Session Description: Working from a whole person and client centered approach to treatment, providers can often find themselves out of their wheelhouse when it comes to recognizing and providing comprehensive care for clients presenting with co-occurring substance use and eating disorders. This workshop will provide participants with skills needed to identify unique treatment challenges and effective interventions for client’s presenting with co-occurring Eating and Substance Use Disorders. Interventions reviewed include Medical Nutrition Therapy, Trauma Responsive Care and integrated psychiatric care considerations for co-occurring populations. Upon completion, participants will increase competence with co-occurring SUD and ED populations in identifying medical consequences, listing unique challenges in treatment and describing key goals of medical nutrition therapy. Participants will develop insight into how working from a multidisciplinary team including clinicians, dieticians and psychiatrists/medical providers is absolutely essential in treating this often complex constellation of symptoms and meeting the needs of their clients.
Learning Objectives:
After this activity participants should be able to
Upon completion, participants will be able to list unique challenges in treating co-occurring eating disorders and substance use disorders.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify common medical consequences of co-occurring eating disorders and substance use disorders.
Upon completion, participant will be able to describe key treatment goals of medical nutrition therapy for clients with co-occurring eating disorders and substance use disorders.
