Mindful Eating, How Our Relationship With Food Impacts Our Lives

12:00pm to 1:30pm

LIVE WEBINAR

Presenter: Deborah Apter, LCSW, EMDR Certified

NASW Members: FREE | Non-Members: $30

This workshop is approved for 1.5 continuing education credit hours for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists

Workshop Name: 

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Presenter: Deborah Apter, LCSW, EMDR Certified
NASW Member Fee: Free
Non-Member Fee: $30
Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Mindfulness practice is effective in therapeutic approaches. This workshop will explore Mindful Eating and present techniques/strategies utilized in psychotherapy to enhance client confidence and increase wellness. When clients present health and/or body image issues, how do we respond? Neuroscience research provides new evidence strengthening our ability to effect assessment and change.  

Learning Objectives:

After the completion of this webinar, participants will:

• define compulsive eating and food addiction
• assess client readiness to learn and apply Mindful eating techniques to create lasting habit change
• review current evidence and integrate research findings on Mindful Eating concepts and the new neuroscience on habit change.
• establish strategies and techniques for implementing Mindful Eating guidance for their clients

This workshop is approved for 1.5 continuing education credit hours.

NASW-NYS is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (Provider ID #0014), licensed mental health counselors (Provider ID #MHC-0053), and licensed marriage and family therapists. (Provider ID #MFT-0037)

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Presenter:

Debbie Apter, LCSW has been practicing psychotherapy for 40 years, serving people affected by trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges and substance issues. The last several years she has been specializing in the field of mindful eating with individuals, groups and workshop settings.