Compassion Focused Therapy Interventions for Nutrition, Body Image, and Movement

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This webinar was presented live on February 7, 2024.

Studies over the past 20 years have highlighted the importance of integrating self-compassion into the treatment of eating disorders. By developing and demonstrating self-compassion, individuals are able to decrease levels of shame and perfectionism that often interfere with recovery-giving activities. Through lecture and discussion, this presentation aims to introduce Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and explain why this treatment modality is effective in treating clients with eating disorders. It is important that the entirety of the clinical team is familiar with the concepts and language of CFT. This presentation will equip all treatment team members in gaining a greater understanding of the fears, blocks, and resistances that often surface as obstacles to compassion. Additionally, the presenter will explore CFT interventions that are specifically designed to address nutrition, eating disorder behaviors, body image, and movement.

CPE Level: 2
CPEU: 1

Performance Indicators:

• 9.6 Applies behavior theories in nutrition counseling
• 10.3 Establishes and implements evidence-based nutrition interventions to address PES statements and client/patient goals
• 9.4 Provides nutrition and dietetic education to a variety of individuals, groups, and populations

Learning Objectives

• Explain Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in the context of treating clients with eating disorders.
• Recognize fears, blocks, and resistances as a concept within CFT, how they present in the nutrition process, and how clinicians can work with them.
• Identify and develop specific interventions of CFT for nutrition, body image, and movement.

Speaker

Katherine Jordan, MS, RD, LD, CEDS-C

Katherine began her career at Alsana as an intern in 2014 and joined the term full-time as a dietitian in 2016. Katherine moved from the dietitian role into the lead dietitian role ultimately ending up in her current role as the Director of Clinical Services at a 20-bed residential facility in Birmingham, AL. She feels very called to the field of eating disorders and is encouraged daily by clients’ bravery and courage. She is honored by the reality that clients let her, and her team, be a part of their story and recovery journey. She also appreciates the cohesive team that pushes her to not only become a more effective clinician, but also a better person. She values seeing clients’ relationships transformed—relationships with themselves, others, food, body, and movement. This allows clients to experience true freedom entering their lives—mind, body, and soul. As a registered and licensed dietitian nutritionist, she is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Supervisor, a member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In her free time, Katherine loves to cook, box, and travel.