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How to Use Bilateral Stimulation to Install Positive Resources: An Examination of the Work of Laurel Parnell (2HR)

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This training introduces you to the powerful, EMDR-influenced resource-building techniques that are drawn from the work of Laurel Parnell. Together, we will explore how bilateral stimulation can be used to strengthen positive neural networks, enhance resilience, and create a sense of internal safety for clients. You will learn how to guide clients in developing and installing positive resources, such as nurturing figures, inner wisdom, and feelings of empowerment, to support trauma processing and emotional regulation. Through experiential exercises and psychoeducation, you will gain practical skills in integrating these techniques into your practice to foster deep healing and lasting change.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to

  • Define bilateral stimulation
  • Analyze how to use bilateral stimulation to install positive resources
  • Implement various types of positive resourcing

Syllabus:

Introduction

Objective #1: Define bilateral stimulation

  • The connection between alternating movement and the nervous system
  • Types of bilateral stimulation
  • The use of bilateral stimulation in EMDR

Objective #2: Analyze how to use bilateral stimulation to install positive resources

  • The importance of positive resourcing
  • The impact of using bilateral stimulation with imagery
  • Differentiating between types of positive resources

Objective #3: Implement various types of positive resourcing

  • How to introduce resourcing to clients
  • Identifying barriers to bilateral stimulation
  • A summary of clinical benefits

Summary/Q&A

Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 Clinical continuing education training.

Instructor: Dreya Blume, LCSW 

Recording Date: August 7, 2025

CEUS On-Demand, LLC, provider #2274, is approved as an ACE provider 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: 08/7/2026 - 08/6/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2hrs Clinical continuing education credits.  

CEUs On-Demand, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEUs On-Demand, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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Course Instructor: Dreya Blume is a licensed clinical social worker, with her MSW from Radford University and an MA in anthropology from the University of Hawaii. Dreya has twenty years of experience working in mental health, from case management to intensive in-home services to leading groups for addicts in recovery. Dreya began a part-time counseling practice in 2004, and as a psychotherapist, her focus has been on serving the LGBTQ+ community. Dreya also has been a teacher for thirty years. Prior to her career in social work, she taught English in places such as Japan, Thailand, Australia, and Hawaii. Since 2010, Dreya has been an adjunct professor for Virginia Western Community College, preparing future social workers for the field. In her spare time, Dreya loves to write. She is the author of a number of books (published under her former name, Andy Matzner), including “Everyone Has a Story: Using the Hero’s Journey and Narrative Therapy to Reframe the Struggle of Mental Illness,” “The Tarot Activity Book: A Collection of Creative and Therapeutic Ideas for the Cards,” and “The Buddha Diet: A Guide to Creating a Positive Relationship with Food and Eating.”

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