Eating Disorders and the Brain: An Experiential Psychoeducation Seminar

This session will provide an understanding of how emerging neurobiological research in eating disorders helps us understand the multidimensional nature, development, and maintenance of these illnesses and how the neurobiology of eating disorders can inform techniques to promote recovery. There is no fee to attend this course.

Accanto Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Accanto Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program provides 3.0 continuing education credits.

This activity...Read more has been submitted for approval as a continuing professional education activity by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Accanto Health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP no. 7166. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. Accanto Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

You are responsible for your individual requirements as stipulated by your licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.

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Learning Objectives

Identify the basic brain areas and functions and how they are related to eating disorders and eating behavior
Explain the recent neurobiological findings on eating-related reward and how they are related to eating disorders and eating behavior
Recognize the four kinds of sensory profiles and how they may relate to eating disorders and eating behavior

Target Audience

This educational program is designed for mental health professionals, dietitians, social workers, and health care providers.

Learning Levels

Beginning to intermediate level course

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

The Emily Program- Spokane
2020 E. 29TH Avenue, Suite #200, Spokane, WA, 99203

08:30 AM PDT - 11:30 AM PDT

Only 38 Spaces Left!

EARN 3 CE Credit Hours
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About the speakers

Krista Crotty, LMFT, PsyD

Director of Clinical Outreach Education and Brain-Based Therapy

Krista is The Director of Clinical Outreach Education and Brain-Based Therapy at Accanto Health. Clinically, she draws from a variety of methods including TBT-S, EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy, FBT, and acceptance and commitment therapy and often incorporates the use of the creative process in conjunction with the more traditional therapeutic process. She earned her Master of Science from Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in family and pediatrics from Azusa Pacific University. She trained at Harbor UCLA medical center and Loma Linda Children's Hospital in neuropsych. Away from work, Krista loves being a mom to her three boys, playing outside, going on adventures with her family, skiing, hiking, biking, and camping.

Hilmar Wagner, MPH, RDN, LN, CD

Dietetic Internship Coordinator and Clinical Education Specialist

Hilmar Wagner is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Nutritionist in the State of Minnesota and Certified Dietitian (CD) in the state of Washington. Hilmar joined the Emily Program in 2006, and currently serves as the Training Coordinator for Nutrition Services, Dietetic Internship Coordinator and Clinical Education Specialist. In this role he assists in internal nutrition-related education and training, coordinates dietetic intern experiences across all locations and provides external continuing education on eating disorders and nutrition for community providers professional organizations. He regularly presents on eating disorder and nutrition topics at local, regional and national conferences. Hilmar received his Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition/Dietetics and Master’s in Public Health Nutrition from the University of Minnesota. He has worked in the field of eating disorders for the past 15 years. Hilmar has extensive experience working with clients of all eating disorder diagnoses in both individual and group settings. He has a particular interest in mindfulness and body-centered approaches to eating disorder recovery.

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

Commission on Dietetic Registration

This activity has been submitted for approval to the Commission on Dietetic Registration

American Psychological Association

Accanto Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Accanto Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

National Board for Certified Counselors

Accanto Health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP no. 7166. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. Accanto Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

ASWB ACE

Accanto Health, #1828, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 12/12/2022 – 12/12/2023. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.

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.

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 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@accanto.com

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Disclosure

Accanto Health, the parent company of The Emily Program, Veritas Collaborative, and Gather Behavioral Health, is the sole planner and provider of all courses, content, and continuing education credits. This program is made possible with support from The Emily Program Foundation.