When It Is Used
Use it when a target is specific enough to anchor assessment and the practitioner needs baseline cognitive, emotional, distress, and somatic markers before or during target work.
Target Assessment Form
Target Assessment Form is a structured EMDR assessment-phase baseline tool for EMDR practitioners. It helps capture one target's image, negative cognition, positive cognition, validity of cognition, emotions, subjective disturbance, and body location so the target has a clear reference for later reprocessing and comparison.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
The tool captures target image, negative cognition, positive cognition, VOC, emotions, SUD, and body location or sensation. It does not collect diagnosis, causal explanation, treatment recommendations, or unsupported symptom severity.
Partial Baselines
Partial entries remain visible as partial. Missing elements are shown as missing baseline components rather than clinical findings.
Can the component set be changed?
No. The component set is fixed for this tool: image, NC, PC, VOC, emotions, SUD, and body location or sensation.
Does the tool interpret the target?
No. It organizes reported baseline information and completeness status; clinical interpretation remains practitioner work.
Can a practitioner save a partial baseline?
Yes. Partial completion can be saved and returned to, with missing baseline elements still visible.
Does demo content become client data?
No. Fictional demo target content and sample ratings are not carried into the account as real owned client data.