MARIN CAMFT FRIDAY CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES
Friday, MARCH 13, 2020
Body Image 101: Helping Your Clients Nurture Better Relationships with Their Bodies

Corinne Dobbas, MS, RD

Do your clients struggle with negative body image? Do you wish you could provide them with tools and in-session counseling techniques to help them foster a more positive body image? Or, at least a less painful relationship with their bodies? In this presentation, Corinne Dobbas, MS, RD, registered dietitian, nutrition therapist and certified intuitive eating counselor, will provide a whole-person approach to working with clients with body image concerns. She will unpack the layers of what body image really means, how you can help your clients assess their concerns and feelings about their bodies and what current research shows about fostering a positive body image. In this presentation Corinne will explore the importance of body image psychoeducation for your clients (and yourself) and demonstrate various exercises designed to help your clients gain more compassionate relationships with their bodies. She will also discuss why changing (shrinking) your body does not always lead to a better body image for the long-term and what does help. Case studies will be shared throughout the presentation to help the information come alive and provide a more comprehensive understanding of clinical application. 

Corinne Dobbas, MS, RD is a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, and certified intuitive eating counselor with nearly a decade of experience in Marin County, California. She specializes in helping clients break free from the mental, emotional, and physical toll of chronic dieting, various levels of disordered eating, and body image concerns – as well as nutrition and body image healing work in eating disorder recovery. Ultimately, she helps clients nurture a caring and compassionate relationship with food and their bodies through a non-weight focused, non-diet approach.

• Time: Networking is from 11:30 to 12:00 p.m. The presentation begins at 12:00 pm and ends at 2:00 p.m. A delicious lunch will be served.

• Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members, $10 for non-members.

• Location: 185 North Redwood Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903 - Mount Tamalpais Conference Room CLICK for Directions

• Information: For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series and about joining the Committee, please contact CE Director, Laurie Buntain.
  

• Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice. Course completion certificates will be awarded at the conclusion of the training and upon participant’s submission of his or her completed evaluation.

• Marin CAMFT encourages those who attend its events to respect the fact that some individuals may have allergies to fragrances and pet dander. We ask that you refrain from introducing these elements into our meeting room. Registered service animals are welcome, of course.

• Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the CE Director.

• Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender, race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.

• CE: This workshop meets the qualifications for two hours of continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and LPCCs. These will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by CAMFT to sponsor CE for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents contact Laurie Buntain, Continuing Education Director for more information.