MISSION
The purpose of the Institute is to disseminate evidence based treatments for child and adolescent eating disorders. No current strategies are available for clinicians wishing to have such training in a systematic and quality-controlled manner. In addition, the Institute will help provide both insurers and families with information about family based treatment and the skills mastered by clinicians.
The Institute provides several levels of training for interested clinicians.
Basic introduction to key intervention models
Specific training in key models
Certification for treatment in key models
Certification to provide advanced training of treatment in key models
Training in incorporating evidence-based treatment models for child and adolescent eating disorder in clinical services and program development
UPCOMING WORKSHOPs
One-day ARFID Workshop
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder that typically onsets in childhood. There are no currently strongly supported evidence-based treatments for this disorder. Family-based Treatment (FBT) has been shown in case series and small randomized clinical trials to be superior to usual care. FBT-ARFID includes the same fundamental assumptions as FBT for Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN), but because of the younger age of onset, different clinical presentations, and commonly co-occurring co-morbidities, FBT has been substantially modified and adapted for this disorder. This one-day workshop addresses the key differences in FBT-ARFID compared to FBT-AN or FBT-BN and provides role plays, clinical vignettes, and case studies to illustrate the approach.
The training is based on the published treatment manual for FBT-ARFID: Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder by James Lock, Routledge, 2022. All participants are encouraged to read this book prior to the training.
Participants in this workshop should have previously completed FBT-AN or FBT-BN training to be eligible to undertake this training. Registration fee is $335/$225 (trainee/student fee).
December 6th from 8am-4pm Pacific time (10am CST)
Presenter: Aileen Whyte, PhD
Prerequisite: completion of two-day FBT-AN Workshop
Register here
*Individuals are only eligible for the trainee rate if they are a current student enrolled in a mental health related graduate program, post-doctoral fellowship, or in the process of getting licensed (e.g. LSW to LCSW). Provide appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility for the discounted rate.
Note: There are no CME or CEU credits for any Institute courses. Attendees will be receiving training from experts in Family-Based Treatment for use in therapeutic practice or expansion of knowledge of therapeutic approaches for eating disorders.