RTEP/GTEP/and the TEP Suite of protocols
Elan Shapiro and Brurit Laub began the journey:

Elan Shapiro & Brurit Laub first published the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP) in 2008. In 2014 Elan developed a group application, the Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP). In 2022 we had a third protocol added, the Group Resource Enhancement Protocol (GREP) to help clinicians and clients connect themselves to inner resources when dealing with on-going trauma . These protocols have been taught to EMDR clinicians at over a 100 trainings in more than 20 countries and there are a number of published and ongoing controlled and field studies.  

Intervention in uncertain times:  Remote Protocols for Clinicians

G-TEP for Remote Individual and Self Care 
The G-TEP training has been adapted for in-person and remote application. It has a number of advantages, keeping the client safe and contained. The step by step structured worksheet establishes a concrete representation of present, past and future resources that envelope the Trauma Episode.
Group Resource Enhancement Protocol (GREP)
This  protocol was developed to help therapists of various orientations utilize an EMDR based approach to creating strong connections to resources and increase stabilization. It has been used to remotely connect with EMDR therapists in the Ukraine and with refugees in other countries.


Early Traumatic Interventions International Training:




Two new workshops – R-TEP & G-TEP presented in collaboration with

 EMDR Consultancy


Tuesday 2nd December 2025: 9.30am – 5.30pm


Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP): An immersive full-day workshop for


working with recent traumatic events 


with Zeynep Zat, PhD


Cost: £135 (£120 early bird to the 31st October 2025)



Zeynep Zat Ciftci, PhD is an EMDR Europe Accredited EMDR Trainer and Consultant in


 the UK. She is a registered Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care


Professions Council and a member of the Accreditation Committee of EMDR UK


Association. She is a board member of the EMDR Türkiye Association. She is also an


Approved Trainer for both the EMDR Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP) and the


 EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP). 



Zeynep voluntarily served as one of the supervisors for EMDR R-TEP to the therapist working with the Syrian refugees at a camp on the Syrian border of Türkiye as part of a humanitarian aid project with the EMDR Türkiye Association. She also served as a supervisor for Trauma Aid Türkiye's COVID-19 Project, which provided R-TEP to frontline workers and to those who lost loved ones to the pandemic. Additionally, she supervised groups of therapists utilizing R-TEP to support survivors of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake, a tragedy in which approximately 50,000 lives were lost


Link for booking :  https://zeynep-zat.cademy.io/book-r-tep-only


Supporting one another across the globe

Elan and his colleagues respond when needed to train new clinicians and support each other.

Below is a picture of clinicians attending a training to deal with the impact of the 2023 Earthquakes in Cyprus, Turkey and Syria


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Trainings happen across the globe:
In the US, ConnectEMDR.com and EMDRtherapy.com as well as the EMDRHAP.org humanitarian association offer trainings
In Australia, Jenny Dwyer, PhD, AMHSW
Contact her at: www. emdracademy.com.au
In Canada, Judy Moench, PhD: prepped4learning.com
In the UK, Zeynep-zap.cademy.io and Shiraz Farrand at www.1stcontact.net 
And in Wales, Gloria Howard at www.therapeutic journeys.com.uk


TEPIN (Traumatic Episode Protocols International Network) Bi-monthly Meeting


These meeting are open to all EMDR R&GTEP trained therapists, researchers, trainers, facilitators and interested parties. To receive an invitation to attend, please contact either:Elan Shapiro (elanshapiro@gmail.com) or Reg Morrow (rdmorrow17@gmail.com).


Our next meeting will be on Nov 18, 2025 from 11AM-1PM US EST.

 

The Vimeo link to edited recordings are available to individuals who received the invitation to attend previous meetings. 

Awards and acknowledgements have come from across the globe.
These protocols have been translated into 15 languages and also Braille.
Therapists from around the world are utilizing these tools.

Click on the titles below to see videos of the awards Elan received at EMDR Europe.

The Servin Schreiber Award at the Hague in 2016.

The Humanitarian Award in Dublin, 2024.

Also notice the Francine Shapiro Award that Elan received at the 1st Latin America conference.

EMDR EUROPE Conference 2016
EMDR Europe Conference 2024

Francine Shapiro Award Latin America

EMDR EUROPE Conference 2016
Elan Shapiro and Brurit Laub oversee the trainers/ training entities for these protocols.
          EMDR clinicians wishing to be trained in these powerful approaches to recent trauma can enroll in any national EMDR Approved Basic Training Program. Each trainer or training entity retains the sole responsibility for the registration, fees, and CE certificates. Elan and Brurit do not oversee these aspects of each training.

This website was created for approved trainers and training entities to exchange information.