Raising the Bar: Competence in Outpatient Eating Disorder Treatment

Authors of Scope of Competence for Eating Disorder Treatment with reviewer, Dr. Portney [Image description: Alli, Dr. Portney, and Dr. Muhlheim at ICED 2016]

Is Your Therapist Competent to Treat Your Eating Disorder? When my friend and colleague, Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, M.A., MFT, LPCC, CEDS, asked me to join her in writing an article on competence for therapists treating eating disorders, I jumped at the opportunity. Psychotherapists are ethically bound to treat within their scope of competence. Yet how …

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Male Eating Disorders

                  Despite being widely thought of as a disorder primarily affecting females, we know that people of all genders experience eating disorders. The experiences of males with eating disorders may be different so read on to learn more. Prevalence rates It is difficult to know exactly how …

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My work in Shanghai with clients from all over the world

Eight years ago this month, I moved to Shanghai for a 2.5 year assignment.  I have been meaning to share my reflections.  Here they are: I had been working at Los Angeles County Jail for nearly 10 years when my husband’s business plan for a site-based English Language Learning Children’s business in China got funded …

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FBT Insights from the Neonatal Kitten Nursery

FBT Insights from the Kitten Nursery

I recently began volunteering at the Best Friends Neonatal Kitten Nursery. Best Friends Los Angeles opened its neonatal kitten nursery in February 2013.  The nursery is staffed with a dedicated coordinator and supported by volunteers who sign up for two hour feeding shifts 24 hours a day to help the kittens grow and thrive. If …

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Presentation on Social Media for Psychologists

  Reprinted from the Rutgers GSAPP website:   Dr. Lauren Muhlheim “Use of Social Media by Professional Psychologists”   On Wednesday March 27, 2014, faculty and students at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) gathered to hear a colloquium presentation by Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D, CEDS (Clinical, 1995). Dr. Muhlheim is a prominent …

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Who Killed the 50 minute session?

What Consumers Should Know about Changes to Psychotherapy Sessions in 2013 By Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., CEDS and Kantor & Kantor, LLP Unbeknownst to most mental health consumers, a change went into effect in January, 2013 that may have far-reaching ramifications for those receiving outpatient psychotherapy.  For the first time in 15 years, changes were made …

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