Case Report – Guidelines

During the EMDR Therapy Basic Training you present a case report on three occasions: twice verbally and once in writing.

A. The three case reports

  1. Pre Part-2 (verbal report): In one of the 3 GSCC sessions before the Part-2 workshop, you present one actual case that you personally treated with EMDR after completing Part-1. The presentation is verbal, about 15 minutes, with no video or recording.
  2. Consolidation (verbal report): In one of the 3 Advanced GSCC sessions (Consolidation), you present another actual case that you personally treated with EMDR after completing Part-2. The presentation is verbal, about 15 minutes, with no video or recording.
  3. Final case report (written report): After the 3 Advanced GSCC sessions (Consolidation), you write and submit another actual case that you personally treated with EMDR after Part-2 (see C below).

B. How to prepare a case report

Choose one case in which you personally used EMDR therapy in a real session, and prepare the following points:

  1. The client’s background information and history
  2. Presenting problem: symptoms / diagnosis
  3. General method used (e.g. CBT, client-centred, Gestalt)
  4. Why you decided to use EMDR
  5. How you used EMDR in this case: the number of times you provided EMDR, the length of each (in minutes) and the total across all sessions
  6. The protocol used (Incident, NC, PC, SUDS, etc.), describing the steps in as much detail as possible
  7. Changes or improvements in the client’s functioning, behaviour, cognitive beliefs, emotions, etc.
  8. Your practical conclusions from the therapy (positive changes, difficulties, highlights)
  9. Your reflections, suggestions and implications

C. Final written case report

  1. Written in English, 500–750 words (2–3 pages), as a .doc, .docx or .pdf file.
  2. Include all the points listed above.
  3. Submit it within 2 weeks of your third session of the Advanced GSCC sessions (Consolidation).
  4. To submit, fill out the form below and attach your report. You need a Gmail account: use the same Gmail address you used to apply for the Advanced GSCC sessions (Consolidation), or create a new one.
Submit Case Report