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The Victory Program Conference: Beyond the Game: Understanding Eating Disorders in Athletes

Recovery is a Team Sport: The FBT Playbook for Athletes, Parents & Coaches

Laura Bumberry, PsyD
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Description

Family‑Based Treatment (FBT) remains the gold‑standard intervention for youth with eating disorders, including those engaged in competitive athletics. Return to sport is rarely a neutral event in recovery—it can accelerate progress or unintentionally reinforce illness behaviors, even with well‑intended support. While the core structure of FBT is consistent, athlete‑specific factors and the dynamics within sport‑involved families meaningfully shape treatment effectiveness. When coaches and athletic trainers collaborate with parents and align their actions with the treatment plan, recovery outcomes improve and the return‑to‑sport process becomes safer, clearer, and more sustainable.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Define the core principles and three phases of Family‑Based Treatment (FBT) and how they guide treatment across the recovery trajectory.

  • Summarize the evidence base supporting FBT as the gold‑standard intervention for adolescents with eating disorders.

  • Recognize athlete‑specific and family‑system factors that shape the implementation and effectiveness of FBT in sport‑involved youth.

  • Explain at least three opportunities to strengthen FBT outcomes by thoughtfully integrating coaches and athletic trainers into the treatment and return‑to‑sport process.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is for participants to learn how Family‑Based Treatment (FBT) can be effectively utilized with sport‑involved youth with eating disorders as well as athlete‑specific factors and strategic collaboration with coaches and athletic trainers that can strengthen treatment outcomes and support a safe, recovery‑aligned return to sport.

Target Audience

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

Presenters

Laura Bumberry, PsyD
Laura Bumberry, PsyD is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders for children, adolescents, and adults. She is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, and one of few certified Family Based Treatment providers in the state of Missouri. She utilizes therapies proven to be effective, including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Family-Based Treatment (FBT), also known as the Maudsley Approach. Dr. Bumberry has additional training in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for PTSD. Prior to founding Partners in Wellness, Dr. Bumberry provided evidence based, outpatient services at McCallum Place Treatment Center. She completed her post-doctoral residency at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute's Eating Disorders Program and Psychology and Religion Program. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Xavier University with an emphasis on child and adolescent psychology. Dr. Bumberry is committed to providing education and training on eating disorders for community therapists and medical providers and often presents to local organizations. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at The Brown School of Social Work at Washington University and is a member of the St. Louis Adolescent Eating Disorders Coalition, a multi-disciplinary group working to improve early identification and improved access to eating disorder care in Missouri.

Financially Sponsored By

  • McCallum Place