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ExploringCompetenceforOutpa9entPsychotherapistsTrea9ngEa9ngDisorders
Presentedby:AlliSpoCs-DeLazzer,M.A.,LMFT,LPCC,CEDS
LaurenMuhlheim,Psy.D.,CEDS
AlliSpoCs-DeLazzer,M.A.,LMFT,LPCC,CEDS,and
LaurenMuhlheim,Psy.D.,CEDS,
havenocommercialintereststodisclose.
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Welcome!• Inspira9onfor“Ea9ngDisordersandScopeofCompetencefor
Outpa9entPsychotherapists”(SpoCs-DeLazzer&Muhlheim,2016)inPrac9ceInnova9ons,ajournaloftheAmericanPsychologicalAssocia9on
• Goalsforpresenta9on:wecan’tprovidecompetencein60or90minutes,butthegoalistocollec9velycreateahelpfultoolboxtoday
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Whatiscompetence?Whycompetence?
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• Ethicscodes• Whycompetencesoimportantwithea9ngdisorder(ED)
popula9on
• Elevateddeathrates• Myths
• Psychologicalillnesso^enwithphysicalconsequences• ED-specifictrainingisnotautoma9callyprovidedforeither
medicalormentalhealthprac99oners
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ConsensusdomainsforEDtreatment
• AssessmentandDiagnosis
• MedicalFactors
• Nutri9onandMalnutri9on
• TreatmentStrategies
• Mul9disciplinaryCollabora9on/LevelsofCare
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THESETUP
Therapist’sknowledge• Diagnoses• TOOLBOX:• Diagnos1candsta1s1calmanualofmentaldisorders(5th
ed.)(AmericanPsychiatricAssocia9on,2013)
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Therapist’sknowledge• Goalsoftreatment(AED,2016)
• MEDICALSTABILIZATION• Includesresump9onofmenses(whereappropriate)• Managementofacuteandchronicmedicalcondi9ons
• NUTRITIONALREHABILITATION• Weightrestora9on• RestoremealpaCernsthatpromotehealthandsocialconnec9ons
• NORMALIZATIONOFEATINGBEHAVIOR• Cessa9onofrestric9veorbingeea9ngand/orpurgingbehaviors• Elimina9onofdisorderedorritualis9cea9ngbehaviors
• PSYCHOSOCIALSTABILIZATION• Evalua9onandtreatmentofanycomorbidpsychologicaldiagnoses• Re-establishmentofappropriatesocialengagement• ImprovementinpsychologicalsymptomsassociatedwithED• Improvedbodyimage
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• TOOLBOX(nextslide):• NineTruthsAboutEa9ngDisorders(Bulik,2015)
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Therapist’sknowledge(conCnued)• Therapistquali9es• language• myths
• psychoeduca9on• andmore
NINETRUTHSABOUTEATINGDISORDERSTruth#1:Manypeoplewithea9ngdisorderslookhealthy,yetmaybeextremelyill.Truth#2:Familiesarenottoblame,andcanbethepa9ents’andproviders’bestalliesintreatment.Truth#3:Anea9ngdisorderdiagnosisisahealthcrisisthatdisruptspersonalandfamilyfunc9oning.
Truth#4:Ea9ngdisordersarenotchoices,butseriousbiologicallyinfluencedillnesses.Truth#5:Ea9ngdisordersaffectpeopleofallgenders,ages,races,ethnici9es,bodyshapesandweights,sexualorienta9ons,andsocioeconomicstatuses.Truth#6:Ea9ngdisorderscarryanincreasedriskforbothsuicideandmedicalcomplica9ons.
