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Learning Objectives

• Identify three aspects of the holiday season that can trigger or worsen ED symptoms and behaviors.
• Describe at least two distress-tolerance techniques clients can learn to help manage triggering situations.
• Integrate at least two methods of supporting clients during the holidays through such approaches as increasing structure/support network, pre-planning, relapse prevention and self-care

Learning Levels

• Intermediate

Target Audience

Live event Instructor(s)

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  Jillian Garnet Lampert

  Vice President, Communications and Brand

  Dr. Lampert is the Vice President, Communications and Brand for Accanto Health, the parent company of The Emily Program, Veritas Collaborative (to be rebranded to The Emily Program as of July 1), and Gather Behavioral Health. She has 30 years of experience in the field of eating disorders as a clinician, leader, speaker, advocate, and researcher in the field of eating disorders working across all levels of care and multiple care settings. Additionally, Dr. Lampert is Co-Founder and President of the REDC, the national consortium representing eating disorders care focused on treatment standards, best practices, access to care, and collaborative research and past Treasurer and current Board Member of the Eating Disorders Coalition, a DC-based national organization for eating disorders policy and advocacy. She holds an adjunct graduate faculty position in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota where she advises graduate students and teaches courses on eating disorder management.

  Dr. Lampert completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders.

  Dr. Lampert has served on the Board of Directors of the Academy for Eating Disorders and as co-chair of the Academy for Eating Disorders Nutrition Special Interest Group. She is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders (FAED) and a member of the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics, and BHN (Behavioral Health Nutrition) dietetic practice group. Dr. Lampert is the author of numerous book chapters and articles addressing the nutritional treatment of eating disorders, body image, sports participation, adolescent health, and disordered eating and she regularly speaks regionally and nationally on numerous eating disorder-related topics.

  One of her primary goals in life is to have young people and those that love them have confident, loving relationships with their bodies and themselves.

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