CENTRE FOR EATING, WEIGHT & BODY IMAGE
Specialist Supportive Clinical Management
for Anorexia Nervosa
Presented by Dr Virginia McIntosh
WHERE
Online via Zoom
PRESENTED BY
Dr Virginia McIntosh
DELIVERED OVER
2 full days online
COST
$895
Specialist Supportive Clinical Management
Specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM) is a psychotherapy with an increasing body of evidence of its effectiveness in treating anorexia nervosa and other restrictive eating disorders. It has two distinct components: clinical management, which involves alleviation of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa, particularly focusing on weight gain via resumption of normal eating; and a supportive psychotherapeutic approach to issues identified by the patient as important, including life issues that may impact on the eating disorder. Gini and colleagues conducted the first trial for anorexia nervosa comparing SSCM with other therapies. Since then, SSCM has been included in other clinical trials, with results comparable to those of other evidence based treatments, and eating disorder specialist services in Australasia and other countries are now using SSCM as a first-line treatment for anorexia nervosa.
This workshop includes a description of the key therapeutic strategies in SSCM. Tools for delivering the therapy will be presented, using practical techniques, case material, and discussion of commonalities and distinctions between SSCM and other psychotherapy approaches for adults with anorexia nervosa. Pre-workshop readings describe SSCM and research comparing this therapy with other therapy models.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Understand SSCM’s key therapeutic strategies
Be familiar with the evidence base for SSCM for anorexia nervosa
Recognise distinctions between SSCM and other therapy models
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Gini is a clinical psychologist who teaches in clinical psychology and postgraduate CBT programmes at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ. She has been an investigator and therapist on clinical trials for bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, trauma and major depression and continues to research in these areas. She is trained in CBT, IPT, metacognitive therapy and schema therapy. Along with colleagues she adapted IPT for anorexia nervosa, schema therapy for depression and binge eating and MCT for depression and has developed novel psychotherapies including an appetite focused CBT for binge eating and specialist supportive clinical management for anorexia nervosa. Gini lead the original research trial that included SSCM, has published with colleagues about SSCM as used in the original psychotherapy trial and has delivered SSCM training workshops to clinicians within Australasia and internationally.
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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
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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
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