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(Recording only, No CE) What is it Really Like? What to Expect from and during Eating Disorder Treatment

About this course

Making the decision to move forward with eating disorder treatment is no small feat, likely there have been many conversations and countless considerations both personal and practical on whether this is the right time for you as an individual/parent contemplating care or for providers referring a client to take this step. Our clients tell us that eating disorder treatment is daunting for those considering it and also potentially daunting for those recommending it to clients due to the many aspects of treatment, details of admission and realities of the eating disorder experience. This presentation's aim is to provide insights into "what treatment is really like" and also offer helpful overviews & key details into the day-to-day schedule, differences in levels of care, influences on length of care and what to expect from your eating disorder treatment experience.

Learning Levels

  • Beginner

Target Audience

Professional counselors, mental health professionals, dietitians, social workers, healthcare providers, and individuals seeking to expand their knowledge in these areas.

Course Instructor(s)

  • Kirsten Nielsen, RDN, LD

    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.

Disclosure

This educational program is made available to the public free of charge through the financial support of The Emily Program Foundation.

References

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  • Trottier, K. (2020). Posttraumatic stress disorder predicts non‐completion of day hospital treatment for bulimia nervosa and other specified feeding/eating disorder. European Eating Disorders Review : The Journal of the Eating Disorders Association., 28(3), 343–350. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2723
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  • Solmi, M., Monaco, F., Højlund, M., Monteleone, A. M., Trott, M., Firth, J., Carfagno, M., Eaton, M., De Toffol, M., Vergine, M., Meneguzzo, P., Collantoni, E., Gallicchio, D., Stubbs, B., Girardi, A., Busetto, P., Favaro, A., Carvalho, A. F., Steinhausen, H., & Correll, C. U. (2024). Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis. World Psychiatry, 23(1), 124–138. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.21182

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(Recording only, No CE) What is it Really Like? What to Expect from and during Eating Disorder Treatment
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