Supervision for Professionals in Eating Disorder Treatment

I was one of the first registered dietitians in the country that owned and operated a nutrition private nutrition practice. In my practice, I treated patients with eating disorders in collaboration with psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and internists.

When I sold my private practice, I did not step away from patient treatment for too long. Following a yoga teacher training where I completed a project on yoga and eating disorders, I then re-entered private practice that started with nutrition and yoga discussion groups that organically emerged into a fully staffed, multidisciplinary team. My facility was a Joint Commission and state-licensed comprehensive eating disorders treatment center offering partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, along with outpatient services.

My membership and involvement in iaedp have afforded me the opportunity to meet eating disorders treatment professionals from around the world and become a regular presenter at the annual iaedp symposiums and contributor to iaedp Member Share blog. I am also involved in the COMC Connection, Outreach, and Mentoring Committee (COMC) and a member of the Heartland iaedp Chapter.

I have supervised many dietitians individually and in groups, along with providing supervision to the Australia & New Zealand Academy (ANZAED) of Eating Disorders members.

Some of my other eating disorders article contributions and interviews have been included in We are Diabetes, Eating Disorder Hope, Gurze publications and other outlets. These are featured on my blog.

The objectives of my eating disorders supervision program are to facilitate the growth and development of your expertise and clinical talent, along with building rapport and counseling style in order to elicit transformation within your clients. Because my training and consulting center is virtual, supervisees can be located anywhere in the country.

Supervision includes:

• Case reviews
• Working with complex clients
• Maintaining control over the counseling session
• Skill building
• Integrative therapies
• Navigating through difficult cases
• Developing your credibility
• Keeping current with cutting-edge research in the field
• Business and marketing

As a former comprehensive center for eating disorders business owner, I have worked with patients in higher levels of care (partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs) along with outpatient treatment and bring this vast experience, in working with complex patients, to supervisees who work with eating disorders across the spectrum. In addition, many of my supervisees appreciate my experience in business and integrating yoga into treatment as they seek out this information from me to enhance their work in the eating disorders field. My involvement in iaedp shows my commitment to the eating disorders community, including my presentations at iaedp symposiums and writing contributions on iaedp membersSHARE. Through my virtual training and consulting center, supervisees can be located anywhere in the country. Although my style with patients is direct, yet compassionate, I work with my supervisees to bring themselves into their patient sessions, honing the style that brings out their true, authentic self.

Beverly Price's Mindfulness Yoga Therapy Training in Eating Disorders Certificate Program qualifies for:

• 6 clock hours in body image towards iaedp Eating Disorder Specialist
• 20 hours CEU toward iaedp Eating Disorders Specialist renewal requirement

"While working in private practice, I sought out professional supervision from Beverly to support me in care of patients with eating disorders. As we began, Beverly was very professional, organized and clear about expectations and the nature of supervision. During multiple sessions with another dietitian and I, Beverly resourced us diligently with tools for intake, assessment and monitoring. She also generously shared some of her own resources with us to fill gaps or to address potential pitfalls. In addition, we were introduced to to outside resources and tools that we could adapt for our own practice. Throughout the process of supervision, she listened very carefully to challenges being presented, and would ask guiding questions to help us to identify solutions at hand. I found her contributions to be insightful, warmly supportive and relevant to my practice. Beverly's wisdom from her own lived professional experience is truly a gift."

SARAH THOMSEN FERREIRA, MS,MPH,RD,CDN,IFNCP,CHWC, Mindfully Nourished Solutions, Troy, New York

"Beverly has both expert knowledge and clinical experience to share. She brings just the right amount of structure and compassion to her supervision."

 EMILY CAMIENER MPH RD, EC NUTRITION, Detroit, MI

"Consulting with Beverly gave me the confidence I needed to move forward in my career. Under her supervision, I was able to better support my clients walking through eating disorder recovery and expand my expertise as a nutrition professional."

 KATI MORA, MS, RDN, Mt. Pleasant, MI

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