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Course Description

This workshop can be taken on its own or as Part 1 of a four-part comprehensive training. You can find the remaining three sections here: History and Target Selection, Resourcing and Preparation, and Complexities in Reprocessing, or register for the course bundle here.


This self-paced workshop will review the fundamentals of EMDR therapy beginning with the neurobiology of trauma, then moving into the model, method, and mechanism of treatment. The training will review all phases of EMDR therapy through a perinatal mental health lens. 


Participants will be introduced to the Three Core Tasks parents face during the perinatal period (Davis & Stein, 2003), namely:


1. Development of Parental Identity

2. Managing Emotions

3. Managing Relationships


This comprehensive framework guides clinicians in history-taking, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and target selection. The holistic training model allows more nuance and specificity in the assessment of ruptures during the perinatal period. Using EMDR’s three-prongs and eight phases, adaptive information processing, and the Three Core Tasks, attendees will hone their clinical conceptualization skills. 


This workshop contains recorded material from live trainings of EMDR Fundamentals: Reboot through the Perinatal Lens held in 2022 and 2023.


For more information on our work at The Touchstone Institute, visit our website.



Course Overview

  • Recorded/Asynchronous Distance Learning

    This course is structured for students to learn at their own pace.

  • Prerequisites

    This workshop is for practitioners trained in EMDR therapy. The Advanced Practice of EMDR for Perinatal Mental Health is highly recommended.

  • CE Credits

    2.5 CEs are offered for this workshop. Please see CE coverage section below for specific approvals.

Continuing Education Credits

Participation in all training sessions and submission of a course evaluation is required to receive a CE Certificate for this course. Course evaluations are made available after all live sessions have been completed within the course portal. After completing the evaluation, participants will be able to download their CE certificates. This training offers 2.5 CE credits.

  • It is your responsibility to verify CE coverage in your State or Provence.

  • The Touchstone Institute for Perinatal Training is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Touchstone Institute for Perinatal Training maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  • The Touchstone Institute for Perinatal Training, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7346. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Touchstone Institute for Perinatal Training, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  • This course is approved by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). The Touchstone Institute is an approved training provider with EMDRIA: approval #22021.

  • This course is approved by Postpartum Support International (PSI) for continuing education towards obtaining and maintaining the PMH-C

  • The Touchstone Institute for Perinatal Training, [provider number:1876], is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Touchstone Institute for Perinatal Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: [1/19/2024-1/19/2025]. Social workers completing this course receive 2.5 continuing education credits.

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Note on Accessibility:

We include captions in all of our live and self-paced trainings. If there is anything else you need to make our trainings accessible to you, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We recognize that every person has access needs and we are happy to do everything we can to meet yours.
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Instructor

Mara Stein, PsyD, PMH-C

Instructor

Mara Tesler Stein, Psy.D., PMH-C is a clinical psychologist practicing in the United States and Israel. She is the founder and director of The Touchstone Institute for Psychotherapy and Training where she offers both EMDR Foundational trainings for perinatal specialists & advanced EMDR workshops which take a deeper dive into the intersections and applications of EMDR and perinatal mental health. Dr. Stein is a staunch advocate for trauma-focused care and is trained and certified in a range of integrative trauma therapies. A certified EMDR therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer, Dr. Stein is also certified in Emotion-Focused Family and Couple Therapy, is a Gottman Certified Therapist, and continues to pursue training in Clinical Hypnosis, Yoga-Informed treatment, Advanced applications of EMDR, Brainspotting, and Ego-State therapies.

Tiered pricing options for this course:

Questions? See our FAQ below.

More about our pricing:

We offer tiered pricing for all of our trainings in order to make our courses accessible to as many practitioners as possible. If you are unsure which tier of payment is right for your financial situation, please read through our FAQ section below or visit our website.


Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you are interested in a multi-month payment plan. We are always happy to create a custom payment plan to make it more feasible for everyone to participate in our courses. 

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    2. Get to know Mara Tesler Stein!

    3. Learning Objectives

    4. Anti-Oppression Statement from The Touchstone Institute

    5. Content and Activation Reminder

    1. Grand Overview and Review of EMDR and the Three Core Tasks

    1. Worksheets

    1. Suggested Reading: Three Core Tasks

    2. Suggested Reading: Therapeutic Intervention

    3. Suggested Reading: Trauma

    1. About your course quiz

    2. Course Quiz

    3. Completing Your Course Evaluation and Receiving Your CE Certificate

    4. Course Evaluation

    5. CE Certificate Request Form

About this course

  • This workshop offers 2.5 CEs
  • $75-$125

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the definition of trauma through a neurobiological lens.
  • Describe the Adaptive Information Processing Model for EMDR therapy.
  • Discuss the three-prong, 8-phase protocol for EMDR therapy within the context of the AIP model.
  • Explain the Three Core Tasks framework for perinatal mental health.

The Prerequisite:

Get EMDR Trained

Join Dr. Mara Tesler Stein and other perinatal mental health practitioners for Foundational EMDR Therapy Training utilizing The Touchstone Institute's EMDRIA-Approved curriculum.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Is the Generative Access tier right for me?

    Select this tier if you: Own the home you live in (even with a mortgage); live in a two-income household; have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money; travel recreationally; have access to family money and resources in times of need; work part-time by choice, etc.

  • Is the Sustaining Access tier right for me?

    Select this tier if you: Have income available for recreational activities (going out to dinner, movies, concerts etc.); have consistent work compensated at a median income rate based on your region; pay rent that is not more than 25% of your monthly household income; do not own your own home, etc.

  • Is the Supported Access tier right for me?

    Select this tier if you: Are a graduate student paying tuition; have major medical expenses not covered by insurance; have been denied work, or experience discrimination related to ableism, racism, sexism, gender discrimination or other forms of oppression; are eligible for public assistance; have immigration-related expenses; have ever been denied work due to incarceration history; are supporting adult children, extended family members in need or have other adult dependents; are an elder with limited financial support; are primarily working in a setting with under-resourced populations and your income reflects this work, etc.

  • Are there payment plan options available?

    Yes! We are happy to work with you to create a payment plan that fits your needs. Please reach out to us over email with a brief description of the length of the plan that you are interested in using to pay for this course: [email protected].

  • How can I learn more about your pricing?

    Please visit our website for more information on our approach to pricing our trainings: www.touchstoneinstitute.org/pricing.

  • What is your refund policy?

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