The Introduction to Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders: In-person course presents the foundational principles, maps and models of this trauma-informed, attachment-based and somatically integrative eating disorder treatment.
This 3-day, In-Person Introduction to Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders (ERED) experiential training that offers participants the following:
- Overview of the 4 foundational principles, developmental maps and neurologically based models of the ERED approach to treatment.
- Integration of scientific and theoretical models to explain how neurological regulation and embodiment provide bottom-up support for “normative eating”.
- Experiential exploration of the somatic experiences that impact neurological regulation and capacity for Normative Eating.
- Scientific rationale, including Polyvagal Theory, for expanding the multidisciplinary treatment team to include specialists in Trauma, Sensory Processing, Embodied Movement and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).
- Opportunities for self-reflection of the provider’s own embodiment, which impacts capacity for co-regulation and therapeutic effectiveness.
This course is intended to introduce and orient clinicians and program administrators to the maps, concepts, and embodiment practices of the ERED approach. This course is just the beginning. Clinical and programmatic implementation of ERED is addressed in Tier II and III trainings and ongoing consultation with ERED faculty.
ERI welcomes people of diverse physical abilities and offers programs which are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant. If you have requests or suggestions that would make enhance participation, please contact our registration administrator at: registration@embodiedrecovery.org
Please, note: This training covers topics of trauma and attachment injury. While lectures and activities encourage personal exploration and can be evocative, the class is not designed to provide therapy. Please engage your personal and professional resources to support you during this experience.
Course Details
Agenda
Friday 9:00-5:30
9-9:30
Mindful Landing–moment of deciding to take the training, how does your body express hopes and expectations
9:30-10:00
Types of Somatic providers-what type of somatic provider are you?
Building safe container for somatically integrative work
10:00-10:30
Overview of training
- Objectives
- Housekeeping
10:30-10:45 BREAK
10:45-12:15 Embodied Recovery Model-4 Principles
Principle #1: SOMATO-
- Bottom-up processing
- PVT
- WOT
- What takes us out of the WOT
12:15-1:45 Lunch
1:45-3:15 Principle #2: Embodiment
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-5:00 Basic Skills for Contacting the Body
5:00-5:30 Questions and close
SATURDAY 9:00-5:30
9:00-9:40 Mindful Arriving: Orienting first externally and then internally
- Check-in, clarifying questions from Friday
9:40-10:20 Somatic Organization of Attachment system: Relational Cycle
10:20-10:45 Behavioral map of Normative Eating: Action Cycle
- Integrating Behavioral and Somatic Maps: Action Cycle + Relational Cycle
10:45-11:00 BREAK
11:00-12:00 Eating Disorders Behaviors and Attachment Injury/Trauma
- Behavioral Map Action Cycle: Eating Disorders – Insight Barrier
- Somatic Map: Over- and Under-bounded Push
12:00-1:30 LUNCH
1:30-2:30 Eating Disorders Behaviors and Attachment Injury/Trauma
- Behavioral Map Action Cycle: Eating Disorders – Response Barrier
- Somatic Map: Over- and Under-bounded Reach
2:30-3:00 Eating Disorders Behaviors and Attachment Injury/Trauma
- Behavioral Map Action Cycle: Eating Disorders – Nourishment Barrier
- Somatic Map: Over- and Under-bounded Grasp
3:00-3:15 BREAK
3:15-4:00 Eating Disorders Behaviors and Attachment Injury/Trauma
- Behavioral Map Action Cycle: Eating Disorders – Nourishment Barrier
- Somatic Map: Over- and Under-bounded Pull
4:00-5:00 Eating Disorders Behaviors and Attachment Injury/Trauma
- Behavioral Map Action Cycle: Eating Disorders – Completion Barrier
- Somatic Map: Over- and Under-bounded Yield
5:15-5:30
- Questions and closing
SUNDAY 9:00-4:00
9:00-9:50 MIndful Arriving: Orienting through senses
- Check-in, clarifying questions from Saturday
9:50-10:45 Eating Disorders Behaviors and Defense System: Shock Trauma and Developmental Trauma
- Defense Response Cycle
- Trauma and ED
10:45-11:00 BREAK
11:00-11:15 Eating Disorders Behaviors and Defense System: Shock Trauma and Developmental Trauma
- Defense Response Cycle
- Trauma and ED
11:15-12:30 Eating Disorders Behaviors and Sensory Processing
- Sensory Processing-Far Senses
12:30-1:30 LUNCH
1:30-3:00Eating Disorders Behaviors and Sensory Processing
- Sensory Processing-Near Senses
- Body as Resource
3:00-3:15 BREAK
3:15-4:00 Take Aways and questions
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe eating disorder behaviors and recovery through the lens of neurological regulation, Polyvagal Theory and Window of Tolerance.
