Trauma and Eating Disorders: A Course for Dietitians
You have worked hard to learn the basics of eating disorder work as a dietitian, you are building confidence in your skills, maybe you have even worked in the field for some time now. AND with all that skill building there has still been part of this work that intimidated you, made you feel inadequate, uncomfortable, or unsure. Dietitians aren’t trained enough in counseling skills and when it comes to trauma the training is null. And yet, we spend day in and day out working with people who have experienced trauma. There is a high correlation between trauma and eating disorders, so if you are working with eating disorders, the trauma is in the room whether or not your are ready for it. Lack of training in this space can leave us vulnerable to feeling at least uncomfortable in our sessions and at worst, burnt out or even causing harm (which by the way I see you and know this is the very last thing you want!!)
Here are just a few of the multitude of ways learning about trauma is beneficial: develop a better understanding of how trauma affects individuals physically and mentally, improve empathy and communication skills when interacting with trauma survivors, provide appropriate support and care, contribute to the healing and recovery process, help prevent retraumatization, enhance personal and professional relationships, learn to sit with you own stuff in sessions.
You want to learn more and know it will help both you and your clients.
But every time you look to learn more about trauma it is coming from therapists. Therapists are awesome (they are who I have learned the most from), and they don’t always know the details of how trauma will show up in our sessions as dietitians. They are also speaking from their therapist lens which means we can’t just extrapolate their teachings to stay within our scope of practice. We are pretty cool as dietitians (Bias I know) We have immense knowledge about food, digestion, and nourishment that intricately correlates with trauma and eating disorder recovery. I know many of you would love to know more about how to make these connections to better support your clients in their healing.
That’s where I come in.
🌟 Introducing the Comprehensive Course: Trauma and Eating Disorders: A Course for Dietitians! 🌟
Unlock new understanding, skills, and embodiment with this dietitian led program.
I know you are a dedicated dietitian seeking to make a profound impact on your clients’ lives. Gain the specialized knowledge and skills you need to address the complex intersection of trauma and eating disorders with my innovative course.
🌱 Course Highlights:
🔹 Deep Dive into Trauma, trauma treatments, and its Impact: Develop a working foundation and understanding of trauma and typical trauma treatments including those that are evidence based. Explore how trauma impacts health.
🔹 Discover our role as dietitians and the key presentations of those with eating disorders and trauma: Explore the intricate connections between trauma and disordered eating patterns, and how they manifest in your clients’ behaviors and relationships with food. Learn about the different nervous system states beyond fight, flight and freeze, how we can support clients in these states in our sessions and how these states can impact nourishment, nutrition status and eating disorder behaviors.
🔹 Breakdown how nutrition impacts trauma and how trauma impacts nutrient absorption, appetite, digestion, and eating disorders: Through this section you will learn nutritional strategies to create well-rounded and compassionate treatment that is client centered and trauma aware.
🔹 Explore how to care for ourselves in this work: Learn how to support your own nervous system and establish daily practices for sustainability.
🔹 Case Studies and Practical Scenarios: Gain hands-on experience through real-world examples, equipping you with the confidence to address complex situations with empathy and expertise.
🔹 Collaborative Learning Environment: Engage with fellow dietitians, share insights, and expand your professional network in a supportive and interactive community.
🎓 Why Choose this Course?
My Trauma and Eating Disorders course is meticulously designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to make a lasting difference in your clients’ lives and your own.
4 months of training including:
✓ In-Depth Curriculum: 8 hours+ of educational content broken into monthly learning segments
✓ Live Content to ground and integrate: including monthly Q&As, Consultation and meditations. (3 hours per month)
✓ Building community: Elevate your skills by sitting with and learning along side like minded colleagues.
✓ Resources for continued learning: Each month will offer additional resources in a variety of formats to empower continued learning in a way that fits best for you.
✓ Earn CEUs - 14 CEUs pre-approved by CDR + 6 hours of supervision that can also count toward your continuing education hours.
🔔 This is a live course! Meaning once we start the course registration will close!!
Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to enhance your expertise and bring about transformative change for your clients and yourself. Secure your spot today and embark on a journey of growth, understanding, and healing.
Join me in the first offering of Trauma and Eating Disorders: a Course for Dietitians and get ready to dive deep, know yourself more, and shake shit up, all while becoming a sign of hope and healing in your practice.
Program Schedule
Title: Trauma and Eating Disorders: A Course for Dietitians
Date: January 2024-April 2024
Location: Virtual Event
Timeline: (in CST)
January 3rd: 7-8pm
Welcome event
January 4th: 10am-12pm
Section 1: An introduction to trauma, trauma treatments and trauma's impact on health
January 8th: 12-12:30pm
Guided Meditation
January 19th: 10am-12pm
Q&A for Section1: An introduction to trauma, trauma treatments and trauma's impact on health
January 26th: 10am-12pm
Group Consultation/Supervision
February 1st: 10am-12pm
Section 2: Our role as dietitians and key presentations of those with eating disorders and trauma
February 5th: 12pm-12:30pm
Guided Meditation
February 16th: 10am-12pm
Q&A for Section 2: Our role as dietitians and key presentations of those with eating disorders and trauma
February 23rd: 10am-12pm
Group Consultation/Supervision
February 29th: 10am-12pm
Section 3: A deep dive into how nutrition impacts trauma and how trauma impacts nutrient absorption appetite, digestion, and eating disorders
March 4th: 12pm-12:30pm
Guided Meditation
March 15th: 10am-12pm
Q&A for Section 3: A deep dive into how nutrition impacts trauma and how trauma impacts nutrient absorption appetite, digestion, and eating disorders impact on health
March 22nd:10am-12pm
Group Consultation/Supervision
March 28th: 10am-12pm
Section 4: Caring for ourselves in the work and Case studies
April 1st: 12pm-12:30pm
Guided Meditation
April 12th: 11am-12pm
Q&A for Section 4:Caring for ourselves in the work and Case studies
April 19th:10:30am-12pm
Group Consultation/Supervision/Event wrap up
Total Course Hours for Continuing Education = ***14 CEUs approved by CDR*** + 6 hours of group supervision with a CEDS-C
8 + hours of webinar content
4 Hours of Group Q&A
6 Hours of Group Consultation/Supervision
2 Hours of guided meditation