Maddie Koermer (she/her) is a Clinical Manager of The Emily Program’s Triangle Child, Adolescent & Adult Eating Disorder Treatment Center in Durham, North Carolina. Maddie greatly appreciates being part of a client’s care team and enjoys walking alongside clients and families as they navigate the recovery journey.
Maddie obtained her Master of Social Work (MSW) from Loyola University of Chicago and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina. She began her career at The Emily Program (formerly Veritas Collaborative) in 2016 and has experience working with clients and their families across multiple levels of care, including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization (PHP), and intensive outpatient (IOP). She is particularly passionate about the PHP and IOP levels of care and multi-family programming.
As a clinical manager, Maddie is always pleased to help connect families to psychoeducational and supportive resources in their local area. She also thoroughly enjoys supervising student interns and clinicians in eating disorder treatment. Maddie pulls from various treatment modalities, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), family based therapy (FBT), and motivational interviewing. She strongly believes that every eating disorder is significant enough to receive help.
Maddie embraces diversity and believes in the importance of a non-judgmental, inclusive recovery environment. Maddie is an active Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Council member at Accanto Health.
Eating Disorders Aren’t a Teenage Phase: Why “Wait and See” Can Be Dangerous
This presentation will address importance of early intervention for children and adolescents experiencing eating disorder symptoms. We will discuss eating disorder prevalence, signs and symptoms as well as screening tools, and what treatment may look like at various levels of care. We will touch on family/ caretaker involvement as well as treatment modalities effective in the treatment of eating disorders. Less...
Learning Objectives
- State two potential symptoms of eating disorders
- Recite two reasons why early intervention is recommended for children and adolescents
- State two treatment modalities used in eating disorder treatment
Target Audience
Professional counselors, mental health professionals, dietitians, social workers, healthcare providers, and individuals seeking to expand their knowledge in these areas.
Learning Levels
- Beginner
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Live Interactive Webinar
11:00 AM CDT - 12:00 PM CDT
EARN 1 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Madeline Koermer, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Manager
Agenda
- 12:00 - 12:05 pm (ET): Intro and agenda setting
- 12:05 -12:25 pm: Prevalence of EDs/ signs and symptoms and screening tools
- 12:25 -12:45 pm: Description of ED treatment at various levels of care and treatment modalities used
- 12:45-1:00 pm: Live Q&A
CE Information - Earn 1 CE Credit Hour
CE Approvals
American Psychological Association
The Emily Program is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Emily Program maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
National Board for Certified Counselors
The Emily Program has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP no. 7166. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. The Emily Program is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
CE Process Info
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