About this course

Learning Objectives

• List 3 specific ways IFS helps reduce challenging emotions common to providing eating disorders care.
• Identify 3 benefits to utilizing an IFS approach for addressing long-standing stuck points in clinical eating disorders treatment.
• Describe how nutrition professionals can utilize IFS in treatment team collaboration.

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Marci Evans, MS, RDN, LDN

  Owner, Marci RD Nutrition Consulting

  Marci identifies as a Food and Body Imager Healer® practicing from a weight inclusive and anti-oppression lens. She has dedicated her career to counseling, supervising, and teaching in the field of eating disorders. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Supervisor and certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. In addition to her group private practice, in 2015 Marci launched an online eating disorders training platform for clinicians. In 2016 she joined the Simmons nutrition department to co-develop a specialized eating disorder internship and teach graduate level courses on nutrition counseling for eating disorders. In 2018 she received the Professional Integrity Award from The Behavioral Health Dietetics Practice Group of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has spoken locally and nationally at numerous conferences and media outlets. She regularly communicates on social media so be sure to connect with her @marciRD.

Disclosure

References

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