Dietitian Course: Food Challenges and Exposures for Food Aversions and Eating Disorders

FOOD CHALLENGES AND EXPOSURES FOR FOOD AVERSIONS AND EATING DISORDERS

Clients with food aversions, feeding disorders, and disordered eating can be very difficult in nutrition therapy. Food challenges and exposures are an important part of nutrition counseling toward independent eating. Dietitians counseling these types of clients should learn and practice appropriate methods for conducting challenges and exposures. There are overall principles to consider, as well as how to more specifically help clients with different feeding issues work on including more varied food choices. This webinar is intended to help dietitians develop a knowledge base to learn how to approach food challenges and exposures.

Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:

Define food challenges & food exposures, as well as similarities & differences between the two.

Know how to appropriately issue food challenges for progress in nutrition counseling.

Understand when food exposures are appropriate & beneficial.

Know how to appropriately conduct food exposures.

Apply learned principles to case study examples.

Live Event Date: May 04, 2017

Learning Need Codes (LNC): 3020, 5200, 6020, 8130

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 4.2.8, 8.2.3, 9.1.3, 10.2.12

Target Audience: RDs, DTRS, Health Professionals

Number of Credits: 1.0

Level(s): 1, 2

Total Cost: $18 ($18.00 per credit)

About the Presenter: Julie Brake, MS, RDN, LD

Julie Brake, MS, RDN, LD, specializes in family nutrition, sports nutrition, and prevention and treatment of disordered eating. She has also counseled clients for weight management and various nutritional concerns.

Julie has been a private practice dietitian for over 11 years and has worked with families and kids with eating issues for 14 years. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as well as the Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is also a member of the Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists (or SCAN) Dietetic Practice Group. Her private practice is currently located in Marietta, GA. Julie participates in networking groups in metro Atlanta with dietitians and other professionals. She has provided presentations to professionals as well as to businesses and schools. She also writes nutrition articles and tips as opportunities arise. In addition, Julie is a charter board member of Supporting Others to Achieve Recovery, Inc. (or SOAR), a non-profit eating disorder recovery advocacy organization.

Julie enjoys helping others find a healthy balance with eating attitudes and behaviors. She has experience with various approaches and it is her pleasure to work closely with other counselors and professionals to change people's lives.