Contact Hours: 12

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC

This multimedia course is based, in part, on Counselor Toolbox Podcasts 217, 218, & 219

Course Objectives:

• Explore information on the use of the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
• Summarize the diagnostic characteristics for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder
• Summarize the most common psychotherapeutic interventions for each disorder
• Describe the characteristics of clients with each of these disorders
• Identify common psychological and medical disorders that cooccur with eating disorders
• Describe how to place patients in any appropriate level of care
• Identify psychological or physical symptoms in comment in eating disorders which may necessitate hospitalization
• Summarize the goals of treatment for persons with eating disorders