About this Webinar:
Weight restoration is an essential component of eating disorder recovery. However, there is no consensus on how to set recovery weights. Research has often relied on reaching a BMI of at least 18.5 or using median 50% BMI. Given that many people with restrictive eating disorders never reach BMIs this low, this makes little sense. Using methods such as these may keep people genetically predestined to live in larger bodies in a state of chronic illness and/or vulnerable to relapse. It is imperative to consider an individual’s previous growth trajectories.
This team of a pediatric medical doctor and psychologist will teach a step-by-step method using individualized growth curves, mid-parental heights, and pubertal staging for estimating recovery weights. One participant (parent of teen) will be able to have their teen’s growth reviewed and used as an example. Other parents will learn how to use the method to help understand their own child’s growth trajectory and potential recovery weight
Presenter Bios:
Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., FAED, CEDS is a psychologist, fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), and certified eating disorder specialist (CEDS) and approved supervisor for the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP). She owns Eating Disorder Therapy LA in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Muhlheim is the author of When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder. Dr. Muhlheim has held leadership roles in several professional organizations including the AED, IAEDP, and the Los Angeles County Psychological Association. She has previously been an IAEDP core course instructor and provides training on eating disorders to mental health providers internationally. She is an advisor for F.E.A.S.T.
Dr. Rebecka Peebles is the Vice President of Adolescent Medicine at Monte Nido. She joined after 13 years at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, where she was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, specializing in adolescent and young adult medicine.
Dr. Peebles is board-certified in pediatrics and further specialty certified in adolescent and young adult medicine, and served as the Director of Medical Research and Quality Innovations in the Eating Disorder Assessment and Treatment Program at CHOP, which she co-founded in 2011. Her research has been funded by the NIH and the American Heart Association and has focused on medical evaluation, bone health, and biobehavioral links in youth with eating disorders.
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM UK
Location: Zoom Platform
United States
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