Key Nutrition Concepts for Therapists Treating Eating Disorders Without a Dietitian

Join us for a continuing education event hosted by Accanto Health and presented by Hilmar Wagner, MPH, RDN, LN, CD. There is no fee to attend this course.

The gold standard of eating disorder treatment is a multidisciplinary team. However, many outpatient therapists do not have access to ED-informed team members such as dietitians and medical professionals. In this session, we will discuss the underlying rationale used by dietitians to treat eating disorders; nutrition strategies and approaches; ways you can be supportive of your client’s disordered eating behaviors; and how to find and col...Read morelaborate with an ED-informed nutrition professional.

You are responsible for your individual requirements as stipulated by your licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.

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Learning Objectives

  • State two nutrition strategies used to reduce disordered eating behaviors
  • Identify two factors that must be present for individuals to successfully transition to using interoceptive cues
  • Articulate at least two reasons why collaborating with an ED-informed dietitian improves their client's recovery efforts

Target Audience

This educational program is designed for mental health professionals, dietitians, social workers, and health care providers.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Friday, March 01, 2024

Live Interactive Webinar

11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST

Register for this Webinar
EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

M. Hilmar Wagner, MPH, RDN, LN, CD

M. Hilmar Wagner, MPH, RDN, LN, CD

Clinical Education Specialist
Hilmar Wagner is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN), licensed in Minnesota and Washington State. Hilmar has experience working in a variety of clinical, outpatient, community, and management settings. Hilmar joined The Emily Program in 2006 and has served in a number of clinical and management roles, both at the site, regional and organization-wide levels. He currently serves as a Clinical Outreach Specialist. In this role Hilmar has presents on a wide range of eating disorder and related nutrition topics at local, regional, and national conferences. Hilmar received his bachelor’s degree in Nutrition/Dietetics and Master’s in Public Health Nutrition from the University of Minnesota. He has worked in the field of eating disorders for the past 17 years. Hilmar has extensive experience working with clients of all eating disorder diagnoses in both individual and group settings. He has a particular interest in the application of mindfulness and body-centered, somatic approaches to the nutritional treatment of eating disorders.

CE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

Commission on Dietetic Registration
This activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
American Psychological Association
Accanto Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Accanto Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Accanto Health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP no. 7166. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. Accanto Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits. No partial credits. 

Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:

  • Complete evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ce-go.com".

If you have any continuing education related questions, please contact outreach@accanto.com.

Please make sure to check your spam/junk folder in case those emails get "stuck". We'd also suggest "whitelisting" support@ce-go.com. This tells your email client that you know this sender and trust them, which will keep emails from this contact at the top of your inbox and out of the junk folder.

Disclosure

Accanto Health, the parent company of The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative, is the planner and provider of all courses, content, and continuing education credits. These educational programs are made available to the public free of charge through the financial support of The Emily Program Foundation.