Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders

Learning to re-build a relationship with food while abstaining from substances can be very difficult and often confusing when done at the same time. This presentation will detail how to address these complex conditions, expanding on how Discovery clinicians work with patients utilizing a treatment philosophy rooted in the Health at Every Size ® approach, exposure and response prevention (ERP) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to treat eating disorders with co-occurring substance use. We will also discuss how to work with patients by helping them learn to abstain from eating disorder behav...Read moreiors and examine how their eating disorders have become interwoven with abusing substances. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the prevalence of co-occurring eating disorders and substance use, as well as the importance of concurrent treatment to support a lifetime of recovery.
  • Describe two types of programming that encompasses both eating disorder treatment with the addition of substance use-specific support groups, counseling and psychoeducation.
  • Identify three skills to use when treating patients with co-occurring eating disorders and substance use disorders.

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Live Interactive Webinar

09:00 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT

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EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Amy Costa, PsyD, LMFT, CEDS-S

Amy Costa, PsyD, LMFT, CEDS-S

Director of Operations- West Coast Eating Disorder Division
Amy Costa, PsyD, LMFT, CEDS-S, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Diego, California. A graduate of Endicott College in Psychology, she went on to receive further degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy. Amy received both her Master’s and Doctorate from Alliant International University. Amy has been working in the eating disorder field since 2004 first as a residence counselor at the Klarman Center at Mclean Hospital. Amy has since worked as therapist in a variety of settings here in California and has experience in Residential, Partial, Intensive outpatient as well as private practice. Amy has received advanced training in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and group therapy. Amy has expertise in treating eating disorders, self-injurious behaviors, mood disorders, and other co-occurring issues in both adults and adolescents. Amy has held several positions with Center for Discovery, most recently becoming the Director of Operations for Discovery Behavioral Health- Eating Disorder Division- West Coast. In this position she will be bringing in her experience as both a clinical provider and operations director to help bring Discovery Behavioral Health to a level of excellence in the mental health field.

CE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Credit Hours

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