Presenter: Kristan Warnick, CMHC
Kristan Warnick co-founded the Trauma Informed Care Network of Utah in 2013 to facilitate networking and education between trauma informed mental health care givers and the community. In 2017 Trauma Informed Care Network was established as a formal non-profit organization and she currently sits on its Executive Board. She is also a member of the Trauma Resiliency Collaborative (TRC), another Utah trauma informed initiative group. She currently serves as an appointee to the Utah State Advisory Board on Children’s Justice and Children’s Justice Act Task Force. Kristan is also a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and founder of Healing Pathways Therapy Center, a trauma and attachment focused counseling center with locations in Millcreek and Provo, UT. Previous to founding her private counseling practice, Kristan spent thirteen years working as a school psychologist in public schools in Utah and Alaska. She also served on the faculty at Brigham Young University in the Counseling Psychology and Special Education Department. Kristan received her BS in Psychology (1994) and MS in School Psychology (1997) from BYU. She grew up in the Seattle area and currently enjoys spending time at home, being in the outdoors, traveling, and recreating with her son and husband. She is passionate about and appreciates opportunities to connect, network, and educate on issues surrounding trauma awareness and trauma treatment.
Presentation Topic: Understanding EMDR
This presentation will cover a basic understanding of emotional trauma, its impact, and how to address and resolve trauma symptoms and repercussions using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. We will cover history, facts, and myths of EMDR, as well as the Adaptive Information Processing Model which serves as one of the foundations of the theory of EMDR. This presentation will include a video case study of an EMDR session as well as explaining the eight phases of EMDR treatment. Simple EMDR techniques will be demonstrated with the audience. This presentation is appropriate for any member of the community – mental health and medical professionals, agency workers, clients, and general community members.
Presentation Topic: Understanding EMDRThis presentation will cover a basic understanding of emotional trauma, its impact, and how to address and resolve trauma symptoms and repercussions using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. We will cover history, facts, and myths of EMDR, as well as the Adaptive Information Processing Model which serves as one of the foundations of the theory of EMDR. This presentation will include a video case study of an EMDR session as well as explaining the eight phases of EMDR treatment. Simple EMDR techniques will be demonstrated with the audience. This presentation is appropriate for any member of the community – mental health and medical professionals, agency workers, clients, and general community members. Presenter: Kristan Warnick, CMHCKristan Warnick co-founded the Trauma Informed Care Network of Utah in 2013 to facilitate networking and education between trauma informed mental health care givers and the community. In 2017 Trauma Informed Care Network was established as a formal non-profit organization and she currently sits on its Executive Board. She is also a member of the Trauma Resiliency Collaborative (TRC), another Utah trauma informed initiative group. She currently serves as an appointee to the Utah State Advisory Board on Children’s Justice and Children's Justice Act Task Force. Kristan is also a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and founder of Healing Pathways Therapy Center, a trauma and attachment focused counseling center with locations in Millcreek and Provo, UT. Previous to founding her private counseling practice, Kristan spent thirteen years working as a school psychologist in public schools in Utah and Alaska. She also served on the faculty at Brigham Young University in the Counseling Psychology and Special Education Department. Kristan received her BS in Psychology (1994) and MS in School Psychology (1997) from BYU. She grew up in the Seattle area and currently enjoys spending time at home, being in the outdoors, traveling, and recreating with her son and husband. She is passionate about and appreciates opportunities to connect, network, and educate on issues surrounding trauma awareness and trauma treatment.
Posted by Trauma Informed Care Network – TICN on Friday, October 18, 2019
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