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Religiously Diverse Populations

Forbush, Kelsie T.
Loeb, Katharine
Levinson, Devorah
Chapa, Danielle A. N.
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In the final panel of the series, Dr. Kelsie Forbush meets with Dr. Katharine Loeb, Devorah Levinson, and Dani Chapa to discuss eating disorder treatment and intervention within religiously diverse populations. Dr. Loeb’s area of expertise is in teaching diversity in clinical psychology with a focus on the Orthodox Jewish Community. Devorah Levinson has expertise in treatment options for eating disorders specifically within the Orthodox Jewish Community. Dani Chapa has experience in clinical practice in working with patients with eating disorders from religiously diverse backgrounds. Topics in the discussion include food resources for different religious parameters, in-patient care differences, fasting, working with spiritual leaders, conflicting beliefs within families, therapist self-disclosure, learning cultural competence, and making treatment materials more inclusive.
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Presented at “Topics in Eating Disorder Treatment: Religiously Diverse Populations,” University of Kansas, June 15, 2023. Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating Disorders (CARE): https://care.ku.edu/ Dr. Kelsie Forbush is a Professor of Clinical Child Psychology and the CARE and COPE Lab Director at the University of Kansas. Dr. Katharine Loeb is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of Research and Training at the Chicago Center for Evidence-Based Treatment. Devorah Levinson is a Referral Specialist and the Director of Eating Disorders Division at Relief Resources. Dr. Dani Chapa is a postdoctoral fellow at Western Psychiatric Hospital.
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2023-06-15
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Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating Disorders
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Eating disorders, Religion, Food resources
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