At War with Food
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Pam Virdi, MEd, RMN, CPN, CHP, is an EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant, Integrative Psychotherapist, Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor who now works full time in private practice with adults and young people. She specialises in the treatment of eating disorders, but also has extensive experience of working successfully with a broad range of clinical difficulties including complex trauma and PTSD. The last 28 years of her career in the NHS (UK) were spent working as a specialist psychotherapist in an Eating Disorder Service and delivering University based yearlong multi-professional eating disorder trainings. She has served as a member on the Editorial Board of the European Eating Disorder Review Journal (1998 - 2008) and has set up and chaired national special interest groups for eating disorders both generally and EMDR specific. She has experience working with the media to promote a better understanding of eating disorders and has given newspaper and radio interviews and regularly presents at national and international conferences.
Andrew Seubert, LMHC , NCC, is the co-founder of ClearPath Healing Arts Center on Seneca Lake in Burdett, N.Y. A licensed psychotherapist for 40 years, he has an extensive background in Existential-Gestalt Therapy and in music therapy and provides EMDR consultation and training for clinicians.
His first book, The Courage to Feel: A practical guide to the power and freedom of emotional honesty, was published by Infinity Publishers in 2008 (2nd edition 2021). He has authored various book chapters and articles and How Simon Left His Shell, a fable and User’s Guide based on The Courage to Feel, to teach children and adolescents emotional honesty. In 2018, Andrew authored an article, Becoming Known: A relational model utilizing Gestalt and Ego State assisted EMDR in treating eating disorders, in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research and is the co-editor of Trauma-informed Approaches to Eating Disorders (2018).
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Program Abstract/ Program Description
From dieting to body image distortion, this clinical training provides background knowledge and trauma-informed skills in treating the spectrum of eating disorders (EDs). It stresses the importance of treating the trauma-based origins of EDs and dissociation, focusing on patterns of behavior, as well as phobias, typical of this population. This clinical approach utilizes case examples and videos to solidify learning.
COURSE ABSTRACT
“At War with Food” is multidisciplinary and trauma focused training, organized according to four phases of a trauma-informed approach: evaluation (assessment), preparation, trauma processing, re-evaluation and integration.
In the first phase, as with any good therapy, a primary emphasis is on the therapeutic relationship and the presence of attachment injury. This phase proceeds to introduce information about eating disorders, myths and facts, as well as medical and nutritional knowledge. The concept of “non-negotiables” (e.g., medical and nutritional monitoring) is stressed at the start, given the physiological threats endemic to EDs.
The primary emphasis, however, is on the impact of trauma on the etiology and exacerbation of EDs. The course offers a trauma-informed lens to understand resistance engendered by a loyalty to the eating disorder. Primary skills, such as awareness, breath work and affect management, are frontloaded at the start of treatment, and psychoeducation regarding eating disorders, diets, and trauma is ongoing. Various inventories, which include attachment, eating disorder and trauma histories lead to trauma-informed goals and treatment plan.
Much of Phase 2, the preparation phase, is devoted to stabilization, skills/resource development, as well as symptom reduction and short term successes, including maintaining control in the face of the urge to use ED behaviors. Central to this phase is the exploration of the unconscious motivation for the ED via parts/ego state work, as well as defenses against emotions, particularly anxiety and shame.
Phase 3, the processing phase, utilizes the standard EMDR protocol, as well as two addiction protocols and the flash forward technique. Depending on the client's presentation and the severity of their ED behaviors, clinical decisions need to be made as to whether to first approach processing of past memories, present triggers or future challenges. The fourth phase, re-evaluation and integration, attends to unfinished processing, as well as how the client is going to integrate a new identity into his/her life.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
| Time: |
Course Content: |
|---|---|
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1.5 hours |
Types of Eds; Medical risks and assessment - the non- |
| 1.5 hours |
Attachment; ED purpose; client ambivalence about ED |
| 1 hour |
“Village approach”; medical/nutritional video |
| 1.5 hours |
Overview of therapeutic components; frontloaded skills |
| 1 hour |
Histories, assessments, and case formulation |
| 1 hour |
Choosing target memories; 3-pronged lens; goals and treatment planning. |
| 1.5 hours |
Three-part preparation; safety and stability |
| 1 hours |
Emotional education (shame and anxiety); resources (incl. spirituality) |
|
1 hour |
Dissociation and parts work |
| 1 hour |
Addiction protocols; body awareness and acceptance |
| 1 hour |
Target sequencing and short-term successes |
| 1 hour |
Parts work during processing; parts work and body image distortion |
| 1 hour |
Processing and recidivism |
| 1 hour |
Re-evaluation and life integration |
| 1 hour |
Life without ED – Self-identity revisited. |
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Total Time: 17 Hours |
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