Food as a Gateway to Transformation: Using Mindfulness to Help Clients Transform Their Relationship with Food

9:30-11:30am ET

LIVE WEBINAR

Presenter: Deborah Apter, LCSW

NASW-NYS Members: $20

NASW Other Chapter Member: $40

Non-Members: $50

NASW-NYS Student and Transitional Members: FREE

This workshop is approved for 2.0 continuing education credit hours for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists and licensed psychologists

Workshop Description
Food issues are prevalent and pervasive, and social workers need to be prepared to engage competently with clients experiencing food-related stressors.  This course will describe ways that food  can be treated as a substance used to medicate and manage many everyday situations.  The presenter will explain mindful eating techniques to assist clients on their journey with food.  The course will feature a combination of experiential and didactic learning around cultural and individual meanings of food and how it affects everyone, and particularly the lives of clients experiencing issues with food.  Theories around habit change, neuroscience theory, and the role of food will be addressed.  The presenter will describe ways effective mindfulness techniques can address the issues behind the use/misuse of food.  

Learning Objectives

After the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1.    Identify cultural and individual meanings of food and reasons why people use food to self-soothe.
2.    Describe ways to help clients transform food struggles to increased self awareness and life changes.
3.    Identify the skills and techniques of mindful eating.
4.    Describe the different approaches and philosophies in the field of mindful eating and how they impact clinical interventions.

This workshop is approved for 2.0 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), licensed marriage and family therapists (Provider ID #MFT-0037) and licensed psychologists (Provider ID #PSY-0088).

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Presenter:

Deborah Apter, LCSW, has been practicing clinical social work for over 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. Debbie received her MSW from Syracuse University in 1978 trained as a family therapist. She began her career as a family social worker at Hillside Children’s Center in Rochester. She was a Professor at Monroe Community College for 17 years in the Human Services Department. Debbie maintains a private practice in psychotherapy for almost 40 years and has been running workshops, consulting and facilitating groups in many areas including Mindful Eating. Currently she is teaching webinars as well.