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November 2025 CEU member: Eating Disorders: What to Know, What to Say and How
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86403194387?pwd=v0rxS2xPOvM5NN3gp7JL47vSXVk3oD.1
PASSCODE: MNCA2025
Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders
Understand the prevalence, diversity, and complexity of eating disorders across populations, including those often overlooked (e.g., higher-weight individuals, LGBTQIA+, veterans, youth of color).
Recognize Signs and Symptoms
Identify physical, behavioral, and emotional indicators of eating disorders and disordered eating, emphasizing that weight alone is not a reliable marker.
Build Confidence in Screening and Conversations
Learn practical, nonjudgmental approaches for initiating conversations and using validated screening tools (e.g., SCOFF questionnaire) to assess risk.
Address Barriers and Support Motivation
Explore common obstacles to seeking care (stigma, financial concerns, fear) and strategies for reducing ambivalence and encouraging treatment engagement.
Strengthen Referral and Collaboration Skills
Gain knowledge of local resources, referral processes, and how to partner effectively with specialized programs like The Emily Program to ensure continuity of care
About the Presenter:
Kirsten Nielsen (she/her), RDN, LD, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Licensed Dietitian in the state of Minnesota. She has worked in the field of eating disorders since 2000 and currently serves as the Dietetic Internship Director and Recovery Support Services Director for The Emily Program. In these roles, she develops the training content and coordinates educational rotations and supervised practice experiences for dietetics interns across The Emily Program . Additionally, Kirsten is a part of the Clinical Expert Education Team that offers trainings to the public.
Kirsten received her bachelor’s degrees in Biology and also Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and graduated from the St. Mary’s/Mayo Clinic Dietetic Internship in Rochester, Minnesota. She has extensive & varied experience in providing eating disorder care as a RD on a multidisciplinary team for people across the eating disorder diagnosis spectrum. And she is particularly grateful to have been a part of expanding eating disorder services in Minnesota.
Registration is required. After registration, a zoom link will be sent to you via email. Please make sure to check all folders and save this email so you can attend. Refunds will not be given due to missed attendance unless communicated prior to the event start.
*MNCA members can receive this for FREE in their MNCA Membership Page under Member Calendar.
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86403194387?pwd=v0rxS2xPOvM5NN3gp7JL47vSXVk3oD.1
PASSCODE: MNCA2025
Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders
Understand the prevalence, diversity, and complexity of eating disorders across populations, including those often overlooked (e.g., higher-weight individuals, LGBTQIA+, veterans, youth of color).
Recognize Signs and Symptoms
Identify physical, behavioral, and emotional indicators of eating disorders and disordered eating, emphasizing that weight alone is not a reliable marker.
Build Confidence in Screening and Conversations
Learn practical, nonjudgmental approaches for initiating conversations and using validated screening tools (e.g., SCOFF questionnaire) to assess risk.
Address Barriers and Support Motivation
Explore common obstacles to seeking care (stigma, financial concerns, fear) and strategies for reducing ambivalence and encouraging treatment engagement.
Strengthen Referral and Collaboration Skills
Gain knowledge of local resources, referral processes, and how to partner effectively with specialized programs like The Emily Program to ensure continuity of care
About the Presenter:
Kirsten Nielsen (she/her), RDN, LD, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Licensed Dietitian in the state of Minnesota. She has worked in the field of eating disorders since 2000 and currently serves as the Dietetic Internship Director and Recovery Support Services Director for The Emily Program. In these roles, she develops the training content and coordinates educational rotations and supervised practice experiences for dietetics interns across The Emily Program . Additionally, Kirsten is a part of the Clinical Expert Education Team that offers trainings to the public.
Kirsten received her bachelor’s degrees in Biology and also Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and graduated from the St. Mary’s/Mayo Clinic Dietetic Internship in Rochester, Minnesota. She has extensive & varied experience in providing eating disorder care as a RD on a multidisciplinary team for people across the eating disorder diagnosis spectrum. And she is particularly grateful to have been a part of expanding eating disorder services in Minnesota.
Registration is required. After registration, a zoom link will be sent to you via email. Please make sure to check all folders and save this email so you can attend. Refunds will not be given due to missed attendance unless communicated prior to the event start.
*MNCA members can receive this for FREE in their MNCA Membership Page under Member Calendar.