listed below, your professional contact information is likely on the list.

• June 22, 2002 San Diego CA
  EMDRIA International Conference
• January 31, 2003 San Francisco CA
• February 8, 2003 Boulder, CO
• May 17, 2003 Rome
  EMDR European Annual Conference
• August 9-10, 2003 Berkeley, CA
• November 8-9, 2003 Toronto
  EMDRAC Annual Conference
• February 8, 2004 Boulder, CO
• June 18, 19 2004 Olympia WA
• Nov 19, 20 San Diego, CA
• April 8, 9 2005 Boulder, CO
• April 29, May 1 2005, Northern California EMDRIA regional mini-conference, Oakland, CA
• May 28, 2005 Ottawa EMDRAC Conference

Please call or e-mail if I have inadvertently missed you and you would like to be added.