Family Based Therapy
Family Based Therapy
About this event
Dr Andrew Wallis presents 12 hours of live in-person online training in Family Based Therapy via Zoom (times are in AEST)
Family Based Therapy is an outpatient treatment first developed at the Maudsley Hospital in London in the 1980s with further research developments in the USA, and publication of a treatment manual in the early 2000s. The model integrates concepts from a number of family therapy approaches but holds the basic premise that parents are the best resource to help their child recover from anorexia nervosa.
The treatment is organised around three phases over 12 months. The initial focus is on nutritional nourishment and finishes with a focus on adolescent issues. The treatment is suitable for adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa with a short course of illness. Family Based Therapy has the strongest evidence base to date for this age group.
Learning outcomes: At the completion of the workshop participants will be able to:
• Describe the core concepts, treatment sequence and implementation of FBT
• Describe key FBT interventions that need to be implemented
• Describe common clinical dilemmas and their solutions.