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No Time to Lose: Early Detection & Intervention for Eating Disorders with Adolescents & Families

Michael Chiumiento, PsyD
Danielle Small, LMFT, CEDS-C
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Description

This presentation will provide an overview of adolescent eating disorders, current evidence-based treatment options, and the importance of family and outpatient providers in early intervention. Signs and symptoms of developing eating disorders among this vulnerable population will be identified and discussed, alongside specific strategies for providers and family members to align in pursuing effective therapeutic interventions. Considerations specific to the role of families and the use of a multidisciplinary team with older adolescents, transitional-age youth, and emerging adults will also be discussed. The presenters will also share relevant outcomes features specific to adolescents and young adults in specialized, family-inclusive virtual and in-person treatment programs.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Attendees will be competent in detecting signs, and symptoms of eating disorders in adolescents and the rationale for early intervention based on best practice guidelines

  • Attendees will be competent in communicating concerns effectively, non-judgmentally, and will able to assist with or without formal diagnoses

  • Attendees will be confident and competent as providers in collaborating with families, seeking consultation, and assisting with appropriate referral processes

Educational Goal

Attendees will be competent in detecting signs, and symptoms of eating disorders in adolescents and the rationale for early intervention based on best practice guidelines Attendees will be competent in communicating concerns effectively, non-judgmentally, and will able to assist with or without formal diagnoses Attendees will be confident and competent as providers in collaborating with families, seeking consultation, and assisting with appropriate referral processes

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Dietitian
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Michael Chiumiento, PsyD
Danielle Small, LMFT, CEDS-C
Danielle Small is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified eating disorder specialist consultant with extensive experience in the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, ARFID, and compulsive over-exercise. Danielle has been a member of the Monte Nido team since 2013, working at multiple sites and all levels of care on both coasts. She was previously Clinical Director at Monte Nido’s Eating Disorder Center of Boston until taking on the role of Clinical Director at Monte Nido’s Clementine Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment Center, in Briarcliff Manor, New York. She then became Regional Director of Clinical Operations for the Northeast, overseeing all clinical programming and operations for the Residential and Day Treatment programs in the region. Danielle is currently Vice-President of Clinical Services working with all of Monte Nido’s teams nationwide. Danielle’s therapeutic aim is simple; she wants our clients to connect with their potential for growth despite life’s inherent struggles. Her passion is helping individuals reach a place of self-acceptance, re-connecting them to their intellectual curiosity, and allowing them to tap into the potential for personal peace. She endeavors to do this with humor, warmth, and candor.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Monte Nido