Trauma Psycho Social Support Plus and EMDR therapy for children and adolescents in a post-conflict setting: Mental health training in Kurdistan.

Introduction: This paper describes the implementation of a pilot project in Kurdistan / Northern Iraq on the use of EMDR in children in post-conflict settings.

Methods: A 4-field scheme aimed at patient stabilisation was taught to social workers for the application with children and adolescents in Northern Iraq. If possible, the stabilisation was followed by procedures aimed at memory reprocessing or modification within the eightphase EMDR protocol and (in all cases) with further care.