Insight into Nutrition Counseling
Agenda for the Day:
Trauma & Emotional Eating: Steps to Healing - This program address addresses the connection between early trauma and emotional eating. Participants will learn how trauma affects their clients’ nervous system and relationship with their emotions, body, and food. Targeted assessment questions will be offered along with gentle clinical interventions to help clients develop the self-awareness and self-compassion necessary to heal.
Diane Petrella, MSW is a clinical social worker, licensed psychotherapist, and author of Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors: Trauma-Informed Practices to Nurture a Peaceful Relationship with Your Emotions, Body, and Food. Early in her career she co-developed the first child sexual abuse treatment program in Rhode Island. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Providence.
Having a Difficult Conversation with your Client - Dr. Jennifer Warnick, a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in behavioral medicine, will discuss general psychological skills that can be applied to registered dietiTians' clinical practices. She will provide suggested tools specific to dietitians such that they feel confident in providing a safe, inclusive, and empathetic treatment space. Drawing from her clinical and research practices, Dr. Warnick will dive into best practices for the discussion of weight and shape concerns, eating concerns, and general wellbeing. Goals/objectives: 1. Recognize signs of discomfort and/or distress in your patient. 2. Assist your patient in identifying psychological discomfort and/or distress. 3. Provide in-the-moment skills to ease discomfort/distress. 4. Determine appropriate next steps for clinical care and/or referrals if needed.
Jennifer Warnick, PhD, is an Assistant Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a Research Scientist at the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center at The Miriam Hospital. Dr. Warnick earned her PhD in pediatric clinical psychology from the University of Florida in 2020.
Round Table Conversation - Dr. Carly M. Goldstein, PhD, FAACVPR, a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor (Research) with Alpert Medical School of Brown University, will briefly discuss the common factors as they apply to dietitians conducting individual nutrition counseling. She will facilitate a roundtable discussion that draws on the two previous speakers' content and allows attendees to consider case examples and practical skill building when addressing weight, shape, and eating concerns in clinical practice. Finally, she will serve as a discussant of the entire day's education content and discussion, equipping attendees with practical take-home tools for their clinical practice. Goals/objectives: 1. Identify common factors (from psychotherapy research) that apply to individual nutrition counseling. 2. Actively participate in roundtable discussion regarding the full workshop's educational content 3. Practice new skills while discussing case examples 4. Review practical strategies for immediate implementation in clinical practice.
Carly M. Goldstein, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center of The Miriam Hospital. Dr. Goldstein received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Kent State University.
- Registration starts at 2:30 PM - Coffee, tea and a few snacks will be provided.
- 3:00 PM - RIAND Welcome
- 3:15 PM - Trauma & Emotional Eating: Steps to Heal, presented by Diane Petrella, MSW.
- 4:20 PM - Having a Difficult Conversation with your Client, presented by Jennifer Warnick, PhD.
- 5:30 PM - A Round Table Conversation, facilitated by Carly M. Goldstein, Phd.
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - RIAND Networking Dinner
- A copy of Diane Petrella's new published book "Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors.
- 3 CPE's (pending)
- Networking Dinner - Hot buffet meal including Herb Roasted Chicken, Wild Salmon Filet, a Chef Special vegetarian pasta, Salad, Sides, Dessert, Mocktails, and conversation with your fellow Rhode Island Dietitians. Please let us know if you have any special diet concerns when purchasing your ticket - email jberman@eatrightri.org and hmasse@eatrightri.org with any questions.
Trauma & Emotional Eating: Steps to Healing - This program address addresses the connection between early trauma and emotional eating. Participants will learn how trauma affects their clients’ nervous system and relationship with their emotions, body, and food. Targeted assessment questions will be offered along with gentle clinical interventions to help clients develop the self-awareness and self-compassion necessary to heal.
Diane Petrella, MSW is a clinical social worker, licensed psychotherapist, and author of Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors: Trauma-Informed Practices to Nurture a Peaceful Relationship with Your Emotions, Body, and Food. Early in her career she co-developed the first child sexual abuse treatment program in Rhode Island. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Providence.
Having a Difficult Conversation with your Client - Dr. Jennifer Warnick, a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in behavioral medicine, will discuss general psychological skills that can be applied to registered dietiTians' clinical practices. She will provide suggested tools specific to dietitians such that they feel confident in providing a safe, inclusive, and empathetic treatment space. Drawing from her clinical and research practices, Dr. Warnick will dive into best practices for the discussion of weight and shape concerns, eating concerns, and general wellbeing. Goals/objectives: 1. Recognize signs of discomfort and/or distress in your patient. 2. Assist your patient in identifying psychological discomfort and/or distress. 3. Provide in-the-moment skills to ease discomfort/distress. 4. Determine appropriate next steps for clinical care and/or referrals if needed.
Jennifer Warnick, PhD, is an Assistant Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a Research Scientist at the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center at The Miriam Hospital. Dr. Warnick earned her PhD in pediatric clinical psychology from the University of Florida in 2020.
Round Table Conversation - Dr. Carly M. Goldstein, PhD, FAACVPR, a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor (Research) with Alpert Medical School of Brown University, will briefly discuss the common factors as they apply to dietitians conducting individual nutrition counseling. She will facilitate a roundtable discussion that draws on the two previous speakers' content and allows attendees to consider case examples and practical skill building when addressing weight, shape, and eating concerns in clinical practice. Finally, she will serve as a discussant of the entire day's education content and discussion, equipping attendees with practical take-home tools for their clinical practice. Goals/objectives: 1. Identify common factors (from psychotherapy research) that apply to individual nutrition counseling. 2. Actively participate in roundtable discussion regarding the full workshop's educational content 3. Practice new skills while discussing case examples 4. Review practical strategies for immediate implementation in clinical practice.
Carly M. Goldstein, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center of The Miriam Hospital. Dr. Goldstein received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Kent State University.