“I have to look perfect.” “I need to lose weight.” “I’ll only wear loose clothes.” “I don’t want to be in photos.”
When your client struggles with body perfectionism, it can feel like the one session you have with them per week doesn’t stand a chance.
Societal pressure and expectations – combined with the disordered eating shame cycle of restricting, bingeing, and compensatory behaviours – makes it feel impossible to help your clients break away from deepseated beliefs and ingrained behaviours.
Watch Deanna Smith, LCSW, CEDS, eating disorders and body image expert, for this comprehensive training that will give you integrative tools to meet the needs of your clients who are struggling with perfectionism, disordered eating, body image, and related negative effects like anxiety and depression. She’ll give you a roadmap for navigating these complex issues, including:
Stop your clients’ perfectionistic self-hatred so they can obsess less about food and perceived flaws and build a fulfilling, imperfect life.
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NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.
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Earn up to 6.25 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
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Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
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This self-study course offers 6.0 continuing education contact hours in the skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.
PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses completing these self-study materials will earn 6.25 contact hours. Expires: 05/28/2027.
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Body Perfectionism (10.3 MB) | 59 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Body Perfectionism - French (10.3 MB) | 59 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Body Perfectionism - Italian (10.3 MB) | 59 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Deanna Smith, LCSW, CEDS, owns and operates the Center for Growth where she specializes in eating disorders, body image issues, obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders and anxiety. She is a sought-after public speaker, consultant, and trainer, having shared her expertise with organizations like NAMI, the International OCD Foundation, the Association of Latter-Day Saint Counselors & Psychotherapists, and regional hospitals and health care systems. Deanna was previously adjunct faculty at the University of Utah College of Social Work.
Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Deanna Smith maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Deanna Smith has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Access never expires for this product.
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Pressure to Portray a Perfect Image
Myths and Realities of Perfectionism
Assessment and Case Conceptualisation
Overcontrolled or Out of Control?
DBT, CBT, ACT and Other Interventions
Clinical Tools to Shift Beliefs and Behaviours
Clinical Considerations
Provide the Best Care for Clients with Perfectionism
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