iaedp San Antonio Chapter Meeting

Agenda

11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Networking, Chapter Business, Lunch

12:00-1:00 PM - Presentation

1-hr CE provided

Lunch provided

Presentation Description:

Have you ever felt like you, as a clinician, were met with a stone wall from your client in session? Or perhaps they seem to be onboard, but no changes ever occur? Or maybe the client becomes hostile or attacking? In these moments, it is not uncommon to feel frozen or trapped. Navigating non-engagement and tense moments in session can make even the best therapists and dietitians feel de-skilled. In this talk, we will explore common nonengagement signals and draw from RO DBT theory and skills to learn and practice techniques for how to navigate these tricky moments.

Objectives:

• Participants will learn to identify and address common client non-engagement signals in sessions.
• Participants will learn and practice how to activate their Social Safety System (PNS-VVC) to help themselves regulate during tense moments in session.
• Participants will learn how and when to use “heat-off” techniques, such as the use of metaphor and body language, to allow time for their client to regulate during tense moments in session.

About the Speaker:

Lori Prado, LPC-S, CEDS is owner and clinical director for the Center for Dialectical and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CDCBT). She specializes in personality disorders, eating disorders, and treatment-resistant disorders. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. Prior to opening CDCBT, Lori developed and served as program director for the Family Centered DBT Program at Eating Disorder Center at San Antonio (EDCASA), now ERC San Antonio. She also developed the body image curriculum used by EDCASA between 2012-2016. Lori, along with Tere Rivera, RD, FAED and Kay Watt, LPC-S, CEDS, developed Wise Mind Eating protocol that was used at ERC and has been presented internationally.

Lori is a Senior Clinician and one day Trainer in Radically Open DBT (RO DBT). She began her training with Dr. Tom Lynch, developer of RO DBT, in 2015. Since that time, Lori has continued to attend intensive trainings and receive supervision from Dr. Tom Lynch with the Senior Clinician team. Lori is also involved in research, teaming up with Dr. Karyn Hall, Dr. Kirsten Gilbert, and Dr. Carla Sharp to research the biosocial theory of RO DBT. She is the co-owner and co-developer of Grow RO, the RO DBT Diary Card and Skills App.

Lori graduated from Loyola College in Maryland with a M.S. in Pastoral Counseling. She has completed her Intensive Training and Advanced Intensive Training in DBT as well as received training in trauma work with Marsha Linehan, PhD. She has received training from Carolyn Becker, PhD in body image, PTSD, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

In her spare time, Sonia enjoys cooking, exercising and spending time with her husband and their young daughter.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Road, San Antonio, United States