Registration

Eligibility

Eligibility Requirements





  • The participant should have a Master’s degree or higher in psychology, counseling, or psychiatry.
  • The participant should have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a therapist after the Master’s degree.
  • The participant should have a license from the Iraqi Ministry of Public Health to practice as a clinical or educational psychologist or a psychiatrist.
  • The participant should be currently working as a practitioner with patients.
  • The participants application should be approved by the Standards Committee.
  • Submit a 500-1000 word written statement about why you wish to train in EMDR and where and how you will use it. Also write a few words on how you could contribute to the development of the profession in Iraq. This can be through research, professional/public engagement, policy, contributing to the Association.



Rules for Registration

When a date of the Basic EMDR Therapy Training Course is scheduled and announced, the practitioner who is  interested in taking the training course is required to provide the following:

  • Fill the Application online.
  • Upload Curriculum Vitae CV.
  • Upload a copy of license to practice.
  • Upload a copy of the highest university degree.
  • Upload a letter of reference or recommendation that proves that he/she has a minimum of 2 years of experience in therapy after the Master’s degree.
  • Upload a copy of the Identity Card or Passport.
  • The Standards Committee will review these documents and will inform he applicant of their decision. Upon the approval, the applicant will receive information related to the training.
  • Send application form and documents to:
    info@emdr-iraq.org
Courses

Schedule of Next Basic EMDR Therapy Training Course

Part 1 – 2023 / Baghdad / Hybrid

Part 2 – 2023 / Baghdad / Hybrid

Part 3 – 2024 / Baghdad / Hybrid

THERAPIST

Consultants in Training

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The EMDR Iraq Association acknowledges that the persons included on this list have received training by reputable authorized international EMDR trainers. However, EMDR Iraq Association does not seek to recommend clinicians and does not assume responsibility for the clinical services provided by these clinicians or his/her competency to provide such services.

Accredited Consultants

Approved EMDR Consultants are Certified EMDR Therapists who have received “Approved EMDR Consultant Certificate” after conducting hundreds of clinical EMDR therapy sessions, taking consultation-of-consultation training with an approved EMDR consultant/trainer, and obtaining credits in continued education in EMDR.

Accredited Practitioners

Certified EMDR Therapists are trained EMDR psychologists or psychotherapists who have, first, received their “Certificate of Completion” for the Basic EMDR Training Course, and, second, received the “Certification in EMDR” from a well-acknowledged EMDR organization, after conducting many clinical EMDR therapy sessions, taking further trainings with approved EMDR consultants/trainer, and obtaining credits in continued education in EMDR.

Therapists trained in EMDR

Therapists trained in EMDR: are practicing psychologists or psychotherapists who have completed the Basic EMDR Training Course, which is composed of levels 1 & 2 and received a “Certificate of Completion” from an accredited EMDR trainer who is affiliated and approved by a well-acknowledged EMDR organization.

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