Trauma and Eating Disorders: Using Cognitive Processing Therapy in Higher Levels of Care

With the increasing understanding that eating disorders and trauma are mutually reinforcing of one another, the field is moving away from sequential treatment and toward concurrent treatment. It is now believed that working with clients on both issues at the same time is more likely to result in lasting change. But what modalities can be used to effectively accomplish this goal? This presentation will introduce Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an empirically validated treatment for trauma, how it works, and why it is appealing for use in the eating disorder population. Case examples will be...Read more integrated to explain these concepts and preliminary empirical data on changes in trauma reactivity, eating symptomatology, and perception of the trauma event will be reviewed. Less...

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Learning Objectives

Describe the difference between the sequential and concurrent model of treatment for trauma.
List the 5 main transdiagnostic themes that Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) reviews.
Discuss what an impact statement is in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

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12:00 PM EDT - 01:00 PM EDT

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About the speaker

Melissa Spann, PhD, MBA, CEDS-C

Chief Clinical Officer, Monte Nido

Melissa Orshan Spann, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-S, RTY-200 is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Supervisor. Dr. Spann is currently the Chief Clinical Officer at Monte Nido where she oversees the clinical operations and programming for Monte Nido, Clementine, and Oliver-Pyatt Centers. Prior to serving as the CCO, Dr. Spann was the Vice President of Admissions for MNA. Dr. Spann is an accomplished presenter who presents nationally on topics related to body image development, eating disorders in the Jewish community and the intersection of trauma and eating disorders. Dr. Spann is a passionate clinician who has spent her career working in eating disorder higher level of care. She is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders, the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals as well as serving on iaedp Certification Committee, and serves on the South-East Eating Disorder Conference committee. She received her Doctoral degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, Master's degree from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Florida.

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