EMDR Basic Training Policies

Eligibility Requirements

All participants are welcome at training, so long as the eligibility requirements are met, regardless of an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, or disability.

All participants in the training must be licensed or on a licensing track. These requirements outline the minimum eligibility requirements to participate in an EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Basic Training.

Who can take the training:

Licensed Health Professionals

• Mental health clinicians who have at minimum of a Master’s Degree in a mental health field (e.g., Counselling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Social Work) or related mental health discipline and be licensed to practice through a professional organization or regulation body that includes a code of ethics and public protection.

• Medical Doctors licensed in their province or state who have training in mental health

• Registered Nurses who have a Master’s Degree with a specialization in mental health (psychiatric mental health nursing) and who are licensed in their province or state

Pre-Licensed Mental Health Professionals

• Clinicians who are actively pursuing a mental health license through their provincial, state, or national regulating body while working under a licensed supervisor (e.g., intern, associate, provisional or candidate status).

Graduate Students

• Current enrolment in a Master’s or Doctoral program in a mental health field (Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Social Work). Core graduate academic coursework must have been completed (80% of coursework) and have completed or are currently in the practicum/internship portion of their graduate program. First year graduate students are not eligible. Graduate students must be on a licensing track and working under the supervision of a licensed mental health clinician. *Graduate students are required to provide documentation (unofficial transcript, practicum or internship details, and a letter from their supervisor that includes their support for taking the training, their license information and number, stating that you will be seeing clients under their supervision and you have access to clients you can use EMDR Therapy with).

If you are unsure that you meet these prerequisites, please contact the training provider at info@elevateemdr.ca.

Registration is completed after the eligibility criteria have been met (EMDR Training Registration form completed)

$200 deposit is required at the time of registration being accepted

Early bird rate: Payment must be completed in full by the Early Bird deadline

Regular rate (after the early bird date): Payment in full at time of registration

Refunds on purchased trainings are available until 30 days before the first day of training. There are no refunds after this date. No refund will be issued once the training begins (i.e., Day 1 of Part 1).

$200 of the total tuition is non-refundable if a learner requests to cancel their enrolment (processing fee).

Elevate EMDR Academy offers online training 2-3 times a year. It is important to cancel as soon as you know that you cannot attend. Should you need to cancel within 30 days of a training, options will be discussed for transferring the registration fee to a different training. Documentation to justify a transfer will need to be provided by yourself. A $200 transfer fee will apply and refunds on transferred training sessions will not be provided.

Refunds and EMDR Basic Training certificates are not available to participants who miss portions of training i.e. missing a portion of a training day or whole training days; missing group meeting sessions.

48 hours prior to the first day of training (Part 1), transfers are no longer available and attendees will lose their registration if they are no longer able to attend the training.

If you wish to transfer to a different group, you may do so without a fee of up to 30 days before the first day of your purchased training.

If it is less than 30 days before your purchased training begins, transfer to a different training will be possible under certain conditions only and will be subject to a $500 transfer fee as well as documentation to justify a transfer (ex: sickness, death of an immediate family member). Transfer to a different training will only be allowed once.

Refunds are not provided on transferred trainings. Transfer to a different training date, needs to be within 1 year of the original registration date.

Refunds and Basic EMDR training certificates are not available to participants who miss portions of training (i.e. missing a portion of a day or whole training days).

Terms and Conditions

In order to obtain credit for training, you must attend all days. You cannot miss (or be late) for any part of the training.

A participant just attend in full (cannot miss any time for Part 1, Part 2, or Group meetings). Should any time be missed, the participant will need to complete the training by attending the portion that was missed at a future training.

Time to complete training: Participants have 12 months to complete training which includes: Live training dates for Part 1 and 2 of training, 10 group meeting hours, the EMDRIA Learning Assessment, and have seen at least one client for phases 3-6 (reprocessing phases).

Any declined payments must be settled within 3 business days. To receive a certificate of completion, payment must be completed in full.

This training may be canceled or postponed 30 days before its date due to under-enrolment or other unforeseen circumstances.

Training may also be canceled due to presenter illness, natural disaster (a flood, earthquake, tsunami, wildfire, or other major incidents), or other unforeseen circumstances that may arise (e.g. there is an internet outage). Participants will be refunded 100%.

In the case of the Zoom meeting platform experiencing issues, Elevate EMDR Academy will offer the training sessions using another online meeting platform. Elevate EMDR Academy will provide detailed instructions on how to use the alternate platform should this situation occur.

Elevate EMDR Academy reserves the right to cancel the EMDR Basic Training at any time. Should this happen, learners will receive a full refund or a credit/transfer to a later training will be offered. Credit card, bank fees, transaction fees, or processing fees etc. will not be covered by Elevate EMDR Academy.

Participants will be supported throughout training to best help them access the materials and live training sessions. For further discussion, please contact info@ElevateEMDR.ca.

Accommodation

We are committed to ensuring that our website and training services are accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities.

If you require specific accommodations, (ADA Accommodations), please make your request in writing 30 days before the 1st day of training for Part 1. Elevate EMDR Academy cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.

If you require accommodations to access materials, participate in training, or engage with our services, please follow these steps:

• Email your request to info@elevateemdr.ca.

• When reaching out, please let us know:

  • The specific accommodation you are requesting (e.g., captioning, transcripts, large-print materials, alternate formats).

  • The course, service, or page you are trying to access.

  • Any deadlines or time-sensitive needs.

You may also indicate accommodations during the registration process (e.g., on the registration form). 

Grievance Policy

Grievances are only accepted in writing and will be handled within ten business days. Grievances include complaints about course content, speakers, facilities, non-receipt of certificates, and other miscellaneous.

A social work consultant will be involved in all grievance resolutions for social workers. 

A Psychology consultant will be involved in all grievance resolutions for Psychologists.

Elevate EMDR Academy is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. Elevate EMDR Academy will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants.

Please email your grievance to info@elevateemdr.ca.

Conflict of interest for this program:

There is no known conflict of interest for this program. Elevate EMDR Academy has not received any financial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any financial support before or during this program. Elevate EMDR Academy will disclose any potential conflicts at the beginning of the training.

Certificates of Completion for EMDR Basic Training will be issued following the completion, in full, of all requirements.

• Full attendance at Part 1

• Full attendance at Part 2

• Full attendance at Group Meetings (10 hours)

• Completion of the EMDRIA Learning Assessment

• Completion of all evaluation forms (e.g., required by EMDRIA and CE companies)

The required evaluation forms and EMDRIA Learning Assessment are provided in the online course portal.

Certificates of Completion will be issued by email and saved to your individual client portal.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy is a trauma-focused therapeutic approach that aligns with the principles, values, and ethics of social work, making it a valuable tool for social workers in clinical practice. EMDR therapy offers an evidence-based method to address and alleviate the emotional distress associated with traumatic experiences for individuals, families, and communities impacted by trauma.

Relevance to Social Work Practice: Social workers provide care that emphasizes client dignity, autonomy, and empowerment, which directly aligns with the trauma-informed framework central to EMDR therapy. This EMDR Basic Training fits within the social work scope of practice by helping clients process adverse experiences, build resilience, and enhance their overall well-being.

Social work defines trauma as the result of experiences—whether personal or systemic—that compromise an individual's sense of safety, identity, and connectedness which aligns with the Adaptive Information Processing model utilized for case conceptualization in EMDR Therapy. This includes not only abuse or neglect, but also intergenerational trauma, discrimination, racism, colonization, and poverty. Social workers recognize that trauma must be understood in the context of power, privilege, and access to resources. EMDR therapy can be adapted to consider these systemic layers within case conceptualization and target selection.