THE EBT APPROACH TO OBESITY AND STRESS EATING: THE EBT QUICK START PROGRAM
To begin implementing resilience nutrition in your practice, use the EBT Quick Start Program. Counsel patients on the two skills that are fundamental to resilience, switching off the stress eating triangle and promoting healthy eating and weight.
Learn one use of this program for each of the five stress eating styles to personalize the program for your patients. Learn about how state-specific memory can cause situational stress and replay of past experiences to trigger overeating and maladaptive moods—view videos of actual sessions conducted by dietitians in teaching these skills.
Discuss the merits of applying this EBT Quick Start Program through one-on-one counseling and small groups.
Upon successful completion of this 2-hour course, the participant should be able to:
- Identify the top two clinical skills for promoting rapid results in treating stress eating and obesity.
- Describe the implementation of the EBT Quick Start Program with all five stress eating styles.
- Define state-specific memory and three ways it impacts the treatment of stress eating and obesity.
- Discuss the role of one-on-one coaching and group applications of EBT in dietetic practice.
Live Event Date:
May 14, 2022
Expiration Date:
May 31, 2024
Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 12.1.1, 9.2.3, 9.6.1, 9.6.6
Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, Health Professionals
Total Cost:
2 Site Credits
About the Presenter: Laurel Mellin, PhD
Dr. Laurel Mellin is a nutritionist, health psychologist and internationally-recognized authority on obesity, disordered eating and stress eating. She is the founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT) and Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. She has a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Berkeley, an MA in nutrition from San Francisco State University and a PhD in health psychology and behavioral medicine from Northcentral University. Mellin is a New York Times bestselling author and researcher, with more than 40 years as a registered dietitian. Her organization certifies nutritionists in EBT.