Prescreening for ACC Clients
Before the group begins, potential group participants will meet with a clinician. This meeting will occur either online or in person to determine whether the group EMDR setting is going to be suitable for them. If the group is unsuitable at this time, clients may want to consider it in future and/or consider having individual EMDR treatment if appropriate.
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​For clients accepted to the EMDR group, they will be asked to complete questionnaires that will compare their symptom experiences on a range of wellbeing measures before and after participating in the EMDR group.
Will you or your client will be suitable for this group?
The group is suitable for people who:​
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Can engage in self-care outside of sessions
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Can regulate distressing emotions and have tools to manage distressing feelings that might arise during and following these sessions
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Are regularly seeing an ACC registered therapist in addition to participating in this group
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Have trauma-related anxiety and mood symptoms
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Have had a good period of emotional stability
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The group is not suitable for people who:
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Are currently experiencing psychosis (and may not be suitable if people have had psychotic symptoms historically)
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Are acutely suicidal or who have strong and frequent suicidal ideation
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Have been to the Emergency Department or Crisis Resolution for risk issues including suicide or self-harm within the last six months
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Have active substance use problems (including regular alcohol and cannabis use)
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Are being treated under the Mental Health Act
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Are struggling with dissociative symptoms and/or Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Have problems with anger and angry outbursts
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Have the potential to be a risk to others
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