CENTRE FOR EATING, WEIGHT & BODY IMAGE
CBT Guided Self-Help for Eating Disorders
An Essential Modality for your Toolkit
Presented by Professor Leah Brennan
WHERE
Online via Zoom
PRESENTED BY
Professor Leah Brennan
DELIVERED OVER
1 full day online
COST
$495
CBT Guided Self-Help for Eating Disorders
Guided Self Help for (GSH) is an underutilised but important treatment option for non-underweight eating disorders, particularly those presenting with binge features. This workshop will cover the following:
How GSH fits into the stepped-care model of eating disorder treatment
Theoretical background and evidence base supporting the use of GSH for eating disorders
Detailed guide on how to implement GSH in clinical practice, with opportunity to practice key concepts
How to manage issues when providing GSH in a real-world clinical setting
The course will be interactive and include group discussions, small group discussions and individual activities.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Understand the theoretical background and evidence-base supporting CBT-GSH
Describe how CBT-GSH fits into the stepped care model of treatment for eating disorders to determine suitability of CBT-GSH for client group
Obtain the knowledge and skills to effectively deliver CBT-GSH in clinical practice
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Professor Leah Brennan is a clinician and academic whose work focuses on eating, weight and body image (e.g., eating disorders, overweight/obesity, body image, weight stigma), and promoting the availability of best-practice psychology treatment (e.g., telehealth psychology, guided self-help).
Leah has a particular interest in the application of psychological approaches to understand, prevent and treat eating, weight and body image concerns and their biopsychosocial comorbidities (e.g., polycystic ovary syndrome, depression, stigma) in children, adolescents and adults.
She is passionate about the provision of best-practice psychological treatment in the community, and the development, evaluation and dissemination of evidence-based interventions suitable for ‘real-world’ application. She also has a particular interest in the provision of best-practice psychological support in rural areas (e.g, optimising the use of telehealth psychology to facilitate access to treatment). She leads the Body Image, Eating and Weight Clinical Research Team (BEWT www.bewtresearch.com.au) and is the Director of the Centre for Eating, Weight and Body Image (CEWBI, www.cewbi.com.au).
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General Training Information
Discounts
We offer a 10% discount for groups of five or more and a 20% discount for groups of ten or more. Please email training@cewbi.com.au if your organisation requires payment via invoice.
Students are eligible for a discounted rate. Please email training@cewbi.com.au with proof of a valid student ID and confirmation of full-time enrolment to receive a student discount code.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of eating disorders is assumed. Participants also need to complete the Inside Out Institute’s Eating Disorders Essentials Training, the National Eating Disorders Collaboration Training, or equivalent training as a minimum prerequisite.
Preparation
Pre-reading materials will be provided to participants via email. Registered participants will also receive event details and any required online preparation activities prior to the training. The Zoom link for each session is emailed shortly after registration.
Payment Plans
PayPal Pay in 4 is available, allowing payment in four instalments. This option can be selected under Express Checkout during the registration process.
Time of Events
All event times are listed in Melbourne time. Events held before 5 April 2026 are in AEDT, and events held from 4 October 2026 onwards are in AEST.
All Trainings are Live
This training will be recorded by the event organiser; however, recordings are not available to participants due to the terms of our agreement with the presenter. As this is a live event, participants are required to attend the training live and complete a short quiz after the training to receive their certificate of completion.
Questions
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at training@cewbi.com.au.
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