About this course

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the different roles of supervisor verses consultant including the legal and ethical implications and how to protect yourself as related to the iaedp™ certification supervisor.
• Utilize resources available to the iaedp™ certification supervisor to help guide the supervisee through the necessary learning objectives and experiences. How to prepare supervisee for CEDS Application to ensure the iaedp™ standard of excellence.
• Identify three common struggles or challenges that iaedp™ certification supervisors experience and explain three discipline specific solutions within the specialization of eating disorders.

Course Instructor(s)

• Kari Wolfe Anderson, DBH, CEDS

  President and Chief Clinical Director, Green Mountain

  Dr. Kari Anderson, LPC, CEDS has been treating eating disorders for 25 years, with emphasis on Binge Eating Disorder. She is President and Chief Clinical Director for Green Mountain at Fox Run’s Women's Center for Binge and Emotional Eating in Ludlow, Vermont. She earned her Doctorate of Behavioral Health in 2012 from Arizona State University researching effective Binge Eating Disorder treatment. Kari is the co-author of the acclaimed book, Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating: A Mindful Eating Program for Healing Your Relationship with Food and Your Body. She serves on the iaedp Certification Committee.

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  Melissa Spann, PhD, MBA, CEDS-C

  SVP Clinical Services

  Melissa Orshan Spann, PhD, MBA, CEDS-C, is an experienced clinician and clinical supervisor with a demonstrated track record in leadership and program development. With a deep passion for her work, Dr. Spann is recognized as a skilled presenter and dedicated clinical operator, specializing in the treatment of complex eating disorders, trauma, and adolescent development. She is an active member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, serving on the national certification committee for five years, the education committee, the supervision faculty, and the board of her local chapter. Dr. Spann holds a doctoral degree from Drexel University, an MBA from Florida Gulf Coast, an MSEd from the University of Miami, where she is an adjunct professor, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida. A native Floridian, she resides in Miami with her husband and pup while attempting to parent two teenagers.

• Delia Aldridge, M.D., CEDS-S

  Psychiatrist, Hoffman Estates

  Dr. Delia Aldridge is a psychiatrist in Hoffman Estates, Illinois and is affiliated with Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She is one of 7 doctors at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital who specialize in Psychiatry.

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  Paula Edwards-Gayfield LPC, LCMHCS, CEDS-C, BC-TMH

  Clinical Training Specialist and Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chair

  Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C, BC-TMH, is a Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chair and a Clinical Training Specialists at The Renfrew Center. With more than 20 years of experience treating eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns, she works extensively with adolescents, adults, and families and has spoken nationally on eating disorders, culture, and equity. In addition to her role at Renfrew, she maintains a private practice providing clinical supervision and serving individuals suffering with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, self-esteem and identity issues, life’s transitions, relationship issues, and trauma.

  She is the co-author of Black Women with Eating Disorders: Clinical Treatment Considerations and a contributing author to Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Clinician’s Guide. A Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Approved Consultant (CEDS-C) of iaedp™, Paula currently s serves on the Board of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and its Clinical Advisory Council, the advisory board for Eating Disorder Recovery Support (EDRS), and is a board member of Project BLACKBIRD.