Truth#7:Genesandenvironmentplayimportantrolesinthedevelopmentofea9ngdisorders.Truth#8:Genesalonedonotpredictwhowilldevelopea9ngdisorders.Truth#9:Fullrecoveryfromanea9ngdisorderispossible.Earlydetec9onandinterven9onareimportant.~~
Producedincollabora9onwithDr.CynthiaBulik,PhD,FAED,whoservesasdis9nguishedProfessorofEa9ngDisordersintheSchoolofMedicineattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill,“NineTruths”isbasedonDr.Bulik’s2014“9Ea9ngDisordersMythsBusted”talkattheNa9onalIns9tuteofMentalHealth.
Leadingassocia9onsinthefieldofea9ngdisordersalsocontributedtheirvaluableinput.
TheAcademyforEa9ngDisordersalongwithothermajorea9ngdisorderorganiza9ons(FamiliesEmpoweredandSuppor9ngTreatmentofEa9ngDisorders,Na9onalAssocia9onofAnorexiaNervosaandAssociatedDisorders,Na9onalEa9ngDisordersAssocia9on,TheInterna9onalAssocia9onofEa9ngDisordersProfessionalsFounda9on,Residen9alEa9ngDisordersConsor9um,Ea9ngDisordersCoali9onforResearch,Policy&Ac9on,Mul9-ServiceEa9ngDisordersAssocia9on,BingeEa9ngDisorderAssocia9on,Ea9ngDisorderParentSupportGroup,Interna9onalEa9ngDisorderAc9on,ProjectHEAL,andTransFolxFigh9ngEa9ngDisorders)willbedissemina9ngthisdocument.
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EmpiricallySupportedEDPracCceGuidelines• TOOLBOX:• Ea1ngdisorders:Coreinterven1onsinthetreatmentand
managementofanorexianervosa,bulimianervosa,andrelatedea1ngdisorders.(NICE,2004)
• Treatmentofpa9entswithea9ngdisorders(3rded.)(APA,2006)&Guidelinewatch(APA,2012)
• RoyalAustralianandNewZealandCollegeofPsychiatristsclinicalprac9ceguidelinesforthetreatmentofea9ngdisorders(Hay,etal.,2014)
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TOOLBOXHELPERS• TOOLBOX:
• NEDAtoolkitforparents(Na9onalEa9ngDisordersAssocia9on,n.d.)
• EDJournals• Interna1onalJournalofEa1ngDisorders• Ea1ngDisorders:TheJournalofTreatmentand
Preven1on• TheEa1ngDisordersReview• JournalofEa1ngDisorders
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AssessmentandDiagnosis
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AssessmentandDiagnosis
AccordingtotheAmericanPsychiatricAssocia9onGuidelines(2006)anEDassessmenttypicallyincludesa:• thoroughreviewofthepa9ent’sheightandweight
history• restric9veandbingeea9ngandexercisepaCernsand
theirchanges• purgingandothercompensatorybehaviors• coreaptudesregardingweight,shape,andea9ng• andassociatedpsychiatriccondi9ons
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AssessmentandDiagnosis(conCnued)
SomeEDMeasuresyoumightconsiderusing:
• SCOFF• EDE-Q6• EDDS• EAT-26• Others?• TOOLBOX:Transi9oningfromDSM-IVtoDSM-5:A
systema9creviewofea9ngdisorderprevalenceassessment(Dahlgren&Wis9ng,2016)
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MedicalFactors
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MedicalFactors• Therapist’srole,psychoeduca9onalaspects,teamingwithMD,
knowingwhentorefertoMDand/orER
• TOOLBOX:• Ea1ngdisorders,aguidetomedicalcare:Cri1calpointsfor
earlyrecogni1on&medicalriskmanagementinthecareofindividualswithea1ngdisorders(AED,2016).
• Ea1ngdisordersintheemergencydepartmentcri1calpointsfortherecogni1onandmedicalmanagementofindividualswithea1ngdisordersintheacutecareseFng(AED,2012).
