Eating Disorders: The Non Linear Approach

Live Online Workshop

Thursday, June 5, 2025
10:00am – 1:00pm ET

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 3 CE contact hours

This training will include learning how to assess, diagnose, and recommend appropriate levels of care for eating disorders, how to treat patients utilizing Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT-E) for adults, and how to treat patients utilizing a family-based therapy (FBT). This course seeks to provide a thorough overview of eating disorders for all types of clinicians to feel more empowered and educated on how to support their patients. 

Structure of Course

Part 1:

• Assessment will include a biopsychosocial assessment and what specific questions are important to ask when assessing an Eating Disorder.
• A general overview of ED diagnoses and the nuances of diagnosing 
• A review of all levels of care (Inpatient, residential, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, outpatient)

Part 2:

• Review all 4 stages of CBT-E
• Who is appropriate for CBT-E
• Review what is a formulation is and how to utilize it

Part 3:

• Review all 3 phases of FBT
• Provide psycho-education on markers for recovery (return of menstruation, normal labs, overshooting weight, food thoughts, others such as anxiety, depression, ocd, etc.)

During this workshop participants will learn:

1. Risk factors and what eating disorders are listed in the DSM-5 and are also not listed in the DSM-5.
2. Levels of care offered for eating disorders.
3. About the medical dangers of eating disorders.
4. How to treat eating disorders by discussing evidence based modalities.

Zoe Cohen, LCSW

Zoe Cohen is an experienced social worker specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns, anxiety, and depression.

Zoe is trained in a variety of evidence-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT-E), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT), and Family Based Treatment (FBT).

Zoe earned her Master of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Currently, she serves as the Director of Clinical Services for Backcountry Wellness Eating Disorder Treatment Centers and as an outpatient therapist for Columbus Park and Conason Psychological Services. She has experience working with patients in residential levels of care, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), and outpatient settings.

General Admission: $60

Available Discounts:

• Current Practicum Instructors/Educational Coordinators: 10% discount ($54)
• NYU Silver Alumni: 10% discount ($54)

If after registering, you determine that you can no longer attend this event, The Office of Global and Lifelong Learning will issue refunds on the following basis:

• Refund requests made on or before May 29, 2025 (by midnight): full refund
• Refund requests made on or before June 2, 2025 (by midnight): 50% refund
• Refund requests made on or after June 3, 2025: no refund 

If this event is cancelled, all registrants will be fully reimbursed. To withdraw from and be reimbursed for this event, please complete the event withdrawal form.

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 3 Continuing Education Contact Hours.

55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals. Here is a full list of statutes related to social work CE.

Special Accommodations:
Students requiring accommodations have the opportunity to make these known upon registering or by writing to silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

Addressing Grievances:
For information on our grievance and complaint procedures, contact 212.998.9099 or silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

Note on Accessibility:
It is a priority to make our events inclusive and accessible. For any questions or to notify us of a request, please email silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu at least 72 hours before the event.

NYU Silver School of Social Work
Office of Global and Lifelong Learning
285 Mercer Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003

Email: silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu
Phone: 212.998.5973
Fax: 212.995.4497