Binge Eating Disorder Treatment for Dietitians

The first course developed specifically for dietitians to provide a thorough, inclusive, and updated approach to the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder (BED).

~ CE CREDIT expire on May 31st, 2027 ~

• 100% online with 5 self-paced video modules (16 CE credits for RDs).
• 3 bonus interviews with respected BED experts: Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, Amy Pershing, and Rachel Millner
• Plus monthly learning sessions and Q&A with the instructors: www.EDRDpro.com/events
• You will work through the 5 recorded modules and materials and follow up with more learning in the live monthly consult groups (optional) with the course instructors.

• Introduction and Overview: What every dietitian needs to know about Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
• Binge eating and the nervous system
• An up-to-date and inclusive view of assessment, screening, prevalence, and diagnostics
• Setting up treatment in the nutrition counseling setting
• Psychoeducation for clients with BED
• Shame, trauma, and binge eating
• Dietetic Interventions
• Key support skills for individuals with BED
• Redefining restriction in BED recovery
• Boundaries, resilience, and advocacy

COURSE OUTLINE:

Session 1: Foundations of Binge Eating Disorder

Set a solid foundation for your work with clients and communities by developing a clear understanding of the history, diagnostic features, and common myths about Binge Eating Disorder. We will step through the role of the Dietitian in the care team, and help you get clear about one of the Dietitian’s most common concerns: scope of practice. We will explore treatment options and avenues that keep your client front and centre, and start a conversation about why weight inclusive care is so critically important.

The learning objectives for this session are as follows:

1. Understand the history of Binge Eating Disorder
2. Name the key features of Binge Eating Disorder
3. Identify key similarities and differences between BED and other Eating Disorders
4. Clarify the role of the Dietitian within the ED treatment team

Session 2: Dietetic Care 1; Getting Started

In this module, we will explore the what and why of inclusive and trauma-informed care in eating disorder work, including what this might look, sound, and feel like in practice. We’ll discuss ways to integrate consent into all areas of your work and identify what people most need from us in the early stages of collaborative care. Next, we’ll dive into the Dietetic Assessment and identify key skills you can bring which support ongoing work.

The learning objectives for this session are as follows:

1. Understand why it’s so important to establish safety and stabilisation with the client from the beginnings of your interactions, and how to do this
2. Understand the importance of confidentiality, consent, and communication
3. Develop confidence in sound assessment skills
4. Identify key next steps from the assessment

In this module, we’re really breaking things down to develop a thorough understanding of the elements of the most common eating and food-related behaviours of BED. We will be unpacking both the restriction and the binge parts separately then together, so you can support your clients to understand themselves better from a place of compassion and curiosity rather than shame and judgment. We will then address why and how to introduce the practicalities of nutritional stabilisation using evidence-based Dietetic models. Finally, we will start a conversation about behaviour change using the Stages of Change Model and in our BONUS video, you can hear all about our job by stage.

The learning objectives for this session are as follows:

1. Understand the key elements of restriction and binge eating behaviours
2. Identify practical steps for nutritional stabilisation
3. Understand how to utilise the Stages of Change Model in charting a way forward

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS:

Aaron Flores, RDN and Fiona Sutherland, APD will host and teach the course, with guest appearances from Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, Rachel Millner, Psy.D, and Amy Pershing, LMSW.

Host Aaron Flores, RDN

Host Fiona Sutherland, ADP

Fiona (Fi - she/her/hers) is Director of The Mindful Dietitian and lives on Wurundjeri Country (Melbourne, Australia). She has been practising as a Dietitian for over 20 years primarily in the areas of eating behaviour, eating disorders, body image, sports nutrition & education/training. Fiona is a committed Health At Every Size ® and Weight Inclusive Dietitian spending most of her working week supervising other Dietitians, or running training events for Dietitians and health professionals.

Fiona also teaches across Masters Level Dietetic training programs at several different Universities in Melbourne specifically in Counselling Skills and Weight Inclusive Approaches in Dietetics and is host of the Podcast “The Mindful Dietitian.”

Fiona is a committed mindfulness practitioner and Yoga Teacher, bringing a particular emphasis on embodiment, mindful eating, trauma-informed approaches, and body image into her work and training. Connect with her on @themindfuldietitian on Instagram, The Mindful Dietitian on Facebook, @FionaBodyPosAus on Twitter, or at www.themindfuldietitian.com.au

Guest Jennifer Gaudiani, MD

Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-S, FAED, is the Founder and Medical Director of the Gaudiani Clinic. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, she completed her undergraduate degree at Harvard, medical school at Boston University School of Medicine, and her internal medicine residency and chief residency at Yale. Dr. Gaudiani has been a leader in the eating disorders field since 2008 and served as the Medical Director at the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders prior to founding the Gaudiani Clinic which is a Denver-based outpatient medical clinic dedicated to people with eating disorders and disordered eating. The Gaudiani Clinic is a HAES (Health At Every Size)®-informed provider and embraces treating people of all shapes and sizes. The Gaudiani Clinic is licensed to practice in over 35 US states via telemedicine and offers international professional consultation and education.

Dr. Gaudiani has lectured nationally and internationally, is widely published in the scientific literature as well as on blogs, is a current member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and the Academy for Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Committee, and is a former board member of iaedp. Dr. Gaudiani is one of a very small number of internal medicine physicians who is certified as an eating disorders expert. She is also a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders. Dr. Gaudiani’s first book, Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders, was released by Routledge in October 2018 and is available on Amazon.

Guest Rachel Millner, Psy.D

Guest Amy Pershing, LMSW

Amy Pershing LMSW, ACSW, CCTP-II is the Founding Director of Bodywise Binge Eating Disorder Treatment Program, and the Vice President of the Center for Eating Disorders in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is also the creator of “Hungerwise™,” an international online 9-week program for ending chronic dieting and weight cycling. Amy lectures internationally and writes extensively on the treatment of BED, weight stigma, body acceptance, and the impact of trauma on eating disorders. She is the winner of BEDA’s 2016 Pioneer in Clinical Advocacy award and is the Past Chair of the Binge Eating Disorder Association. Amy is a popular podcast guest and is the author of the book Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond (Routledge, 2018).