A Professional Symposium sponsored by The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt

Saturday, April 21, 2012
Baltimore, MD
7.5 CME/CEUs

Download the Symposium brochure or Register Online

Learn from five international experts in one intensive training day.

Keynote Presentations:

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Patients with Eating Disorders and Body Image Distortion
Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D.

Trauma and Eating Disorders: Updates & Advances in Managing the Complex Comorbidity
Timothy Brewerton, M.D.

Fat is a feeling: Emotion-Focused Therapy in the Treatment of Body Image Disparagement
Joanne Dolhanty, Ph.D.

Eating Disorders in the Upcoming DSM-V: Why The Criteria Have Changed and What it Means for You and Your Patients
B. Timothy Walsh, M.D.

Accentuating the Positive and Enhancing Motivation to Change: Essential Tools to Help Patients with Eating Disorders Engage in Treatment
Janet Treasure, Ph.D.

Breakout Sessions:

Using ACT with Your Most Difficult Eating Disordered Patients
Kelly Wilson, Ph.D.

Collaborative Care and Skills Sharing with Families to Facilitate Motivation to Change
Janet Treasure, Ph.D.

Challenges to Therapists in the Long-Term Psychotherapy of Traumatized Eating Disorder Patients
Timothy Brewerton, M.D.

Introduction to Skill-Development in Using Emotion-Focused Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
Joanne Dolhanty, Ph.D.

Discussion: Enhancing Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa: Any Science to This?
B. Timothy Walsh, M.D.

Registration:

Online Registration is available here: Eating Disorders: State of the Art Treatment – REGISTRATION

Download the Symposium brochure for a detailed agenda and speaker bios.  You can also download and print the brochure to register by fax or mail.

Registration fees include event attendance, all program materials and handouts, 7.5 continuing education credits, continental breakfast, catered lunch, coffee/refreshments and networking opportunities.

More info:

The Center for Eating Disorders’ annual symposium is designed to bring cutting-edge, innovative treatment knowledge to the professionals caring for people with eating disorders. Hear from five international eating disorder experts on a variety of treatment topics designed to strengthen your knowledge of comprehensive eating disorder treatment, and help improve patient outcomes.

The symposium will be of interest to all professionals who make up the treatment team, including psychiatrists, internists, family practitioners, psychologists, registered nurses, social workers, registered dietitians and expressive arts therapists. 7.5 CMEs/CEUs are offered. If you’d like to receive additional announcements about events like this in the future, please subscribe to our professional mailing list.

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