Registration: 10/18 The Intersections of Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Eating Disorders

Location: The training is offered virtually via Zoom (link provided upon registration).

Audience: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and its contracted community-based organization (CBO) providers. Those who work directly with clients who exhibit (or have exhibited) signs & symptoms of Eating Disorders are especially encouraged to attend.

Description: This course will address the problem of eating disorder symptomatology among LGBTQ communities. We will elucidate the intersections between sexual orientation, gender identity and disordered eating, including how eating disorders are developed, maintained, and treated in this sociopolitical landscape. Through use of recommended readings, didactic lectures, as well as group discussion, we will increase participant’s knowledge and clinical skills with this population.