Transforming the Cycle of Worry Into Useable Vigilance for Counseling Clients with Food Allergies

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Presenter: Sloane Miller, MFA, MSW, LMSW

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

Transforming the Cycle of Worry Into Useable Vigilance for Counseling Clients with Food Allergies:

Date: April 12, 2018

Presenter: Sloane Miller, MFA, MSW, LMSW
NASW Member Fee: FREE   
Non-Member Fee: $30  

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Over 15 million Americans, adults and children are living with severe, life threatening food allergies and the numbers are rising. The national systems are fractured: there is no standard food allergy definition, test, treatment, intervention nor are there national mandated regulations. Once diagnosed, vulnerable clients are thrown deeper into chaos of what is real, what is imagined, how can they protect themselves from exposure. When clients they seek help, mental health professionals are similarly unclear. In this presentation, participants will come to understand the current food allergy landscape, become familiar with the food allergic client’s experience and learn actionable tools to use immediately with food allergic clients to help alleviate their suffering. There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion at the end.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

• Understand the current food allergy landscape in the United States

• Increase awareness about the food allergic client’s experience

• Learn actionable tools to use immediately with food allergic 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:

Sloane Miller, MFA, MSW, LMSW , psychotherapist, specialist in food allergy management and author, is founder and President of Allergic Girl Resources, Inc., a consultancy devoted to food allergy awareness. She consults with private clients, the healthcare, food and hospitality industries, government and not-for-profit advocacy organizations. Ms. Miller earned her Master of Social Work at the New York University’s Silver School of Social Work and her Master of Fine Arts in Writing and Literature at Bennington College. In 2006, she started Please Don't Pass the Nuts, an award-winning blog for and about people affected by food allergies. In 2011, John Wiley & Sons published Ms. Miller's book, Allergic Girl: Adventures in Living Well With Food Allergies, the definitive how-to guide. Ms. Miller combines a lifetime of personal experience and passion with professional expertise to connect with people about how to live safely, effectively, and joyously with food allergies. For more information, please visit Allergic Girl Resources, Inc. on the Internet at www.allergicgirl.com