DBT in the treatment of Complex Eating Disorders: Part I - Targeting

A two hour web-based training

Staying focused on managing food and weight goals with multi-diagnostic eating disorder clients can be a challenging task. There simply isn’t time in any one session to address it all. Avoiding inadvertent reinforcement of other life threatening and therapy interfering behaviours when they invariably move focus off eating and weight (which our clients commonly don’t want to address) is a challenge. Knowing when and how to target disordered eating is not always clear. Newer models are being developed for treating multi-diagnostic EDs within DBT and have strategies to address these issues. The standard DBT target hierarchy, when used with a specific ED focus, can assist clinicians to know when to focus on the ED and when to prioritise other life-threatening behaviours – without losing sight of the ED in the process.

Note this training is complementary to our other current eating disorders training, but can be attended separately.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify where ED behaviours fall on the DBT target hierarchy
• Learn how to target multiple ED behaviours in the context of suicide, self-injury etc
• Ensure you have the necessary medical information for effective targeting
• See variations on capturing ED targets on the diary card with behavioural specificity
• Learn about food and fluid tracking – considerations for when and why to incorporate this into standard DBT
• Participate in case scenarios "what would you target first...”

Note: if this training is sold out then you will be able to join a waitlist. If we repeat this training then those on the waiting list will be the first to be offered a place for the new training.

Training Level

• This is an intermediate to advanced level training.

1. A registration is for one person. To successfully manage the event, we expect only one person to join the webinar as part of your registration.
2. You agree not to record the meeting in any way. You agree not to distribute materials to other persons without prior agreement.
3. Registrations are confirmed only when payment is received by credit card (with Paypal) or electronically.
4. Payment must be made before the training. By registering you accept liability for the costs of the training.
5. Cancellations must be notified to us by email (or the website contact form) with full identifying information.
6. Cancellations received more than seven days before the event will receive a refund of the fees paid less an administration charge of $50+GST (for each event).
7. Refunds cannot be given after that date. Refunds will not be available until after the event.
8. A colleague may be substituted for no extra charge if we are notified at least two business days before the training event.
9. In the unlikely event the training is cancelled by the organisers, registration will be fully refunded but no liability will be accepted for travel, accommodation or other costs/expenses incurred to registrants.
10. Online statements of attendance can be downloaded by all participants from this page. Printed certificates of attendance are not available for this event.