EMDR Therapy Quarterly

Happy New Year to all our members. We hope you had a restful seasonal break.

Recruitment

We will soon be recruiting for two new members to the EDI committee. Further details to follow.

Board

I, Heena, attended my last board meeting in January after four years of service. It was a pleasure and a challenge to serve the membership over the four years. I would ask the membership to consider joining the board who are keen, devoted and supportive team players. I would especially invite those from the global majority and those with lived experience or expertise in diversity and inclusion. I will note that we are all different, and we must embrace and action systemic and sustainable change. Please consider joining the board or any association committee to represent and contribute to the Association’s development.

Multimedia approach and having a voice

As you are aware, the committee aims to source and deliver a multimedia approach to both support and listen to our membership. We have a particular focus on working with marginalised and underserved groups in order to adapt and develop our EMDR practice. If this is something you could offer, and are an EMDR therapist, practitioner, consultant or trainer, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please reach out to:

• Dean Whybrow with contributions (or to share ideas for publication) for the ETQ.
• Heena Chudasama for webinar ideas and conference contributions.
• Russ Hurn for podcast ideas.

We would also like to hear about what you would like to see at the conference, including topics and speakers regarding equality, diversity, inclusion and social justice. Please contact Heena Chudasama.

Regional groups (RGs) and special interest groups (SIGs)

Please connect with us to discuss collaborations in events that align with your SIG and RG.

Awareness days

We aim to work with SIGs to highlight awareness days and months. SIGs and RGs have already shared the events they would like to promote. Aisha Docrat will be leading this with each group. While we may not be able to promote every suggested event, we will rotate the highlighted topic.

In the meantime, please contact Emma Mullins Crocker  with any questions. Katy Bell will also be working with the Association to support and promote the work in this area.

Bursary to come

The Association has agreed to offer some bursaries to support access to standard EMDR training, child and adolescent EMDR training, relevant books and clinical supervision. We are currently developing a process and would welcome support from any member with experience of bursary and grant application procedures. Please email Heena Chudasama.

Accessible event guidance

Guidance on accessible event planning has been shared on the forum. Where possible, this will be added to the EDI webpage along with other resources.

Forum

The EMDR UK Forum is a great place to share ideas, experiences and resources. The Association aims to develop a safe space to explore issues relating to EDI while working towards fully integrating EDI throughout the forum. Fiona Corbett and Karen Crowe regularly share resources on the EDI section of the forum.

Accessible answerphone

To increase accessibility to the Association, an answerphone has been live since May 2023.

Accessible answerphone number: 0151 372 6802

This is an accessible answerphone line for those who cannot email the Association. The answerphone will not be monitored on weekends and during holiday periods. Please be mindful that queries will be responded to as soon as possible but may take a few days. If you are able to email, please do so on admin@emdrassocation.org.uk.

Please be aware there is a process of reasonable adjustments and mitigating circumstances that members can access. Please contact admin@emdrassociation.org.uk to be directed to the right person in relation to your query.

If you have thoughts, concerns, or would like to contribute to the conversations, please get in contact or share your voice via:

The forum

The chair of the EDI committee: Emma Mullins Crocker

Heena Chudasama (She/Her)

HChudasama@emdrassociation.org.uk

Past Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Board member