Description
Beyond the Surface: Understanding and Addressing Eating Disorders
This course will combine conceptual knowledge of eating disorders and two practical skills from family-based models for the treatment of eating disorders. This course will begin by reviewing the DSM-5TR classifications of eating disorder and clinical variations such as Orthorexia and disordered eating. Common misunderstandings related to eating disorders and gaps in treatment for BIPOC individuals and males with eating disorders will be elucidated. Participants will become familiar with the Biopsychosocial model of the etiology of eating disorders. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the deeper underlying functions of eating disorder symptoms, viewed as mechanisms of adaptation. Finally, the instructors will highlight the importance of parental involvement in the treatment of eating disorders and teach two practical skills that clinicians will be able to apply to their practice immediately. The first skill, Emotion coaching, originates from the Emotion-Focused Family Therapy model and focuses on supporting individuals with eating disorders to process resistance, stress, and distress related to the implementation of behavioral interventions (symptom interruption) as well as to target underlying emotion processing deficits fueling symptoms. The second skill relates to Boundaries and Boundary Styles and is from the Emotion-Focused Skills Training model. This skill will help clinicians support parents to recognize how boundary styles within their family unit may be at odds with recovery and how to set healthy, flexible and firm boundaries to support their child’s recovery.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the DSM-5TR classification of eating disorders and the etiology of eating disorders
- Become knowledgeable about the research supporting the involvement and empowerment of parents in the treatment of eating disorder
- Understand and utilize the skill of emotion coaching in your practice when working with eating disorders
- Be able to identify different types of boundary styles and support healthy boundaries for parents of children with eating disorders
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE: Offered by experts in the field of child psychology
- CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION: Endorsed by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
- RESOURCES: Access a comprehensive list of mental health resources
- LIFETIME ACCESS: As long as the course is hosted on our platform it will be available to you.
- SELF PACED STUDY: No timeline for completion of the course.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This training is aimed at introducing mental health professionals to key concepts involved in understanding and addressing eating disorders.
CANCELLATION POLICY
All sales are final. Refunds are not permitted.
ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATION
We are committed to making our professional learning opportunities as accessible as reasonably possible. Depending on the course format, supports may include closed captions, written transcripts, digital course materials, flexible pacing, and adjustments to timed assessments where technically possible.If you require an accommodation or would like to review the accessibility supports available for this course, please visit our Accessibility & Accommodations page or contact us at support@
DISCLAIMER:
All courses offered by ICP are for individual use only. Using them for corporate/group training, or shared purposes are a violation of copyright law. Furthermore, all products/services provided by the Institute of Child Psychology, along with all workshop materials, are strictly for educational purposes only and cannot be categorized as psychological or mental health services.
** Please note that effective Friday, March 14th, this course will no longer be included in our membership subscription. It will be available for individual purchase only.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.