How to Support Youth with Disordered Eating

Join us as Alyssa Wood presents on how to support youth with disordered eating. In this presentation, attendees will learn:
• How to identify the signs and symptoms of disordered eating in adolescence and the importance of nutrition for healthy brain development.
• How emotions impact the development of disordered eating in adolescents.
• Skills to identify diet culture on social media and in real life.
Whether you’re an educator, extension professional, or the like, this live webinar will give you the tools needed to support youth with disordered eating.
▬ About the Presenter▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Alyssa Wood is a Provisionally-Licensed Professional Counselor (P-LPC) working in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri. She earned her Bachelor's in Psychology and Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of South Alabama. She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at The University of Mississippi and is an adjunct faculty member for The University of South Alabama Department of Psychology. She has worked in various counseling settings, including community mental health, partial hospitalization (PHP) for eating disorders, private practice, and a college counseling center. Alyssa has lived experience with disordered eating and a passion for helping others who struggle with self-esteem and the negative impacts of diet culture.
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Resources for Professionals
• www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/...
Free continuing education webinars for professionals, on-demand
• www.alsana.com/events-calendar/
Free continuing education webinars on a schedule
• psychiatryonline.org/doi/epdf...
American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders
Book Recommendations:
• How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder
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• When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder
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• The Intuitive Eating Workbook
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• Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders
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This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2019-41520-29987.