Body Dysmorphic Disorder Training
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Training
The Centre For Eating, Weight and Body Image
About this event
SUMMARY:
This training provides a comprehensive understanding of BDD by exploring its definition, diagnostic criteria, prevalence, and demographic considerations. It will differentiate BDD from related conditions and highlight common co-morbidities. Attendees will learn to recognise the symptoms and characteristics of BDD for accurate diagnosis and evaluation across various healthcare settings, including general practice and cosmetic surgery. Treatment options will be covered, focusing on pharmacological interventions and psychotherapies, with a particular emphasis on the CBT approach. Through group discussions and role plays, participants will engage in building a multidisciplinary treatment plan for BDD, ensuring a collaborative approach to care.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• Understand what BDD is - definition and diagnostic criteria, prevalence rates, demographic considerations, the difference between BDD and related conditions, and the common co-morbidities.
• Recognise symptoms and characteristics of BDD when diagnosing and conducting an initial evaluation. Includes the importance of recognising BDD in all healthcare settings (general practice, cosmetic surgery).
• Overview of treatment and support, including pharmacological treatments and psychotherapies.
• CBT approach for BDD, with group discussions and role plays.
• Build a treatment plan for BDD, with emphasis on the multidisciplinary approach.
Find Out More: https://www.cewbi.com.au/training
PRESENTER: Susan is a Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Director of Clinical Trials at Swinburne University; she is also Co-Chair of MAGNET - the Australian mental health clinical trial network. She trained at the University of Manchester and King’s College London in the UK, holding a lectureship at Oxford University prior to moving to Australia.
Susan published 450+ peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. She sits on the National Institute of Mental Health International BDD Scientific Advisory Group and is the Secretary for the steering committee of International Consortium of Hallucination Research (ICHR).
She is internationally recognised for her work on BDD. She has advanced knowledge, improved and transformed outcomes in relation to the diagnosis and treatment of BDD.
Requirement
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.
Speakers
Audience
Health professionals involved in the assessment or treatment of body image concerns, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), or related mental health presentations, including psychologists, psychiatrists, GPs, nurses, social workers, counsellors, dietitians, and allied health clinicians working across mental health and broader healthcare settings.
This workshop is designed for clinicians seeking to develop knowledge and practical skills in recognising, diagnosing, and treating BDD within clinical practice. The training is suitable for practitioners working in multidisciplinary environments where appearance concerns or body image difficulties may present, and assumes foundational knowledge of mental health assessment and intervention.