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When: April 16th
Time: 9am-4pm
Cost: Students $100 Professionals $150
Where: La Luna Center
Boulder ~ 3002 Bluff St.
Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301 ~ MAP
Therapist Training
Eating disorders are complex and multifaceted disturbances that are difficult to treat and require specialized training in diagnosis, treatment, and coordination of care. The goal of this training is to provide resources for clinicians or students interested in learning more about effective approaches to working with men and women struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, body image disturbance, and compulsive exercise. The training will include resources, handouts, and experiential activities to use with clients.
In this training you will learn:
- How to asses and accurately diagnose complex eating disorders
- Effective approaches to treatment and how to integrate them into your work
- Ways address body image disturbance in addition to eating/exercise behaviors
- Biological, psychological, physiological, social, spiritual factors in recovery
- The role of the family in the recovery process
- How to coordinate care with multidisciplinary providers
- Where therapists commonly get stuck and ways to avoid pitfalls in treatment.
- Ways to minimize risk and when to refer to higher levels of care
- Strategies for clinician self-care when working with eating disorders
About the facilitator:
Malia Sperry, MEd., PsyD. created La Luna Center. She supervises a team of experienced outpatient therapists and developed the Intensive Outpatient Program as a compilation of highly effective treatment components provided in a holistic, empowering, and nurturing environment. Malia has a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University/ Honolulu where much of her training and research focused on the treatment of eating disorders. Malia utilizes a feminist/collaborative approach integrating cognitive-behavioral, dynamic, experiential, and humanistic therapies into her work with individuals groups, couples and families.
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