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Digital Seminar

Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Bingeing and Body Image: What Every Clinician Needs to Know


Speaker:
Judith Matz, LCSW, ACSW
Duration:
Approx. 6 Hours
Copyright:
Dec 06, 2024
Product Code:
POS054335

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Description

“I’m too fat.” “I’m on a diet.” “Today is a cheat day.” Once I lose weight, I’ll be happier.” “My eating is out of control.”

This kind of language runs rampant in our society and has no doubt made its way to your office. Clients who struggle with weight and food issues get caught in a vortex of shame, preoccupation and hopelessness. Trapped between the rigidity of dieting and the chaos of overeating, every day can be an emotional battle that may exacerbate or even result in low self-worth, eating disorders, anxiety or depression.

Treatment of these issues is more than a matter of weight loss or self-control. In fact, many times these very interventions do more harm than good!

Watch Judith Matz as she shows you how to help your clients identify the shame that is woven into the diet-binge cycle, challenge unhelpful thoughts and feelings, and repair dysfunctional relationships with food – no willpower necessary!

Packed with practical tips and backed by research, this comprehensive training will teach you how to:

  • Identify issues related to food, weight and body image in your very first session.
  • Utilize CBT, mindfulness and attuned eating strategies to transform shame into empowerment.
  • Discover personal bias and attitudes that may be counterproductive to the therapeutic process.
  • Help clients develop a healthy framework that ends out of control eating and is not subject to fad diets.
  • Learn why clients get stuck in the diet/binge cycle and how to finally break it.

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Speaker

Judith Matz, LCSW, ACSW's Profile

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Judith Matz, LCSW, ACSW, is co-author of The Making Peace with Food Card Deck, The Body Positivity Card Deck, and two books on the topics of eating and weight struggles.  Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Comprehensive Guide to Treating Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Eating and Emotional Overeating, has been called “the new bible” on this topic for professionals. The Diet Survivor’s Handbook: 60 Lessons in Eating, Acceptance and Self-Care was a #1 bestseller on Amazon and a favorite resource for therapists to use with clients. She is also the author of Amanda’s Big Dream, a children’s book that helps kids to pursue their dreams – at any size! Judith has a private practice in Skokie, IL where she focuses her work with clients who want to get off the diet/binge rollercoaster and learn to feel at home in their bodies. Through her individual counseling, groups, workshops, presentations and books, Judith has helped thousands of people to develop self-care skills that increase physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing without a focus on the pursuit of weight loss. Through educational programs, she is dedicated to helping people end the preoccupation with food and weight. Judith received her MSW at University of Michigan and earned her post-graduate certificate at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, where she trained in the treatment of eating disorders. Judith is a frequent contributor to the Psychotherapy Networker magazine and a popular speaker at national conferences. Descriptions of her work have appeared in the media including the New York Times, LA Times, Allure, Fitness, Self, Shape, Today’s Dietitian, Diabetes Self-Management, NBC News Chicago, Huffington Post Live, and she appears in the documentary America The Beautiful 2.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Judith Matz is the director of The Chicago Center for Overcoming Overeating, Inc. and maintains a private practice. She receives royalties as a published author. Judith Matz receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Judith Matz is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the National Eating Disorder Association, and the Association for Size Diversity and Health.


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Objectives

  1. Analyze different clinical presentations regarding emotional eating, Binge Eating Disorder, disordered eating and weight concerns.
  2. Determine the impact of diet culture on disordered eating patterns and body image issues that present in clinical treatment.
  3. Demonstrate to clients how to implement the three essential steps of attuned eating to replace disordered eating patterns, including binge eating.
  4. Develop psychoeducation for clients regarding the process of translating emotional issues into eating and weight loss focus that results in shame.
  5. Integrate strategies to help clients regulate emotional distress without turning to food and to cultivate a positive body image.
  6. Analyze the impact of personal bias and weight stigma on clients both within and outside of the treatment setting.
  7. Evaluate the body of research related to the Health At Every Size framework as it relates to weight and health, and promoting positive, sustainable behaviors.

Outline

Assessment
  • 3 crucial questions to ask at intake
  • DSM-5®: Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
  • The difference between BED, disordered eating, and emotional overeating
  • Sub-clinical disordered eating patterns
The Root of the Problem
  • The backdrop of diet culture
  • Why dieting doesn’t work and weight is not the problem
  • Food as a form of affect regulation
  • Shame about food and body size
  • Co-morbid mental health conditions
Moving Clients from Shame to Empowerment: Treatment Strategies that Work
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
    • Challenge the problem of good/bad thinking
    • Restructure thoughts to be more curious and less judgmental
    • End negative body talk and challenge internalized weight stigma
  • Mindfulness Practices That Promote Emotional Regulation
    • Guided visualizations that bring emotional calm
    • Diaphragmatic breathing exercise
    • Taking in The Good (Hanson’s Buddha Brain practice)
  • Self-Compassion Skills That Are Essential to Recovery
    • How compassion reduces overeating and bingeing
    • Allowing for and tolerating emotional experiences
    • Neff’s 3 steps of self-compassion
  • Attuned Eating: The Antidote to Diet Failure
    • Implementing the 3 steps of attuned eating
    • Tools to help clients overcome common obstacles
    • Psychological vs. physiological hunger
    • Working with different eating styles (vegetarian, health concerns, etc.)
  • The Health at Every Size (HAES) Approach
    • 5 principles of HAES to apply to your practice immediately
    • Debunk myths about weight and health – a look at the evidence
    • Become a HAES-informed therapist
Clinical Considerations
  • How therapists may inadvertently contribute to fat-shaming
  • Manage issues of countertransference regarding body size
  • Considerations for individual vs. group treatment
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Physicians
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Registered Dietitians & Dietetic Technicians
  • Nurses
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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Overall:      4.9

Total Reviews: 48

Comments

Kinnari B

"presenter welcomed audience participation"

Norma B

"Brilliant presenter - sensitive, thoughtful empathic responses"

Nicola H

"This was very interesting, thank you "

Wilhelmenia H

"Really learned a lot today. "

Amparo P

"Loved the material, learned do much!"

Colleen S

"This was such a great course. I enjoyed the material and Judith very much!"

Laurie C

"some ot the test questions were confusing. - / presentation was awesome. Judith is very dynamic speaker"

Janet L

"Thanks, I learned a lot."

Teresa I

"excellent!!"

IRENE M

"I have taken many Pesi courses in the past but all in person. Covid 19 has interrupted the in person ability to . This was my first on line. I wish that I had downloaded the slides before beginning. However, I found topic to be clearly and thought provoking presented. I enjoyed it immensely."

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