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We Need To Do Better For Our Males

CE Hours 1

About this course

Although the eating disorder field understands that eating disorders do not just affect females, current research and treatment options are heavily oriented towards females which creates a gap in the availability of appropriate treatment settings for males. As a field, we have not advanced treatment specifically for males and this leaves clinicians vulnerable to mistakes, misattuned communication with male clients, and relying on inappropriate interventions. It is time for us to examine how WE may be part of the reason so few males present for eating disorder treatment. This talk will review how eating disorder diagnoses in males may present differently than in their female counterparts, identify male subgroups that are at particularly high risk for developing eating disorders (such as athletes and LGBTQ males), and also discuss shortcomings in current assessment tools and treatment settings. Additionally, this talk discusses common barriers to treatment for males that they may experience in the therapy office, in their families, and in our society/culture.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze statistics about incidence of eating disorders in males, including subgroups such as ethnic and sexual minority groups.
  • Analyze how EDs present in males versus how they present in females and how this may impact clinical interventions.
  • Identify specific pressures that influence the development of eating disorders in males that are both similar and distinct from their female counterparts.

Learning Levels

  • Advanced

Course Instructor(s)

  • Amy Boyers, PhD

    Dr. Amy Boyers is the co-founder and President of Galen Hope, which provides mental health, eating disorder, and dual diagnosis treatment for adults and teens in Coral Gables, Florida. Galen Hope emphasizes community integration, support for families, and building a sense of connection and belonging as essential to healing.

    Dr. Boyers was in private practice in Miami from 2001 to 2022, where she provided therapy to adolescents and adults, with a focus on women’s health, eating disorders, anxiety and mood disorders, and behavioral medicine. During this time, she also served as a Senior Clinical Consultant for Oliver Pyatt Centers in South Miami, FL where she also co-created the Clementine program for Adolescent Girls with eating disorders.

    After graduating with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, she was awarded a prestigious U.S. Department of Defense psychological research fellowship at the University of Miami, where she completed her masters and doctoral degrees. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Miami Counseling Center, and a post-doctoral residency at the Renfrew Center, where she was a primary therapist in their intensive outpatient program for eating disorders. During a second residency at University of Miami, she served as the primary therapist on an NCI-funded research project studying cognitive-behavioral stress management and relaxation training for breast cancer survivors.

    Dr. Boyers is volunteer faculty at the University of Miami Counseling Center and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Department of Psychiatry and has spoken locally and nationally on the topics of eating disorders, stress, trauma, and adolescent development. She has also co-authored several articles in professional journals. She was the founding president of the Miami Chapter of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP) and served on the national board.

References

  • Brown, T. A., & Keel, P. K. (2023). Eating disorders in boys and men. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 19(1), 177-205. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080921-074125
  • Coelho, J. S., Lee, T., Karnabi, P., Burns, A., Marshall, S., Geller, J., & Lam, P. Y. (2018). Eating disorders in biological males: clinical presentation and consideration of sex differences in a pediatric sample. Journal of eating disorders, 6(1), 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-018-0226-y
  • Spratt, C. J., MacKenzie Myles, L. A., & Merlo, E. M. (2022). Eating disorders in men: a comprehensive summary. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 9(2), 28. https://doi.org/10.22543/2392-7674.1362

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    Joint Accreditation (JA)

    In support of improving patient care, CE Learning Systems is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

  • Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, CE Learning Systems is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive up to 1 clinical continuing education credits.

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    Successful completion of this program qualifies for up to 1 contact hours for nurses.

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    CE Learning Systems designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • Commission on Dietetic Registration

    Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

    Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (1 IPCE credits = 1 CPEU). If the activity is dietetics related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (1 hour/60 minutes = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Logs. Performance Indicator selection is at the learner’s discretion.

  • National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)

    iaedp™ is approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC), provider number 5912.

  • New York Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy (NYEDMFT)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MFT-0045.

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    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #PSY-0016.

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    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.

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    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board of Creative Arts Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #CAT-0008

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    CE Learning Systems, LLC  (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #0060.

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