When Is It Time to Step Up Care? Clinical Decision-Making for Higher Levels of Care in Eating Disorders

This interactive continuing education workshop introduces clinicians to an evidence-informed framework for determining appropriate levels of care for individuals with eating disorders and co-occurring conditions. Through a interactive, case-based learning approach, participants will engage in real-world clinical scenarios involving adolescents and adults presenting with varying degrees of eating disorder symptoms, mental health concerns, and substance use.

Participants will review key medical, behavioral, and psychological indicators that signal the need for escalation beyond outpatient treat...Read morement while learning practical strategies for assessing patient safety, treatment progress, symptom escalation, and environmental support. The training emphasizes early detection, risk assessment, and timely referral to higher levels of care, including Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Residential, and Inpatient treatment.

Attendees will leave with increased confidence in clinical decision-making, improved ability to identify medical and behavioral risk factors, and tools to support appropriate intervention and referral. Less...

Learning Objectives

• Identify clinical indicators that signal the need for a higher level of care
• Differentiate between levels of care in eating disorder treatment
• Apply a structured clinical decision-making framework
• Describe the clinician’s role in early intervention and advocacy

Target Audience

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Saturday, July 25, 2026

01:30 PM EDT - 03:30 PM EDT