About the event: Eating disorder treatment has historically been inaccessible—or even invalidating and harmful—for many people with marginalized identities. This Equip Academy brings together lived experience and clinical expertise to examine the systemic gaps in care and the urgent need for more inclusive, trauma-informed, and identity-affirming treatment spaces. We’ll discuss practical strategies to actively affirm diverse identities, challenge weight stigma and the “isms” in clinical practice, and promote healing that honors the whole person.
There will be time for Q&A.
Learning objectives: After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:
1. Define identity-affirming care in the treatment of eating disorders across diverse populations.
2. Describe the impact of intersecting identities on the development, presentation, and treatment of eating disorders.
3. Apply trauma-informed, HAES-aligned, and identity-affirming frameworks when working with individuals with eating disorders.
Accreditation information:
- Eligible providers who attend the webinar will be eligible for up to 1 credit through ACCME or APA.
- Equip designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- Full attendance is required to earn continuing education credit through the APA
Carise Rotach is a licensed marriage and family therapist, AAMFT supervisor, and specializes in sexuality, gender identity, and eating disorders. Carise is a clinical leader at Equip Health who seeks to spend a portion of her efforts on educating both professionals and the greater public on the complexities of eating disorders.
With lived experience in bulimia nervosa and BED (binge eating disorder), Makailah recovered while facing many treatment accessibility barriers and, through that journey, discovered a passion for pursuing healthcare equity. She graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology with an emphasis on microbiology research and continues her work at Equip as an Employee Engagement Lead. Makailah is also certified in DEIB by Cornell University. She is dedicated to highlighting the BIPOC experience in the healthcare community, disability advocacy, and providing affordable & accessible care for all.
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.
