CBT-E for Adolescent Eating Disorders: empirical status and practical adaptations

Presenter: Renee Calligeros

Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service

Are you looking to further your knowledge and skill in delivering CBT-E with adolescent clients?

With the steep increase of eating disorder presentations in clinical practice, this 1-hour pub discussion hopes to leave attendees with a theoretical and practical conceptualisation of how CBT-E is adapted for Adolescents.

Family Based Therapy (FBT) is currently the leading empirically supported intervention for adolescents with an eating disorder. However, this modality cannot be used when parents are unavailable or unaccepting of treatment. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Enhanced (CBT-E) is a well established treatment for adult eating disorders. Researchers posit that adult and adolescent eating disorders share the same core psychopathology. This is supported by a growing body of empirical findings which suggest an adapted version of CBT-E for adolescents is as efficacious as FBT. This pub discussion will present a theoretical and empirical rational for the use of CBT-E with adolescents and provide attendees with an understanding of how CBT-E is adapted for adolescents and the role of parents in treatment.

About this event:

The format will be a 1-hour, lecture-style presentation, in an informal setting, followed by approx. 15 min of open Q&A – bring your questions!

Key Learning Objectives

1. A theoretical understanding of CBT-E and its relevance to the core psychopathology in adolescent eating disorders
2. Knowledge of the empirical status of CBT-E for adolescents and rationale for its use as an alternative to FBT
3. Practical skills on adapting CBT-E for adolescents, actively engaging young people in treatment and how to involve parents

This session is designed for those with considerable experience of eating disorders – attendees will be assumed to have treated cases in this area.

Implications / Applications of Learning for Clinical Practice

Information will support attendees to further their knowledge and skill in delivering CBT-E with adolescent clients.

Duration & Format / Training Modalities

This event will be approx. 60 minutes for CPD plus approx. 15 min open Q&A. This event does not include any catering in the ticket price.

Doors open at 6:30pm for a 6:45pm start.

References – readings

1. Le Grange, D., Eckhardt, S., Dalle Grave, R., Crosby, R. D., Peterson, C. B., Keery, H., … & Martell, C. (2020). Enhanced cognitive-behavior therapy and family-based treatment for adolescents with an eating disorder: a non-randomized effectiveness trial. Psychological medicine, 1-11.
2. Dalle Grave, R., Conti, M., Sartirana, M., Sermattei, S., & Calugi, S. (2021). Enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with eating disorders: A systematic review of current status and future perspectives. Italian Journal of Eating Disorders and Obesity, 3(3), 1-11.
3. Dalle Grave, R., Sartirana, M., & Calugi, S. (2019). Enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa: Outcomes and predictors of change in a real‐world setting. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(9), 1042-1046.

AACBT members have free tickets, but MUST book to reserve their place.

Non-members can join now and gain all of the other advantages of AACBT Membership!

There are no early bird rates for this event and please note that there are no door sales possible.

Please contact info@aacbt.org.au for more information.

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