Incorporating DBT Skills in Eating Disorder Treatment

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Incorporating DBT Skills in Eating Disorder Treatment
  • Live Interactive Webinar
  • FREE; advance registration required
  • 12-1 PM (Eastern)
  • Wednesday, July 15, 2026
  • Held online
  • 1 CE Hour

Overview.

This training will review the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills modules…

  • Mindfulness
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness…

and then focus on how to apply DBT skills when treating clients with eating disorders.

We will discuss the eating disorder behaviors each set of skills addresses, and ways the teaching of DBT skills can enhance the treatment of eating disorders.

The training will provide clinicians with examples of specific skills in each module that are relevant to eating disorder therapy, and with tips for teaching these skills and facilitating skills use in the context of eating disorder symptoms. We will conclude by discussing situations in which specific DBT skills use may be contraindicated for clients with eating disorders.

APA approved for CE hours
CEBT is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEBT maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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Center for Evidence Based Treatment, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7697. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Center for Evidence Based Treatment, LLC, is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Learning Objectives

Through attending this training, participants will be able to:

  • Illustrate how DBT skills modules map broadly on to skills deficits that can maintain EDs
  • Apply individual DBT skills to treat a variety of ED-related concerns
  • Identify situations in which certain applications of DBT skills may be contraindicated for ED clients

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Accessibility and Accommodations

We are committed to making our virtual continuing education programs accessible to all participants. If you require disability‑related accommodations, please contact Monika Mendels at mmendels@cebtohio.com or 216-544-1321 ext. 2022 as early as possible, and no later than seven days before the live event, so we can discuss and arrange appropriate accommodations.

We will make every reasonable effort to meet requests received after that date as well. This training will be hosted on Zoom, which supports closed captioning and keyboard navigation.

Instructor Credentials

Cindy Pikus, Ph.D., CEDS-CCindy Pikus, PhD, CEDS-C, has been working with individuals with eating disorders and their families for more than 25 years.

She has treated children, adolescents and adults with eating disorders at all levels of care (inpatient, residential, PHP and outpatient) and has served as clinical director in multiple eating disorder programs. She also has extensive experience in program development, leading interdisciplinary treatment teams and providing clinical supervision.

Dr. Pikus completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at UCLA and post-graduate training at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital. She has received the Certified Eating Disorder Specialist designation from the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp), and is an iaedp-Approved Consultant.

As Senior Clinical Advisor at CEBT, Dr. Pikus provides consultation and training to staff regarding eating disorders, oversees the intake and assessment team, and provides clinical evaluations and treatment, primarily for adolescent and adult patients with complex eating disorders.

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Further information

Please direct all questions and registration requests to Monika Mendels

mmendels@cebtohio.com
216.544.1321 ext. 2022
19910 Malvern Road, Suite 220 Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
www.cebtohio.com

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