Eating Disorders, Body Image, and Self-Harm

Continuing Education Presented to ProBono Counseling of Maryland

Featured Presenter:

Stefanie Gilbert, PhD



Friday, February 16

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

1.5 CEUs

Registration Fee:

$19/person

FREE for Active PBC Volunteers

REGISTER NOWCourse Description: This workshop will provide an overview of the relationship between eating disorders, body image disturbance, and self-harming behaviors. Eating disorders will be conceptualized as self-harming behaviors; additional self-harming behaviors that can accompany eating disorders will also be discussed. The discussion will focus on the impact of the pandemic on body dissatisfaction, eating disorders and other self-harming behaviors.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe each of the eating disorder diagnoses.

• Describe body image, body image disturbance, and body image distortion.

• Conceptualize eating disorders as self-harming behaviors.

• Understand the connection between eating disorders and other self-harming behaviors.

• Understand the connection between body image, eating disorders, and self-harm.

• Describe the impact that the pandemic has had on the incidence of eating disorders, body image, and self-harming behaviors.