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Eating Disorders in Practice: Recognition, Risk, and Referral

Christine Wood, MD, CEDS, FAAP, CLE
Juli Agajanian, LMFT, CEDS-C
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Description

Eating disorders are often viewed primarily as psychiatric illnesses. However, they carry significant medical risks, some of which can be life-threatening. Early recognition and thorough medical assessment are essential to ensure appropriate level-of-care placement and to optimize treatment outcomes. This educational program will provide participants with the practical knowledge and clinical framework needed to recognize eating disorders, assess medical and psychiatric risk, and make informed decisions regarding the most appropriate and effective treatment pathway.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe the classifications of eating disorders and review prevalence data in the general population and ethnic and racial minority groups.

  • Identify effective screening tools and history-taking questions that mental health professionals can use to detect eating disorders in clinical practice.

  • Identify critical medical complications of eating disorders that inform level‑of‑care decisions and necessitate medical collaboration, and describe the full continuum of care to determine appropriate placement based on medical and behavioral criteria.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to teach participants how to identify eating disorders in their practice, assess the level of risk, and refer out when needed in order to ensure patient safety.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Christine Wood, MD, CEDS, FAAP, CLE
Dr. Christine Wood is a pediatrician with expertise in the management of the medical complications of eating disorders and is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) as designated by the International Association of Eating Disorder Specialists (IAEDP). She has been in private pediatric practice in North County San Diego from 1990 until 2022 and then had her own practice for two years as an eating disorder consultant.

Since 2013, Dr. Wood has been the Medical Director for the residential eating disorder treatment center at Center for Discovery in Del Mar. In 2022, she was appointed as the National Physician Liaison for the eating disorder division of Center for Discovery. She has published several journal and magazine articles. Of note, she was a co-author of a Clinical Report published in September 2016 in Pediatrics, titled “Preventing Eating Disorders and Obesity in Adolescents.” She is also the author of the book, How to Get Kids to Eat Great & Love It. She graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
Juli Agajanian, LMFT, CEDS-C
Juli has spent the last 23 years working with adolescents and their families in a variety of settings, and has been with Center for Discovery since 2007. She is currently the Director of Training at Center for Discovery. Her previous experience includes working as a Regional Director, as well as a Program Director at one of Discovery’s eating disorder residential locations She has worked at the PHP level of care in adolescent mental health, and worked as an in-home behavioral coach. As the Director of Clinical Supervision, she is responsible for overseeing and training the clinical staff in Discovery’s eating disorder division and is a certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Supervisor. Juli is a national speaker on the subject of eating disorders.  Her passion for clinical excellence and skill as a mentor and teacher have inspired countless members of the Center for Discovery team. Juli is a fearlessly authentic psychotherapist with an approachable style, and especially enjoys helping clients reconnect with their families through the process of family therapy. 

Financially Sponsored By

  • Discovery Behavioral Health
  • Center for Discovery