About this event: Eating disorders are on the rise among college students, with risk increasing by 13% from 2013-2021. This presentation will provide campus health professionals with evidence-based strategies to identify and compassionately support students struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders.
Drawing from her own recovery journey, Equip peer mentor Rachel Myers will share her experience navigating an eating disorder as a college student. Clinical social worker Lara Effland will then outline best practices for screening, assessment, and providing resources for treatment on campus.
With real-life examples and actionable advice, this presentation aims to empower college health staff to proactively address the rising tide of eating disorders on campus. There will be time at the end for Q&A.
Learning objectives: After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:
- Identify unique risk factors and common clinical presentations of eating disorders in college populations.
- Summarize recommended practices for eating disorder screening, assessment, and identification in university health services and outpatient clinical settings.
- Describe strategies for providing individual and campus-wide support for students experiencing eating disorders and body image issues.
Lara Effland, LICSW, CEDS-S has over 15 years of experience in the field of eating disorders. Lara has played a vital role in various national behavioral health organizations and currently serves as Director of Adult Services at Equip.
Rachel Myers (she/they) is a peer mentor at Equip who works with patients of all ages recovering from their eating disorders. Tapping into her lived experience with recovery in college, Rachel helps clients with their transition to higher education, while navigating independence and self-advocacy. Rachel is also pursuing her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Registration cost:Free
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Physicians, nurses, dietitians, nutritionists, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, and counselors are all eligible for CE or CME credit. For other credentials interested in CEs, please review the CE Details page within the TPN.health registration page to confirm that you’ll receive CEs.
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Additional CE information
Refund policy: This activity is offered free of charge.
Target audience: The target audience for this presentation includes medical doctors, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, therapists, case managers, and other health care providers.
Learning format / activity type: Live activity
Continuing Education accreditation:
APA: Equip is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists. Equip maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
ACCME: Equip is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Other healthcare professionals: We are happy to provide a certificate of attendance for all providers who stayed for the duration of the activity, however, it is up to the individual attendee to determine whether this activity meets the Continuing Education requirements of their licensing or credentialing organization. Please check your state’s rules and regulations for more information regarding your Continuing Education requirements.
Attendance: Full attendance is required to earn Continuing Education credit through the APA. It is up to each individual attendee to determine whether this activity meets the Continuing Education requirements of their licensing or credentialing organization. Please check your state’s rules and regulations for more information regarding your Continuing Education requirements.
Disclosures:
- Equip receives no commercial funding for these activities.
- The presenter(s) mentioned above, faculty for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. Natalia Orloff, PhD, Jessie Menzel, PhD, and Angela Celio Doyle, PhD, FAED, planners for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Maria La Via, MD, planner for this educational activity, owns individual stock in the following ineligible companies: Danahar, Gilead, 3M, GSK, Merck, Seres Therapeutics, Solventum, Novavax, Organon, Pfizer, and Viatris. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
