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00:00–00:30 – Perinatal Trauma & Clinical Presentation: Common symptoms and clinical themes associated with reproductive trauma, birth trauma, perinatal mental health disorders, and loss. Lecture + Case Examples

00:30–01:00 – Clinical Impact & Case Conceptualization: Potential impacts of untreated reproductive trauma and loss on parental mental health, functioning, and parent-infant attachment through an EMDR/AIP lens. Lecture + Case Examples

01:00–01:20 – EMDR Readiness & Treatment Planning: Perinatal considerations for history taking, readiness assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and target identification. Lecture + Clinical Application

01:20–01:30 – Break (Non-CE)

01:30–02:00 – EMDR Across the 8 Phases: Application of the standardized 8-phase EMDR model with pregnant and postpartum clients, including clinical considerations for perinatal mental health symptoms, reproductive trauma, and loss. Lecture + Case Application

02:00–02:30 – Treatment Considerations & Interventions: Selecting and applying EMDR treatment considerations, interventions, and additional protocols based on perinatal presentation and clinical need. Lecture + Case Examples

02:30–03:00 – Clinical Integration & Case Application: Application of EMDR concepts and interventions to perinatal clinical scenarios, with discussion of treatment decisions and clinical considerations. Case Application + Group Discussion/Q&A

03:00–03:05 – Evaluation (Non-CE)