- Explain the physiological connection between attachment, trauma, sensory processing and digestion.
- Describe the role of bottom-up processing in eating disorders treatment and recovery.
- Demonstrate 3 skills to increase provider’s capacity to offer corrective co-regulation experiences.
- Demonstrate 3 body-based interventions to increase neurological regulation needed to support normative eating and eating disorders recovery.
- Explain the link between Sensory Processing Disorder and Eating Disorders.
In addition, dietitians completing this course will be able to:
- List the five principles of the Embodied Recovery Model and explain how this model advances current common practices in eating disorders treatment.
- Name and demonstrate three skills to use when making contact and working with the body.
- Explain the limitations to traditional approaches to mindfulness and how to facilitate a more embodied experience of mindfulness.
- Explain the connection between attachment, trauma, and digestion (through lens of Polyvagal Theory, Window of Tolerance, Sensory Integration) and its relationship to eating disorders.
- Explain the connection between attachment, trauma, and digestion (through lens of Polyvagal Theory, Window of Tolerance, Sensory Integration) and its relationship to eating disorders.
- Explain the role of sensory integration of 5-sense-perception, interoception, vestibular input, and proprioception in supporting neurobiological regulation and healthy ingestion, digestion and elimination.
- Identify and demonstrate the five developmental movement patterns that support healthy attachment in human development.
- Describe the defense-response cycle and how trauma impacts capacity for regulation and digestion or normative eating.
- Identify somatic attachment deficits and corresponding character strategies that emerge when the developmental movement pattern related to (1) trust and safety,(2) will and autonomy, (3) connection and intimacy, (4) belonging are truncated and how these deficits become expressed in eating disorder behaviors.
Audience
The training is appropriate for all members of multidisciplinary eating disorders treatment teams including mental health professionals (Psychologist, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Creative Art Therapists), medical providers (MD’s, Psychiatrists, Nurses), Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, treatment program staff and adjunct providers such as yoga therapist. This training is also applicable for the same professionals who work with common co-occuring disorders such as addiction, mood disorders and trauma which arise from the same mind/body/spirit constellation that gives rise to eating disorders.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for or required reading prior to this course. However, experience with somatic practices or body-based therapy is helpful. For those who wish to familiarize with bottom-up approaches to therapy please go to “Resources” at the menu at the top of the page. You will find several podcast, article and books that you may find helpful.
Tuition and Refund Policy
See the individual cohort listing for tuition fees.
CLASS FEE: Please, see specific cohort pages for information about class fee.
BIPOC/LGBTQ AND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS : We reserve select slots in each training for reduced rate scholarships. If you would like to request a scholarship, please contact Jenn at registration@embodiedrecovery.org.
REFUND: Refund of full tuition paid minus $100 available if cancellation is made up to 6 weeks prior to start of the training. Refund of 50% of tuition paid minus $100 available if cancellation is made between 2-6 weeks prior to start of training. No refund available available if cancellation is made within 2 weeks of start of training.
Continuing Education
The Embodied Recovery Institute (ERI) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7539. Program that do no qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ERI is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 18.5 CE’s are available to participants who attend the entirety of this program and complete the course evaluation.
The Embodied Recovery Institute, Provider Number 2075, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/16/24-9/16/25. Social workers competing this course receive 18.5 General continuing education credits.
Introduction to Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders: In-person awards 18.25 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.
Conflict of Interest Statement
There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for this program.