CE Info
Earn up to 20 CE Credit Hours
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- Complete evaluation forms for the event
- Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format
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Continuing Education Credit Hours are available from the following organizations
American Psychological Association
National Board of Certified Counselors
Event Learning Objectives
- Describe the rationale, theoretical foundations, and clinical indications for MED-DBT, including how and why it differs from standard DBT and first-line eating disorder treatments.
- Assess treatment fit and readiness for MED-DBT, including identifying appropriate candidates, contraindications, and common pitfalls in assessment and pre-treatment.
- Apply the adapted MED-DBT biosocial theory to conceptualize eating disorder behaviors in the context of biotemperament, neurobiology, invalidating environments, and diet culture.
- Use the MED-DBT target hierarchy to prioritize treatment goals, including determining when eating disorder behaviors constitute life-threatening (T1), therapy-interfering (T2), or quality-of-life–interfering (T3) targets.
- Identify and manage eating disorder–related medical risk within scope of practice, including collaboration with medical providers, interpretation of clinical data, and use of consultation-to-the-client strategies.
- Implement MED-DBT–specific adaptations to phone coaching, including the next-meal/next-snack rule and strategies to support eating, medical stability, and skill generalization without reinforcing risk behaviors.
- Apply commitment strategies to address ambivalence and anosognosia.
- Facilitate Life Worth Living (LWL) discussions that are collaborative, non-coercive, and responsive to the unique challenges of eating disorder recovery.
- Use collaborative contingency management strategies to modify reinforcing patterns that maintain eating disorder behaviors while preserving autonomy and therapeutic alliance.
- Conduct behavior chain analyses and missing links analyses specific to eating disorder behaviors, including restriction, purging, avoidance, and treatment non-adherence.
- Adapt DBT skills teaching for eating disorder populations, addressing medical safety, weight bias, diet culture, and neurobiological constraints while maintaining DBT fidelity.
- Describe the structure and function of MED-DBT consultation teams, including strategies to reduce clinician burnout, manage polarization, and maintain adherence to the model.
- Plan for endings, transitions, and movement beyond Stage 1, including decisions about treatment extension, higher levels of care, and readiness for trauma-focused work.