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Get an overview of both the cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic conceptualizations of eating and weight disorders. Address the use of these methods by mental health professionals to treat bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa and binge-eating disorders. Course content features case histories and videos to illustrate specific treatment techniques, as well as the treatment of childhood obesity.
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Understand cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic approaches to treat a range of weight and eating disorders.
- Integrate CBT and psychodynamic orientations in the treatment of eating and weight disorders.
- Work with clients with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa.
- Optimally use the therapeutic relationship in working with clients with eating disorders.
- Treat obesity and weight problems in children and adolescents.
What You Learn
- Cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of bulimia nervosa
- Role of the dietitian
- Self-monitoring
- Challenging irrational beliefs
- Body image issues
- Emotional regulation-dialectical behavior therapy
- Cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of anorexia nervosa
- Medical prerequisites for outpatient treatment
- Establishing rapport
- Setting the emotional tone
- Recognizing the cognitive themes underlying the disease
- Reducing treatment anxiety
- Challenging irrational beliefs
- Understanding the effects of family involvement
- Approaches to the treatment of binge eating
- Childhood obesity
- Psychodynamic drive-conflict vs. object relations vs. self-theories of anorexia nervosa
- Developmental perspectives
- Bruch’s therapeutic approach
- Challenges, including transference issues, in developing the therapeutic relationship
- Separation and autonomy
- Integrating CBT and psychodynamic orientations in the treatment of eating and weight disorders
How You Learn
- Case histories
- Videos
- In-class discussions