Full Course Description

Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Bingeing and Body Image: What Every Clinician Needs to Know

Program Information

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Registered Dietitians & Dietetic Technicians
  • Nurses
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • O​ther Mental Health Professionals

Outline

Assessment

  • 3 crucial questions to ask at intake
  • DSM-5®: Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
  • The difference between BED, disordered eating and emotional overeating
  • Sub-clinical disordered eating patterns
The Root of the Problem
  • The backdrop of diet culture
  • Why dieting doesn’t work and weight is not the problem
  • Food as a form of affect regulation
  • Shame about food and body size
  • Co-morbid mental health conditions
Moving Clients from Shame to Empowerment: Treatment Strategies that Work
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
    • Challenge the problem of good/bad thinking
    • Restructure thoughts to be more curious and less judgmental
    • End negative body talk and challenge internalized weight stigma
  • Mindfulness Practices That Promote Emotional Regulation
    • Guided visualizations that bring emotional calm
    • Diaphragmatic breathing exercise
    • Taking in The Good (Hanson’s Buddha Brain practice)
  • Self-Compassion Skills That Are Essential to Recovery
    • How compassion reduces overeating and bingeing
    • Allowing for and tolerating emotional experiences
    • Neff’s 3 steps of self-compassion
  • Attuned Eating: The Antidote to Diet Failure
    • Implementing the 3 steps of attuned eating
    • Tools to help clients overcome common obstacles
    • Psychological vs. physiological hunger
    • Working with different eating styles (vegetarian, health concerns, etc.)

Objectives

  1. Analyze different clinical presentations regarding emotional eating, Binge Eating Disorder, disordered eating and weight concerns.
  2. Determine the impact of diet culture on disordered eating patterns and body image issues that present in clinical treatment.
  3. Demonstrate to clients how to implement the three essential steps of attuned eating to replace disordered eating patterns, including binge eating.
  4. Develop psychoeducation for clients regarding the process of translating emotional issues into eating and weight loss focus that results in shame.
  5. Integrate strategies to help clients regulate emotional distress without turning to food and to cultivate a positive body image.
  6. Analyze the impact of personal bias and weight stigma on clients both within and outside of the treatment setting.
  7. Evaluate the body of research related to the Health At Every Size framework as it relates to weight and health, and promoting positive, sustainable behaviors.

Copyright : 10/18/2018