S26-701 Recognizing and Responding to Eating Disorders: Essential Knowledge for Mental Health Clinicians
Total Credits: 3 Category I CEs
- Categories:
- 700 Professional Growth & Development | New
- Instructor:
- Carolyn Karoll, LCSW-C, CEDS-C
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 3 Hours 15 Minutes
- Target Audience:
- Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
Description
This three-hour interactive training equips mental health professionals with foundational knowledge to recognize and respond to eating disorders across diverse populations. Participants will learn to identify early warning signs, assess risk, and make appropriate referrals, without assuming the role of a specialist. The session explores all DSM-5 feeding and eating disorders, associated medical and psychological complications, and the systemic effects of diet culture and weight stigma. Clinicians will gain practical tools to support clients in developing more compassionate relationships with food and their bodies while connecting them to specialized care.
This workshop is in accordance with and compliance with the NASW Standards with a focus on service, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, competence and social workers’ ethical responsibilities to clients, in practice settings, as professionals, to the social work profession, to the broader society.
This workshop is in compliance with the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ COMAR 10.42.03.06.A(5) and with the District of Columbia Board of Social Work 17-70-7008.4.
Instructor
Carolyn Karoll, LCSW-C, CEDS-C Related Seminars and Products
Carolyn Karoll, LCSW-C, CEDS-C, is a respected therapist specializing in eating disorders. She is a certified licensed clinical social worker, a Maryland Board-approved supervisor, and a certified eating disorder specialist – approved consultant through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP). An active member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Academy for Eating Disorders, Carolyn brings both clinical expertise and advocacy to her work.
Her approach emphasizes eradicating weight stigma and helping clients understand the societal forces that shape body image. Viewing eating disorders through a social justice lens, she supports individuals in reclaiming self-worth and developing a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. Carolyn provides individual, family, and group therapy.
Her insights are frequently featured in media outlets and professional presentations. She authors the Psychology Todayblog Eating Disorder Recovery: Understanding and Overcoming Eating Disorders and co-authored Eating Disorder Group Therapy: A Collaborative Approach, a resource for professionals in the field.
Agenda & Learning Objectives
AGENDA:
8:50 – 9:00 Log on
9:00 am – 12:15 pm
Introduction & Framing
• Welcome and overview of workshop purpose
• Presenter disclosures
• Learning objectives
• Framing disclaimer: language, body size, and BMI
Section I: Foundations & Framing
• Scope and impact of eating disorders
• Prevalence and trends
• Why eating disorders are often missed
• Weight stigma and diet culture
• Biopsychosocial model of risk
Section II: Recognition & Clinical Understanding
• DSM-5-TR eating and feeding disorder diagnoses
• Beyond the DSM: orthorexia, compulsive exercise, diabulimia
• Psychological features and inner experience
• Early warning signs and red flags
• Co occurring disorders and diagnostic crossover
Break (15 minutes)
Section II Continued: Applied Clinical Understanding
• Case vignettes
• Trauma and neurobiology in eating disorders
Section III: Assessment, Referral & Next Steps
• Screening questions and validated tools
• When and how to refer
• Overview of levels of care
• Collaboration and role clarity for non specialist clinicians
• Core elements of evidence informed eating disorder treatment
• Defining recovery
Section IV: Resources, Integration & Wrap Up
• Professional and clinical resources
• Continuing education and training pathways
• Key takeaways and action steps
• Q&A
12:15 pm Adjournment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Demonstrate increased confidence & competence in the assessment and diagnosis of eating and feeding disorders
- Explain key medical and psychological complication
- Identify early warning signs and risk factors across populations
- Apply trauma informed, client centered approaches to assessment and engagement
- Summarize referral strategies, interdisciplinary collaboration, and what eating disorder treatment entails
- Distinguish common myths from evidence based information
- Identify pathways for continued learning and specialization
Bibliography & References
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
Deloitte Access Economics. (2020). The social and economic cost of eating disorders in the United States of America: A report for the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders and the Academy for Eating Disorders. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/report-economic-costs-of-eating-disorders/
Galmiche, M., Déchelotte, P., Lambert, G., & Tavolacci, M. P. (2019). Prevalence of eating disorders over the 2000–2018 period: A systematic literature review. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 109(5), 1402–1413. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy342
Grilo, C. M. (2024). Treatment of eating disorders: Current status, challenges, and future directions. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 20, 97–123. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080822-043256
Levine, M. P. (2024). Prevention of eating disorders: 2023 in review. Eating Disorders, 32(3), 223–246. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2024.2345995
National Eating Disorders Association. (2020). Eating disorder statistics. https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics
National Institute of Mental Health. (2020). Science updates about eating disorders. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-updates/eating-disorders
Qeadan, F., English, K., Luke, A., & Egbert, J. (2023). Eating disorders and substance use: Examining associations among U.S. college students. International Journal of Eating Disorders,56(5), 956–968. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23892
Zagorski, N. (2023). APA releases updated guideline for treating eating disorders. Psychiatric News, 58(2), 8. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2023.02.2.8
Course Completion & CE Information
Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement
The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University of Maryland School of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for 3 Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.
ASWB Information
University of Maryland School of Social Work Office of Continuing Professional Education, #1611, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 2/11/2024-2/11/2027.
To receive ACE credit, full attendance is required; no partial credits will be given for partial attendance.
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Evaluation
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Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
We welcome anyone interested in the topic!
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Late Fees and Refunds
The base price is $70, which includes CE credit.
Late Fee: On 02/11/26, a non-refundable late fee of $20 is added to the base price. Late fees cannot be refunded or applied to account credit.
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