Cost:
$99
CE Provider Name:
Three Rivers Training Center
Course Title:
Transforming Complex Trauma: EMDR and the RAP Technique
Date:
June 12, 2026
Time:
2:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST
Course Description:
EMDR therapy is highly effective at resolving difficult memories for trauma survivors. However, successful processing of traumatic material requires the presence of sufficient adaptive information while accounting for dissociation. Racial trauma involves experiences of oppression and discrimination tied to a person’s social identity, creating stressors that share similarities with complex PTSD symptoms.
This presentation provides an overview of Rhythm and Processing (RAP) strategies, offering a framework for integrating Anti-Racist Psychotherapy as an adjunct to EMDR to address complex trauma and identity-based traumatic events. The session includes a video demonstration and an experiential group self-care practice to allow participants to experience the RAP technique. Manuals and handouts will be provided for clinical application following the training.
Learning Objectives:
- List three core differences between PTSD and complex PTSD
- Identify the three aspects of the AIP theory that underlie EMDR’s effectiveness
- Define three elements of racial trauma from the Anti-Racist Psychotherapy perspective
- Identify the two paths for therapeutic change from the predictive processing framework
Presenter name, credentials and 1-2 paragraph bio:
David Archer, PSW, MFT, MSW
David is a Black Jamaican African Canadian father and husband from Montreal, Canada (Tiohtià:ke). He is also a registered social worker, couple and family therapist, anti-racist psychotherapist, and EMDRIA Certified Approved EMDR Trainer. He is studying a PhD at Concordia University and was won several awards which include a full scholarship by the Canadian federal government’s SSHRC doctoral fellowship.
With over 16 years of experience, he specializes in treating complex PTSD and complex racial trauma using Africentric principles and memory reconsolidation-based approaches. David is the recipient of the Emerging Leader Award from EMDRIA as well as the developer of Rhythm and Processing (RAP) Strategies, an integrative therapeutic approach for treating complex PTSD and racial trauma.
David is the author of five books relating to anti-racist psychotherapy, mindfulness, complex trauma treatment, and revolutionary healing methods. His amazon author page is here. He is a keynote speaker and regular conference presenter who offers workshops to help therapists integrate anti-racist principles into their practice and to teach people of all backgrounds to recognize their awesomeness.
Timed Course Agenda:
2:00 – 3:00 | Foundations of EMDR, Complex Trauma, and RAP
3:00 – 4:00 | Racial Trauma, AIP Theory, and Predictive Processing
4:00 – 4:15 | Break
4:15 – 5:00 | RAP Technique Demonstration and Experiential Practice
5:00 – 5:15 | Integration, Q&A, and Closing
Link to register:
https://threeriverstrainingcenter.thrivecart.com/emdr-and-rap-technique/
Registration deadline:
N/A
Cancellation deadline:
N/A
Statement that full attendance and evaluation are required for CE credit:
Full attendance and completion of evaluation are required for CE credit
For on-demand courses:
Date recording was originally made:
N/A - live session
Posttest requirement stated:
80% pass, 3 attempts
Certificate delivery timeline stated:
Within 10 business days
ADA accommodations contact info and instructions:
ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law. Requests for accommodations for in person or virtual training can be directed to cmiles@tulane.edu. Please submit requests a minimum of 10 working days in advance.
Questions, concerns and grievances contact info and instructions:
Grievance:
While Three Rivers Training Center goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues which come to the attention of the continuing education staff which require intervention and/or action on the part of Three Rivers Training Center. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such grievances.
1. If a participant or potential participant would like to express a concern about Three Rivers Training Center or a continuing education program provided by Three Rivers Training Center , the individual may contact the CE Provider by email at cmiles@tulane.edu.
2. Although we do not guarantee a particular outcome, Three Rivers Training Center. will consider the complaint, make any necessary decisions, and respond within a reasonable time.
3. If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to put his/her comments in written format. The CE Provider will then pass on the comments to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the grieved individual. If the CE Provider is also the presenter, please send the complaint to Keith Villere at keith@villere.net.
4. If the grievance concerns a live workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, the CE Provider will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the CE Provider will consider the complaint, make any necessary decisions, and respond within a reasonable time.
5. If the grievance concerns Three Rivers Training Center in a specific regard, please contact the CE Provider to resolve.
6. The social work consultant will be involved in the resolution of any complaints about the speaker or course content, and the resolution of any complaints that escalate to a formal grievance for social workers. The social work consultant is Carol Miles, Email is cmiles@tulane.edu.
All possible care will be taken to uphold the confidentiality of the complainant. The Advisory Board will formulate a response to the complaint and recommend action if necessary, which will be conveyed directly to the complainant. For example, a grievance concerning a speaker will be conveyed to that speaker and also to those planning future educational programs. A grievance concerning a workshop offering, content, facilities, or costs may be resolved by modifications to future offerings, and/or by providing an alternative training opportunity, should that be possible.
Confidential records of all grievances, the process of resolving the grievance, and the outcome will be kept in locked files of the Owner & Training Development Officer. All applicable written complaints/grievances and the CE Program’s written response to the complaints/grievances are also reported to ASWB and NBCC.
Please contact the CE Provider to submit a complaint or if you have additional questions.
Contact email:
cmileslcsw@hushmail.com
Contact phone number:
985-893-1248
Physical or mailing address:
110 East 7th Avenue,
Covington, Louisiana 70433
Website:
https://carolmiles.com/
NBCC Required Statement:
Three Rivers Training Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7778. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Three Rivers Training Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
ASWB Required Statement:
Three Rivers Training Center, provider # 2357 is approved 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: 06/02/2025-06/01/2026. Social workers completing this course receive [#] clinical continuing education credits.