• Poten9alneedforpsychotropicmedica9onevalua9on
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NutriConandMalnutriCon
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NutriConandMalnutriCon• Thephysiologicandpsychologicalconsequencesofstarva9on
andbinge/purgethatcanbeconfusedwithEDpathology
• TOOLBOX:• TheAncelKeysstudyknownastheMinnesotaStarva9on
Experiment(Keysetal.,1950)
• Observa9onsonhumanbehaviorinexperimentalsemi-starva9onandrehabilita9on(Franklinetal.,1948)
• Meallogs/teamingwithanRD
• Refeedingsyndrome
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TreatmentStrategies
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TreatmentStrategies• Currentstateofevidence-basedtreatmentsforanorexia,
bulimia,andbinge-ea9ngdisorder
• Obesityvs.BED
• Primacyofweightrestora9onforAN
• Includingfamily,spousesandothersintreatment
• Groupwork
• Thinbias/weights9gma
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TreatmentStrategies(conCnued)• Cogni9ve-behavioraltherapy(CBT)• Family-basedtreatment(FBT)• Interpersonaltherapy(IPT)• Dialec9calbehaviortherapy(DBT)• Self-helpandguidedself-help• Specialsuppor9veclinicalmanagement(SSCM)• Acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy(ACT)• Mindfulness-basedea9ngawarenesstraining(MB-EAT)• Integra9veCogni9ve-Affec9veTherapy(ICAT)• TOOLBOX:CCIInforma9onPacks-OvercomingDisordered
Ea9ng
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MulCdisciplinaryCollaboraConandLevelsofCare
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MulCdisciplinaryCollaboraConandLevelsofCare
TeamMembers
• Psychotherapist• RegisteredDie99an• MedicalDoctor• Psychiatrist
• Idealversusreality• Alliance
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LevelsofCareAPA(2006)providesachart,Table8,detailingsuggestedcriteriaforeachsteppedlevelofcare:• medicalstatus• suicidality• weight(asapercentageofhealthybodyweight)• mo9va9ontorecover,includingcoopera9veness,insight,and
abilitytocontrolobsessivethoughts• co-occurringdisorders,includingsubstanceuse,depression,
andanxiety• structureneededforea9ngandgainingweight• abilitytocontrolcompulsiveexercising
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MulCdisciplinaryCollaboraConandLevelsofCareStroberandJohnson(2012)specifiedthefollowingcondi9onsthatcanwarrantatransi9ontoahigherlevelofcareforpa9entswithAN:
• steadyweightdeclineoverthefirst3weeksoftreatment
• ini9alstabiliza9onofweightwithoutmeaningfulgainbytheendofmonth2,or
• ini9alweightgainwithaplateaubelowfullweightrestora9onlas9ngforatleast6con9nuousweeks
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MulCdisciplinaryCollaboraConandLevelsofCare(conCnued)• TOOLBOX:• Table8,LevelofCareGuidelinesforPa9entswithEa9ng
Disorders(APA,2006)
• SCANAdvancePrac1ceGuideline:Transi9oningcareeffec9vely:Aguidefortheexpertlevelregistereddie99annutri9onist(RDN)workingwithclientswithea9ngdisorders(Alphinetal.,2014)
• StroberandJohnson(2012)
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TOOLBOX:SpoCs-DeLazzer,A.,&Muhlheim,L.(2016).Ea9ngdisordersandscopeofcompetenceforoutpa9entpsychotherapists.Prac1ceInnova1ons,1(2),89-104.
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Conclusion1) Whatmightyoubetakingawayregardingtoolsforyour
toolboxesand/orareasofexplora9on?
2) Whatcanormightbeaddedtothiscollec9vetoolboxfromyourownEDtreatmenttoolboxes?
Forbestprac1ces,itisaprac11oner’sresponsibilitytoconsultappropriateprofessionals,ethicalcodes,stateandlocallaws,applicableresources,con1nuingeduca1oncourses,and/orper1nentliteraturesothataclinicianmayworkatanappropriatecompetencelevelandwithinthelegalparametersdesignatedbystateandlocalauthori1esand/orthelicensingboard.
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