The DNMS Book History
First Book: Developemental Needs Meeting Strategy for EMDR Therapists
- The first edition of this book was released in March 2002. It was oriented exclusively for therapists who were trained in EMDR. This book was about 50 pages long and covered the most basic elements of the DNMS protocols - developing Resources, meeting developmental needs, and working through processing blocks.
- The second edition of this book was released in June 2002. It was largely the same as the first edition, but it included information about processing emotions with a sensorimotor activity. It was about 75 pages long.
- The third edition of this book was released in December 2002. It included information about identifying and processing maladaptive introjects. It was about 95 pages long.
- The first edition of this book was released in February 2004. This book was written for all therapists, not just those trained in EMDR. It provided significantly more detail about ego state theory and therapy in general, and elaborated on the DNMS protocols and procedures in particular. This book was about 200 pages long.
- The second edition of this book was released in May 2005. It provided more clarity about how to execute the DNMS protocols and procedures, in particular how to do ego state mapping as part of selecting ego states for needs meeting work. This book was about 230 pages long.
- This current edition was released in December 2006. It takes psychotherapy to a whole new level. A child's attachment to primary caregivers significantly contributes to the development of postive and/or negative assumptions about self and world. Insecure childhood attachments are at the core of most presenting problems. The protocols presented in this book are especially designed to heal the wounds created by umnet childhood needs - and unmet attachment needs in particular. This book offers a number of powerful protocols that can be used individually and/or collectively. Three of these DNMS protocols are published here for the first time. In addition, this book offers a simplified way of understanding and clearing processing blocks - which factors significantly in the success of treatment. The appendix of this book provides nine worksheets for therapists to use as they begin to learn the protocols. It is 254 pages long.
