An Overview of Eating Disorders and their Impact on System Involved Youth

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D.

Training Description

Disordered eating and eating disorders are becoming more prevalent with system involved youth and young adults. This training will provide an overview of the different types of eating disorders and strategies to engage system involved youth and young adults diagnosed with one. The training will also cover how family members can support a system involved youth or young adults with an eating disorder.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to describe anorexia nervosa.

2. Participants will be able to describe bulimia nervosa.

3. Participants will be able to describe at least 1 strategy to support system involved youth with an eating disorder.

Agenda 

10:00am-10:15am  Welcome and Introductions

10:15am-11:45am  Eating disorder overview

11:45am-12:00pm  Questions & Answers, closing and evals

Meet Our Trainers

Nicole Klasey is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

This course meets the qualifications for (2.0) BBS CE Hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.