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Session one: Eating disorders are often misunderstood by both the public as well as medical and mental health professionals. Misconceptions about what underlies an eating disorder can lead to more deleterious consequences than the disorder itself. It is important to develop a strong case conceptualization that is idiosyncratic to the individual struggling with an eating disorder. This workshop will explore the challenges associated with working with individuals with eating disorders and strategies to address those obstacles. Suggestions for building and maintaining a strong therapeutic alliance with individuals with eating disorders will be addressed, as this is crucial in carrying out the necessary work for progress. Interventions for assessment of core irrational beliefs evidenced in eating disorders as well as clinical cognitive and behavioral strategies to reconstruct the maladaptive beliefs that maintain this clinical problem will be discussed. Special emphasis on Unconditional Self-Acceptance versus Self-Esteem will be made as it relates to treatment planning. Various homework assignments tailored to specific eating disorders will be discussed. Session 2: The workshop provides an overview of an original therapeutic approach for addressing emotional overeating. Somov offers a provocative clinical thesis: emotional eating is not a problem, it is emotional overeating that is a problem; or, stated differently: emotional eating is not a problem, mindless emotional eating is a problem. This unique approach is grounded in harm-reduction psychology and utilizes mindfulness-based and metacognitive clinical know-how. The approach is more than just a humanistic "cultural permission" to eat emotionally - it is an experiential curriculum designed to prevent shame-triggered relapses, to help clients recognize that emotional eating is a legitimate and intuitive form of selfcare, and to position clients to "leverage more coping per calorie." Session three: In this presentation, Harriet will discuss lessons learned during her career working and supporting people with eating disorders and their families. Originally trained as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Harriet has spent the last twenty years working in private practice and with Ireland’s National Eating Disorders Association, Bodywhys. During this time, Harriet has been trained in many different evidence-based treatment approaches used within private and public services for people with eating disorders, e.g., CBT-E, FBT. Navigating these approaches, supporting families as they care for their loved ones, under and over 18 years old, has taught Harriet much about the difficult and complex recovery journey that people experience. And we must not forget that there are those that struggle to recover, those who experience an enduring eating disorder. Our mistakes are our greatest teachers, and Harriet will reflect on the many and varied experiences she has had when working with people with these destructive disorders. Harriet will discuss how her approach and thinking has developed from working one to one with clients with eating disorders and providing support to carers. What helps and what doesn’t? How can one navigate the clinical work and provide support therapeutically while ensuring the integrity of the subjective experience that is at the heart of psychoanalytic work? Harriet will think these questions through and provide participants with lots of food for thought.
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