About this live event

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

Agenda

Live event 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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  Bethany Dieringer

  Program Dietitian

  Bethany Dieringer (she/her) works with the Triangle Outpatient team in Durham, North Carolina as a program dietitian. She primarily serves as a partner in care for patients at the partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) levels of care, though has experience working with patients and their families at all levels of care. Bethany received her Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. She has worked with The Emily Program since becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in September of 2024 and is a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) in the state of North Carolina. She is committed to advancing equitable eating disorder care through community-based work, clinical practice, and systems-level thinking. She thrives on collaboration with peers who share her passion for creating a more just and inclusive healthcare system to support healing, dignity, and agency for all. When she is not working, Bethany enjoys spending time with her family, playing outside, and creating tasty meals in her kitchen.

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