Build A Successful Private Practice as an Eating Disorder Professional:

The Business and Clinical Foundations

iaedp™ International Chapter Professional Training Days

Hosted by Canada

November 19 & 20, 2021

This training will be presented in English with no translations.

International experts from Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Egypt, United Kingdom and the United States will present virtually for two full days with focus on this year’s theme, “Build A Professional Practice as an Eating Disorder Professional: The Business and Clinical Foundations.”

Hosted by International Chapter Chair of Canada, Andrew Sofin, MA, RP, TCF, RMFT

This two-day training will help you start your own successful private practice as an eating disorder professional. Leading ED clinicians will help give you the confidence, knowledge and skills to start the private practice you have always dreamed of.

Learn about the core skills needed to start your private practice as an eating disorder professional:

1.     The business foundation: finances, finding clients, website, marketing, client & practice management.

2.     Psychotherapy

3.     Psychiatry

4.     Medical treatment

5.     Nutritional interventions

6.     Working with the client's family

7.     Integrative treatment for ED and ACT

The two day eating disorders training course, includes 11 sessions with 1 Roundtable discussion and will be  awarded an official Certificate of Completion, following the training.

Two Day Professional Training Registration Fees:

$110 USD on or before September 20, 2021

$125 USD after September 20, 2021

Current Student Registration - $75 with College or School Name

Group Registration - $75 - Groups of 3 or more
(individuals registering as a group must register at the same time,
indicate group name on registration form)

DAY 1 – The Business Foundation for A Successful Private Practice

10:00 am- 6:00pm /10h00-18h00 EDT

Presenters: Andrew Sofin, MA, RP, TCF, RMFT (Canada) & Amanda Bacchus, RSW, RP, RMFT (Canada)

Learn about finances, finding clients, website, social media, PR, marketing, client and practice management software, virtual vs. physical office and other important topics to help your practice become successful.

DAY 2 – The Clinical Foundation for A Successful Practice

10:00 am- 6:00pm /10h00-18h00 EDT

10:00-10:30am - Keynote: Best practices for working with the family of an ED client

Presented by Dr. Janet Treasure, PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, OBE (UK)

Psychiatry in the Treatment Of ED

10:30-11:30am - Integrative treatment for eating disorders and ACT

Presented by Dr. Rick Bishop, MD, CEDS, FAED, F.iaedp (USA)

11:30am-12:30pm Psychotherapy in the treatment of eating disorders

 Presented by Dr. Elisaveta V. Pavlova, PhD, CEDS (Bulgaria)

1:30-2:30pm - Roundtable with all the presenters

Integrative Treatment For ED and ACT

2:30- 3:00pm - Psychiatry in the treatment of eating disorders

Presented by Dr. Heba Essawy, MD, CEDS (Egypt)

 4:00-5:00pm - Medical treatment of eating disorders

 Presented by Dr. Suzzane MacDonald, MD, FRCP(c), FAAP (Canada)

5:00-6:00pm - Rebuilding the Food Identity in patients with eating disorders

 Presented by Dr. Rosanna Mauro de Maya, MS, CEDRD-S (Costa Rica)