Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
Psychotherapy is one of the key several stages necessary for the process of treating eating disorders (ED) patients. There are numerous skills required from clinicians in order for psychotherapy to be effective. Regardless of the type of psychotherapy among those, significant skills are motivation and psychoeducation. In addition, among the specific cognitions for ED treatment, a crucial role plays the psychotherapy for body image.
Overview
1 CE Recorded: Winter, 2023
Psychotherapy is one of the key several stages necessary for the process of treating eating disorders (ED) patients.
There are numerous skills required from clinicians in order for psychotherapy to be effective. Regardless of the type of psychotherapy among those, significant skills are motivation and psychoeducation. In addition, among the specific cognitions for ED treatment, a crucial role plays the psychotherapy for body image.
- To be effective, motivational enhancement must address the following themes. The patient needs to be enabled to:
• get a sense of their potential for change, by examining personal resources • consider both the advantages and the disadvantages of their behaviors, both in the short term and in the long term. • reflect on where they are now, where they want to be in the future, and whether the difference can be addressed through the use of their current strategies.
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For psychoeducation to be effective, it needs to be interwoven with the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies that help the patient to establish the validity of the new information.
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Modifying body image is a complex issue within eating disorders, so it is vital to formulate it carefully.
Such difficulties are multifaceted, and treatment will depend on identifying the issues that are key for each and every individual patient we work with.
Workshop Objectives:
- Learner will be able to explain practical strategies for motivation in the process of ED psychotherapy
- Learner will be able to resenting numerous examples of psychoeducation as an essential segment for ED treatment
- Learner will be able to provide specific techniques for the modification of body image for ED patients
About the Presenter
Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova holds a PhD in medical psychology. She is a counseling psychologist with more than 12 years’ experience in the eating disorders (ED) and mental field. She obtained her CEDS designation from iaedp in 2016, and become the first eating disorders certified specialist in Bulgaria. She is the Founder and President of First Bulgarian Organization for Eating Disorders -Association UNIKAL since 2011, and for UNIKAL Online Institute, since October 2018. Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova is the first in her country certified as a professional Intuitive Eating Counselor at the International organization of IE-professionals. Since November 2016, she has served as the iaedp™ International Chapter Chair of Bulgaria. In addition, Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova works as a coordinating trainer for self-created courses for Bulgarian students and specialists in the ED field and its prevention. Dr. Pavlova was the pioneer for the Educational Designation Associate iaedp™, translated into Bulgarian language, as well as, a professional partner for WHO (World Health Organization) Global Clinical Practice Network.