
It’s Complicated: Special Considerations for Supervising Clinicians Treating Eating Disorders
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2 CE Hours available for behavioral health clinicians
Eating disorders are among the most challenging and multifaceted mental health conditions, affecting nearly every aspect of a person’s life—emotionally, physically, and mentally. With a heightened risk of serious medical complications and suicide, treating these disorders requires a comprehensive approach that integrates psychotherapy, medical care, nutritional counseling, and psychotropic medication.
For clinicians, this demands specialized expertise across multiple disciplines. But for supervisors, this complexity demands even more. Guiding clinicians in this area requires specialized knowledge and careful attention to both ethical and practical challenges.
This course delves deeply into the ethical and practical considerations that are essential when supervising clinicians treating individuals with eating disorders.
Participants will join Dr. Melanie Smith and explore how to accurately assess clinician competency, evaluate client risk and level of care appropriateness, and discover how to access the training resources necessary to provide ethical and effective care. They will dive into the intricate emotional and behavioral dynamics that underlie eating disorders, gaining critical insights into the challenges that both therapists and clients face.
Dr. Smith’s expertise will walk participants through the ethical, clinical, and practical considerations involved in supervising clinicians treating individuals with eating disorders, providing them with practical strategies to confidently navigate these complexities. They will acquire practical strategies to help their supervisees address client resistance, deal with the pervasive issues of weight stigma, and manage the delicate balance between treatment protocols and client autonomy.
By the end of the course, participants will have a stronger grasp of the ethical frameworks and practical tools needed to support clinicians working with this vulnerable population. Whether you’re a seasoned supervisor or new to the role, this course will elevate your skillset and ensure that you can confidently guide your team through the complexities of eating disorder treatment.
Enroll today and take the next step in mastering eating disorder supervision!
- It’s Complicated: Special Considerations for Supervising Clinicians Treating Eating Disorders
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Eating disorders are among the most challenging and multifaceted mental health conditions, affecting nearly every aspect of a person’s life—emotionally, physically, and mentally. With a heightened risk of serious medical complications and suicide, treating these disorders requires a comprehensive approach that integrates psychotherapy, medical care, nutritional counseling, and psychotropic medication.
For clinicians, this demands specialized expertise across multiple disciplines. But for supervisors, this complexity demands even more. Guiding clinicians in this area requires specialized knowledge and careful attention to both ethical and practical challenges.
This course delves deeply into the ethical and practical considerations that are essential when supervising clinicians treating individuals with eating disorders.
Participants will join Dr. Melanie Smith and explore how to accurately assess clinician competency, evaluate client risk and level of care appropriateness, and discover how to access the training resources necessary to provide ethical and effective care. They will dive into the intricate emotional and behavioral dynamics that underlie eating disorders, gaining critical insights into the challenges that both therapists and clients face.
Dr. Smith’s expertise will walk participants through the ethical, clinical, and practical considerations involved in supervising clinicians treating individuals with eating disorders, providing them with practical strategies to confidently navigate these complexities. They will acquire practical strategies to help their supervisees address client resistance, deal with the pervasive issues of weight stigma, and manage the delicate balance between treatment protocols and client autonomy.
By the end of the course, participants will have a stronger grasp of the ethical frameworks and practical tools needed to support clinicians working with this vulnerable population. Whether you’re a seasoned supervisor or new to the role, this course will elevate your skillset and ensure that you can confidently guide your team through the complexities of eating disorder treatment.
Enroll today and take the next step in mastering eating disorder supervision!
This course provides 2+ hours of video training, a post-test and an evaluation.
This course was recorded May 20, 2022
Upon completion of this training professionals will be able to do the following:
- Describe at least two ethical challenges that can arise in the treatment of eating disorders.
- Describe how to apply at least two elements of the Competency-Based Supervision model when supervising therapists treating eating disorders.
Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-S
Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-S, is the Director of Training for The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorders. In this role, she provides ongoing training, supervision and consultation to clinicians across disciplines for the purpose of continually assessing and improving competence in the treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Smith is co-author of The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity Therapist Guide and Workbook (Oxford University Press), is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Approved Supervisor, and is a Certified Therapist and Trainer for the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP). In addition to her work with the Renfrew Center, Dr. Smith maintains a telehealth private practice specializing in the supervision and consultation of registered mental health counselor interns (Florida) and individuals seeking eating disorder specialist certification through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp).
Credit Hours: CEs provided with this course include 2 continuing education hours of credit.
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Grievance Policy
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services, particularly those who are supervisors or have an interest in supervision.
Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation. The course may include required reading.
This program was recorded on May 20, 2022
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Melanie Smith
PhD, LMHC, CEDS-S
Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-S, is the Director of Training for The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorders. In this role, she provides ongoing training, supervision and consultation to clinicians across disciplines for the purpose of continually assessing and improving competence in the treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Smith is co-author of The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity Therapist Guide and Workbook (Oxford University Press), is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Approved Supervisor, and is a Certified Therapist and Trainer for the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP). In addition to her work with the Renfrew Center, Dr. Smith maintains a telehealth private practice specializing in the supervision and consultation of registered mental health counselor interns (Florida) and individuals seeking eating disorder specialist certification through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp).
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