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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a proven effective treatment for reprocessing distressing memories of adverse and traumatic events. This handbook, featuring contributions from over thirty experts, explores the latest developments in EMDR for children and adolescents. It covers the treatment's background, scientific research, and implementation, along with its application in various psychopathologies, target groups, and settings. Offering a comprehensive overview of EMDR's impact on young individuals, the book also supports the standardization of EMDR training for children and adolescents worldwide. Additionally, it aims to inspire new research by integrating insights from both scientific studies and clinical practice. Written in clear, accessible language, it is enriched with case studies that illustrate practical applications.

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Renée Beer is a clinical psychologist, cognitive behavioral therapist, EMDR Europe accredited trainer in EMDR with children & adolescents, and certified trainer in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She chairs the EMDR Europe Child & Adolescent Trainers, works in private practice and coordinated a trauma center in the past. Renée provides trainings together with Carlijn de Roos and publishes about the treatment of children with trauma-related problems. She specialized in the treatment of patients with an eating disorder with CBT and EMDR and published about both. Currently she is involved in international projects disseminating EMDR and TF-CBT in Ukraine. Carlijn de Roos is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist working with children and adolescents with PTSD, other trauma-related symptoms and/or suffering from persistent physical symptoms like chronic pain. She currently works at Levvel, the Academic Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Amsterdam University Medical Centre (AMC). In addition to her clinical work, she is an EMDR consultant and an EMDR trainer for children & adolescents accredited by EMDR Europe. She previously served as the president of the EMDR Association the Netherlands and currently chairs the EMDR Europe Child & Adolescent Committee. Carlijn is also a senior researcher and member of several research committees. Her doctoral thesis focused on time-limited trauma-focused treatment for children and adolescents.

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