About this course

Learning Objectives

• Explain at least 3 key steps in the admissions process, including who can answer client questions re admission to care.
• Describe at least 3 important elements of daily schedules in higher levels of care - inpatient/residential, partial hospitalization program/intensive day programming, intensive outpatient programming.
• Identify 5 challenges faced by clients in starting/staying in eating disorder treatment including those expereinced as a result of the eating disorder and the practical aspects of stepping away from their daily life.
• State at least 3 strategies in supporting people in their lives that are in eating disorder treatment.

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Kirsten Nielsen, RDN, LD

  Recovery Support Services Director/Dietetic Internship Director

  Kirsten Nielsen (she/her), RDN, LD, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Licensed Dietitian in the state of Minnesota. She has worked in the field of eating disorders since 2000 and currently serves as the Dietetic Internship Director and Recovery Support Services Director for The Emily Program. In these roles, she develops the training content and coordinates educational rotations and supervised practice experiences for dietetics interns across The Emily Program . Additionally, Kirsten is a part of the Clinical Expert Education Team that offers trainings to staff and the public.

  Kirsten received her bachelor’s degrees in Biology and also Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and graduated from the St. Mary’s/Mayo Clinic Dietetic Internship in Rochester, Minnesota. She has extensive & varied experience in providing eating disorder care as a RD on a multidisciplinary team for people across the eating disorder diagnosis spectrum. And she is particularly proud to have been a part of expanding eating disorder services in Minnesota.

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