Reviews

5 star rating

Excellent

Melissa Carr

I found this training to be very informative and delved into the nuance of this important topic. The resources provided I have already started using in my EMDR practice.

I found this training to be very informative and delved into the nuance of this important topic. The resources provided I have already started using in my EMDR practice.

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5 star rating

Excellent!!

Thai Alonso

This training offered a unique perspective that extended beyond just theoretical discourse. It introduced new intervention approaches that have improved my practice and furthered my clients' healing.

This training offered a unique perspective that extended beyond just theoretical discourse. It introduced new intervention approaches that have improved my practice and furthered my clients' healing.

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Learning Objectives

This training teaches recommendations for providing culturally attuned EMDR to survivors of racial and cultural oppression. Participants will increase their cultural awareness and humility as they learn clinical adaptations to EMDR that accompany practicing EMDR through an anti-oppressive lens and will learn culturally grounded interventions to incorporate into their clinical practice when working with individuals who have experienced trauma related to racial and cultural oppression. Dr. Alpern will teach participants about legacy attuned resourcing, target identification procedures for social and cultural oppression, and will teach participants how to clarify negative cognitions (NCs) as they relate to racialized experiences. Participants will come away equipped with deeper knowledge and clinical tools to integrate into their EMDR practice.

  • Increase cultural awareness and humility when providing EMDR treatment to clients who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)

  • Identify adaptations to EMDR that accompany practicing through an anti-oppressive lens with BIPOC clients

  • Learn culturally grounded interventions to incorporate into EMDR practice with survivors of racial and cultural oppression

Course curriculum

    1. Zoom Recording

    2. Zoom files

    1. PPT Slide Handout

    2. Culturally Focused Genogram

    3. IdentityCultureRace-Client-History-Taking-Form.Diversity-Forum

    4. Legacy Attuned Resourcing Script

    5. Further Learning

    1. Post Test

    1. Evaluation Form: EMDR with Survivors of Racial and Cultural Oppression

About this course

  • $75.00
  • 9 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Pria Alpern, PhD

Psychologist

Dr. Alpern is a licensed clinical psychologist and an EMDRIA-approved EMDR therapist, consultant, and trainer. She is the founder of the Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies, where she oversees continuing education trainings focused on EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy. She is also the founder and clinical director of Center Psychology Group in New York City, a psychotherapy practice specializing in trauma treatment for adult and perinatal populations. She is a graduate of the EMDR Clinical Affiliate Program at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) Trauma Treatment Center in New York City, where she completed her EMDR training. She is also an advanced-level Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEI). Dr. Alpern has specialized training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders from Postpartum Support International. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Rosemary Furman Counseling Center at Barnard College, focusing on late adolescence, early adulthood, and trauma. Dr. Alpern holds a B.A. in Psychology and Art History from Georgetown University. Beyond her clinical work, Dr. Alpern offers trauma-related psychoeducation through her Instagram and TikTok platforms, raising awareness about EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy. She has been featured in Glamour UK, Rolling Stone, NPR, and The New York Times.

Ife Kehinde, LMHC

Ife Kehinde is a 1st generation Nigerian-American immigrant who has been working in mental health care for 8+ years and has the privilege of helping many individuals with varying life experiences. Most of the people she has had the honor of helping are coping with issues from anxiety/depression, PTSD, CPTSD to work stress, and setting healthy boundaries. She works with individuals from marginalized communities, with cross-cultural, ethnic, gender, and religious identity issues. She also sees people who struggle with addiction and/or who may be adult survivors of abuse (psychological, physical, and sexual). All in all, the people who walk through her office door have experienced some kind of trauma and are looking for support and safety to better understand and heal.

Additional Training Details

Continuing Education Credit

This training provides 2 social and cultural competence continuing education credits / 2 contact hours. To receive a certificate of completion and CE credit, participants must complete all course modules, pass the post-test with a score of 75% or higher (participants may retake the post-test as needed to achieve a passing score), and complete the course evaluation.

Format: Recorded, self-paced on-demand training (noninteractive distance learning), hosted on the Thinkific platform.

Access period: Course content and materials are available to registered participants for 90 days from the date of registration. All course requirements must be completed within this 90-day access period to receive CE credit.

Certificate delivery: Upon completion of all requirements, your certificate of completion is generated automatically and is immediately available to download through the Thinkific platform.

System requirements: Access requires a computer, tablet, or smartphone with a current web browser, a reliable internet connection, and audio capability (speakers or headphones).

Target Audience & Prerequisite

This is an advanced-level training designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals — including social workers, psychologists, and mental health counselors — who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training and work with survivors of racial and cultural oppression.

This program is open only to clinicians who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training. Please note that this training is not an EMDR Basic Training. Attendees who are only partially trained in EMDR are not eligible to receive EMDRIA Credits.

ASWB ACE Approval

Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies, ACE Provider #2256, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 7/9/2026–7/9/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2 social and cultural competence continuing education credits.

ASWB ACE approval is accepted by most, but not all, jurisdictions. Social workers are responsible for confirming that their regulatory board accepts ACE-approved continuing education. ACE approval is not accepted in New York or New Jersey; New York social workers are covered under the New York State approval listed below.

New York State CE Approval

The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0832. The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0282. The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies is recognized by the New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0349. This training provides 2 contact hours to licensed social workers, psychologists, and mental health counselors.

EMDRIA Credit

This training is approved for 2 EMDRIA Credits (Approval #22025-DL27). A certificate for EMDRIA Credits is included in the price of the training. The Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies (EC Provider #22025) maintains responsibility for this program and its content in accordance with EMDRIA requirements.

Required Disclosures

Access Period: Training content and materials are available to participants for 90 days from the date of registration.

ADA Assistance: Workshops provided by the Manhattan Center for Trauma Studies are ADA compliant. If you are in need of assistance, please contact us at [email protected].

Audio/Video Disclosure: This program is audio and video recorded.

Grievance Policy: We strive to create a training experience that enhances the clinical skills of participants while maintaining the highest degree of integrity and respecting the diversity of all. If you are dissatisfied with your experience, please contact us in writing at [email protected]. You will receive a reply within 5–10 business days.

Cancellation & Refunds: This is an on-demand training. Refunds will not be provided after registration.