The Interaction Between Eating and Substance Use Disorders
Event description
Join us for the third of our virtual series this year! Together our iaedp chapter is collaborating with treatment center sponsors to reach farther into the community. With each virtual presentation we are celebrating and serving the audience of community mental health providers. Together we are educating folks on eating disorders and best practices in this field.
This program will offer 1.5 CEs; iaedp is an approved continuing education provider with NBCC and CPE.
For a long time Eating and Substance Use Disorders were treated separately or in succession. We have learned that this is not an effective path to recovery. This presentation will provide a more thorough understanding of these disorders, how they interact, and how effectively treating them is imperative.
Following this presentation, participants will be able to…
· Discuss the interplay, similarities and differences between Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
· Describe treatment approaches with emphasis on Integrated Treatment
· Review the NIDA guidelines for effective treatment
Leah Young, LCPC is the Clinical Manager of Integrated Services at Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety
Centers. Leah has been with ERC Pathlight for 8 years, introducing substance use treatment and education into the Mood,
Anxiety and Trauma, Binge Eating Treatment and Recovery and Eating Disorder Programs at all levels of care. Leah earned her
Master’s from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2007. Upon graduation, Leah was hired at Resurrection
Behavioral Health as a clinician, running evening IOP groups for patients with substance use disorders. She was promoted to the
position of Program Manager at the re-named Presence Behavioral Health which she ran for several years before coming to ERC
Pathlight in order to reconnect with clinical work. She lives in Chicago with her exuberant 11 year old daughter and their cat,
Hank, all of who enjoy some good punk rock music. Maybe with the exception of Hank.
Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center
With locations across the United States, Eating Recovery Center offers comprehensive eating disorder treatment at all levels of care. Our family of eating disorder recovery programs offers treatment for male and female adults, adolescents, and children suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other unspecified eating disorders. In addition to eating disorders treatment, we offer specialized care for mood and anxiety disorders as well as obesity in select centers across the country.
CE’s are provided by The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, PO Box 1295, Pekin, IL 61555. sarah@iaedpfoundation.com
The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5912. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.