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Distracted and Disordered: Understanding the Overlap Between ADHD and Eating Disorders

CE Hours 2

About this live event

Join us for a continuing education event hosted by Accanto Health and presented by Kelly Pertzsch, MA, LPCC. There is no fee to attend this course. In this webinar, we will offer an in-depth discussion on the overlap of eating disorders and neurodiversity, particularly the diagnoses of ADHD and autism. We'll address the diagnostic criteria for ADHD and autism and how they translate to lived experience. Attendees will also learn how to appropriately screen for neurodiversity, how to differentiate between eating disorder behaviors and ADHD/ autism symptoms, and how to tailor care for those with these diagnoses. 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. Please reach out to outreach@accanto.com with questions.

Learning Objectives

  • Define neurodiversity, focusing on ADHD and Autism.
  • Explain how neurodiversity can contribute to eating disorder behaviors.
  • Apply techniques specific to working with neurodiverse clients.

Learning Levels

  • Beginner

Live event Instructor(s)

  • Kelly Pertzsch, MA, LPCC

    Kelly Pertzsch is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in the state of Minnesota. She began working at The Emily Program in 2015, and has worked in a variety of clinical positions since then, she is currently a Clinical Education Specialist. Kelly received her Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Richmond, the American International University in London and her Master’s in Counseling Psychology with a certificate in Eating Disorder Studies from the Lewis and Clark College. She has treated eating disorders her entire career and has worked in community mental health, private practice, and a college counseling center. Since 2020 she has developed a specialty in treating ADHD humans and is a certified ADHD clinical service provider. Kelly has a particular interest in the intersection of eating disorder treatment and social justice, the overlap of neurodiversity and eating disorders, and Health at Every Size.

Disclosure

Accanto Health, the parent company of The Emily Program and Gather Behavioral Health, 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.

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.

  • American Psychological Association (APA)

    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 (NBCC)

    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.

Disability Accommodation

ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law; please indicate your special needs upon registering at least 30 days prior to the event by sending an email to support@ce-go.com or by calling us at 888 498 5578. 

Where can I find my Attendee Dashboard link?

Upon registering, you should receive an email from support@ce-go.com with a link to access your Attendee Dashboard. If you do not see it in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder. If you still cannot locate the email, you may retrieve your Attendee Dashboard link by clicking HERE

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Grievance Policy

If a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education activities or processes, please contact outreach@accanto.com as soon as possible, so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion.

Grievances may include but are not limited to concerns regarding payment and refund requests, course content, workshop offerings, facilities, non-receipt of certificates, or other miscellaneous occurrences.

To read our entire grievance policy, please visit https://accanto.com/wp-content/uploads/Accanto-Health-CEU-Grievance-Policy.pdf.  

100% Attendance Policy

All attendance will be monitored and recorded. Due to accreditation guidelines, continuing education credit will not be awarded to participants who do not attend a presentation in its entirety. Participants not meeting this time requirement will not be awarded continuing education (CE) credits. We recommend logging on to the webinar 10 minutes prior to the session start time to earn satisfactory attendance for CE credits. 


Evaluation of each session will also be required in order to obtain any continuing education (CE) certificates. 

Distracted and Disordered: Understanding the Overlap Between ADHD and Eating Disorders
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  • CE Hours
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    Live Interactive Webinar
  • Date
    Thu Dec 12th, 2024
  • Time
    11:00am - 01:00pm CST

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