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ED and Disability

CE Hours 1

About this live event

More than 1 in 4 adults in the US have a disability, according to a report published by the CDC in 2024. This presentation will look at the intersection between eating disorders and disabilities, explore special considerations when working with clients with both an eating disorder and a disability/disabilities, explore biases that providers may hold around disability and identify strategies to increase inclusion and accessibility in treatment for clients with disabilities.

Learning Objectives

  • Articulate disability terminology, including terminology to avoid and understand disability etiquette
  • Identify at least 3 models of disability and identify the benefits and drawbacks of the models
  • Identify at least 4 interventions that can be utilized to increase inclusion and accessibility for individuals with disabilities.

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.

Agenda

Agenda: 60 minutes 5 minutes – Overview of disability statistics and Review of disability history 10 minutes - Disability terminology 10 minutes- Models of Disability 10 minutes- Disability Etiquette 10 minutes- Types of disabilities 10 minute – Interventions to increase inclusion and accessibility 5 minutes – Q and A

Live event Instructor(s)

  • Katherine McMahon, MSSA, LISW-S, CPACC

    Katherine (Katie) McMahon (she/her/hers), MSSA, LISW-S is a Clinical Trainer for Accanto Health and works as an outpatient therapist at The Emily Program’s location in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been working in the field of eating disorder treatment since 2015 and concentrates on the utilization of CBT-E for adults and training new staff. Katie has a special interest in working with clients who are diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), those who are experiencing body image issues, explore ways to increase inclusive care for marginalized populations and exploring the intersection between chronic health conditions/disability and eating disorders. Katie has experience providing individual therapy and group therapy in both outpatient and higher level of care settings and also serves as a licensure supervisor for social workers in both adult and adolescent residential and PHP settings. Katie is also a member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals and is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies. Prior to her work at TEP, Katie worked in community mental health as both a case manager and a Program Manager, a hospital setting and a free clinic. Katie has a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Bowling Green State University and completed her graduate education at the Case Western Reserve University Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences with a concentration on medical social work.

Disclosure

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

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits. No partial credits. 

Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:

  • Complete evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ce-go.com".

If you have any continuing education related questions, please contact outreach@emilyprogram.com.

Please make sure to check your spam/junk folder in case those emails get "stuck". We'd also suggest "whitelisting" support@ce-go.com. This tells your email client that you know this sender and trust them, which will keep emails from this contact at the top of your inbox and out of the junk folder.

  • American Psychological Association (APA)

    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 (NBCC)

    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.

Disability Accommodation

ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law; please indicate your special needs when you register by sending an email to outreach@accanto.com.

Where can I find my Attendee Dashboard link?

Upon registering, you should receive an email from support@ce-go.com with a link to access your Attendee Dashboard. If you do not see it in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder. If you still cannot locate the email, you may retrieve your Attendee Dashboard link by clicking HERE

Grievance Policy

If a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education activities or processes, please contact outreach@accanto.com as soon as possible, so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion.

Grievances may include but are not limited to concerns regarding payment and refund requests, course content, workshop offerings, facilities, non-receipt of certificates, or other miscellaneous occurrences.

To read our entire grievance policy, please visit https://accanto.com/wp-content/uploads/Accanto-Health-CEU-Grievance-Policy.pdf.  

Attendance Policy

All attendance will be monitored and recorded. Due to accreditation guidelines, continuing education credit will not be awarded to participants who do not attend a presentation in its entirety. Participants not meeting this time requirement will not be awarded continuing education (CE) credits. We recommend logging on to the webinar 10 minutes prior to the session start time to earn satisfactory attendance for CE credits. 


Evaluation of each session will also be required in order to obtain any continuing education (CE) certificates. 

ED and Disability
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  • CE Hours
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  • Type
    Live Interactive Webinar
  • Date
    Thu Mar 26th, 2026
  • Time
    11:00am - 12:00pm CDT

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