LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapy for Eating Disorders
Pricing
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Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Differentiate types of sexual minority stressors and how they may impact disordered eating in LGBTQ individuals.
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Describe the basic principles of LGBTQ-affirmative therapy.
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Identify how LGBTQ-affirmative therapy principles can be incorporated into eating disorder treatment and describe the initial empirical evidence for LGBTQ-affirmative therapy for eating disorders.
Description
This presentation will provide an overview of minority stress theory and how chronic stressors can maintain eating disorder symptoms. Next, the presenter will review principles of LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and how these can be applied to eating disorder treatment. Finally, initial data will be described from a novel treatment integrating LGBTQ-affirmative treatment with CBT for eating disorders.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Dietitian
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dr. Tiffany Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Auburn University where she Directs the AppearanCe Concerns, Eating, Prevention, and Treatment (ACCEPT) Lab. She is also Co-Director of the Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic (AEDC). Her primary program of research focuses on developing and evaluating interventions for body image and eating disorders in marginalized and understudied populations across sexuality and gender. Her research projects have focused on developing prevention programs to reduce eating disorder and muscle dysmorphia risk and treat eating disorders for LGBTQ+ and male populations, understanding factors related to treatment outcome across gender and sexual identity, and understanding how interoception and gastrointestinal anxiety impacts eating disorders. To date, she has published over 100 peer reviewed articles, and her research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Arlene and Michael Rosen Foundation, and the Global Foundation for Eating Disorders. She has also held several leadership positions in the field of eating disorders in international organizations including the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the Academy for Eating Disorders.
Financially Sponsored By
- Monte Nido