Eating disorders present a complex array of features that require nuanced assessment, focused interventions, and detailed treatment planning. Expert clinicians Drs. Timothy Bruce and Arthur Jongsma cover each of these areas at length in this comprehensive video, giving practitioners a solid empirical foundation on which to build evidence-based treatment plans. With thorough descriptions of symptoms and thoughtful commentary on case vignettes, Bruce and Jongsma have made this essential clinical process easier to understand and implement.
Noting that treatment plans aren’t created in a vacuum, but rather tailored to each client within the context of an authentic, empathic relationship, Bruce and Jongsma present an overview of three eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder) and their respective DSM features, along with a description of obesity and its psychologically informed elements that may be responsive to clinical treatment. The two clinicians anchor this information with a six-step treatment planning process for eating disorders and obesity, geared toward building a plan consistent with empirically supported treatments (ESTs). A brief history of the EST movement provides further context.
You’ll find sample treatment plans here, along with the clinicians’ expert commentary on the most researched ESTs for eating disorders. Through a series of live demonstrations with clients and their family members, you’ll watch therapists incorporate skillful interventions (including psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, parental involvement, and “surfing the urge”) based on the approaches of Family-Based Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, and the LEARN model. Definitions, goals, and relapse prevention are covered, too, for a well-rounded set of tools you can start using immediately to support your clients’ improvement while meeting increasingly stringent professional standards.
If you’ve been searching for resources on eating disorders or need to know how to create evidence-based treatment plans with confidence, look no further than this comprehensive video.
This video is part of the 12-video series, Evidence-Based Treatment Planning. Titles in this series include:
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control Problems
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Bipolar Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Depression
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Eating Disorders and Obesity
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Panic Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Social Anxiety Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Disruptive Child and Adolescent Behavior
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Substance Use Disorders
- Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
