Summary:
Addictive eating can feel like bondage for clients who struggle with cravings, food obsession, and compulsive eating, leaving them with a sense that their brains have been hijacked. This workshop will provide psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, and medical personnel with insights into the physical, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive factors that contribute to addictive eating. By understanding the science behind how the brain can be rewired, participants will gain tools and strategies to help clients move from addictive thinking and behaviors toward a peaceful and healthy relationship with food. Additionally, the integration of faith-based approaches will empower professionals to guide clients toward lasting healing and transformation, fostering hope for freedom from food-related struggles. Furthermore, participants will engage in a discussion of how the increased media attention on weight loss medication affects clients, how these drugs are viewed by eating disorder patients, the need for medical professionals to ask about eating disorders prior to prescribing these medications, and also the potential need for referrals related to eating disorders and weight loss medications.
APA, ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, AOA Category 2A Credits, Georgia Nurses Association, AAFP