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International Association Of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation

General Admission

Student (Please bring proof)

Overview Please join us as we welcome Paula Edwards-Gayfield on the topic of &quot;Reiagining Eating Disorder Care for Black Women Through an Ethical and Culturally Responsive.&quot; The event is for 1.5 CEUs and networking! Please join the iaedp&trade; Foundation | Central Florida Chapter for our third quarterly CEU event of 2026. Reimagining Eating Disorder Care for Black Women Through an Ethical and Culturally ResponsiveDate:&nbsp;August 28th, 2026 at 10:00AM to 12:00PMLocation: 2800 N Orange Ave, third floorPrice:&nbsp;$15 general admission, students free (please provide proof of active Student ID) Presenter(s):&nbsp;Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C, BC-TMH<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594235/wysiwyg/qmca7w6bye0ke4vdhomy.jpg" style="width: 329px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 329px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Presenter Bio:&nbsp;Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C, BC-TMH, is the co-author of Black Women with Eating Disorders: Clinical Treatment Considerations and a contributing author to Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Clinician&rsquo;s Guide. A nationally recognized speaker, clinician, and consultant, she has more than 20 years of experience specializing in eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns and is passionate about advancing culturally responsive, evidence-informed care.Paula is the founder of Looking Inward Counseling &amp; Consulting Services, where she provides counseling for individuals navigating eating disorders, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem and identity concerns, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She offers counseling services in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Florida, and South Carolina and serves as an approved supervisor in North Carolina.In addition to her private practice, Paula serves as Clinical Training Specialist and Diversity &amp; Inclusion Co-Chair at The Renfrew Center, where she contributes to clinician development, program training, and initiatives that promote inclusive, high-quality care. She has also held executive and operational leadership positions supporting clinical excellence and innovation across multiple treatment settings.A Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Approved Consultant (CEDS-C) through iaedp&trade;, Paula serves on the Board of the National Eating Disorders Association and its Clinical Advisory Council, the advisory board of Eating Disorder Recovery Support, and the board of Project BLACKBIRD. Across her clinical, educational, and advocacy work, she is committed to advancing compassionate, culturally responsive care that recognizes the complexity of each individual&#39;s lived experience.Presentation Description: Eating disorders in Black women are frequently underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated due to persistent stereotypes, systemic inequities, and culturally incongruent understandings of illness. Clinicians who rely solely on traditional presentations may inadvertently overlook symptoms, delay intervention, or contribute to disparities in care. This presentation encourages participants to reimagine eating disorder care for Black women by integrating ethical practice, cultural responsiveness, and evidence-based approaches that center their lived experiences.Participants will explore how culture, identity, body image, trauma, emotional avoidance, and systemic factors can influence the presentation and treatment of eating disorders in Black women. The workshop will also examine ethical considerations related to multicultural competence, bias awareness, and equitable care across professional disciplines. Through discussion and clinical examples, attendees will gain practical strategies to enhance assessment, strengthen therapeutic relationships, and provide more culturally responsive, affirming care for Black women experiencing eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns.Learning Objectives:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Describe how cultural context, systemic inequities, and implicit bias influence the recognition, assessment, and treatment of eating disorders in Black women and girls.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Apply ethical, culturally responsive, and evidence-based principles to case conceptualization, diagnostic decision-making, and therapeutic engagement.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Identify practical strategies to improve assessment, intervention, and treatment planning for Black women and girls experiencing eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns.</li></ul>Thank you to our 2026 program sponsors!<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594363/wysiwyg/apcj4jujoots6hpu5vc2.jpg" style="width: 428px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 428px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594380/wysiwyg/lweso04segbb0prppmta.jpg" style="width: 386px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 386px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594423/wysiwyg/rk5yzg3zncmnichlnvyi.png" style="width: 427px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 427px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594306/wysiwyg/hl4mzwivo0u5tfnv0gre.jpg" style="width: 445px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 445px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594325/wysiwyg/d6bzviljnp4ocfble9le.png" style="width: 382px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 382px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

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Overview Please join us as we welcome Paula Edwards-Gayfield on the topic of "Reiagining Eating Disorder Care for Black Women Through an Ethical and Culturally Responsive." The event is for 1.5 CEUs and networking! Please join the iaedp™ Foundation | Central Florida Chapter for our third quarterly CEU event of 2026. Reimagining Eating Disorder Care for Black Women Through an Ethical and Culturally ResponsiveDate: August 28th, 2026 at 10:00AM to 12:00PMLocation: 2800 N Orange Ave, third floorPrice: $15 general admission, students free (please provide proof of active Student ID) Presenter(s): Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C, BC-TMH<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594235/wysiwyg/qmca7w6bye0ke4vdhomy.jpg" style="width:329px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Presenter Bio: Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C, BC-TMH, is the co-author of Black Women with Eating Disorders: Clinical Treatment Considerations and a contributing author to Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Clinician’s Guide. A nationally recognized speaker, clinician, and consultant, she has more than 20 years of experience specializing in eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns and is passionate about advancing culturally responsive, evidence-informed care.Paula is the founder of Looking Inward Counseling &amp; Consulting Services, where she provides counseling for individuals navigating eating disorders, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem and identity concerns, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She offers counseling services in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Florida, and South Carolina and serves as an approved supervisor in North Carolina.In addition to her private practice, Paula serves as Clinical Training Specialist and Diversity &amp; Inclusion Co-Chair at The Renfrew Center, where she contributes to clinician development, program training, and initiatives that promote inclusive, high-quality care. She has also held executive and operational leadership positions supporting clinical excellence and innovation across multiple treatment settings.A Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Approved Consultant (CEDS-C) through iaedp™, Paula serves on the Board of the National Eating Disorders Association and its Clinical Advisory Council, the advisory board of Eating Disorder Recovery Support, and the board of Project BLACKBIRD. Across her clinical, educational, and advocacy work, she is committed to advancing compassionate, culturally responsive care that recognizes the complexity of each individual's lived experience.Presentation Description: Eating disorders in Black women are frequently underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated due to persistent stereotypes, systemic inequities, and culturally incongruent understandings of illness. Clinicians who rely solely on traditional presentations may inadvertently overlook symptoms, delay intervention, or contribute to disparities in care. This presentation encourages participants to reimagine eating disorder care for Black women by integrating ethical practice, cultural responsiveness, and evidence-based approaches that center their lived experiences.Participants will explore how culture, identity, body image, trauma, emotional avoidance, and systemic factors can influence the presentation and treatment of eating disorders in Black women. The workshop will also examine ethical considerations related to multicultural competence, bias awareness, and equitable care across professional disciplines. Through discussion and clinical examples, attendees will gain practical strategies to enhance assessment, strengthen therapeutic relationships, and provide more culturally responsive, affirming care for Black women experiencing eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns.Learning Objectives:<ul><li>Describe how cultural context, systemic inequities, and implicit bias influence the recognition, assessment, and treatment of eating disorders in Black women and girls.</li><li>Apply ethical, culturally responsive, and evidence-based principles to case conceptualization, diagnostic decision-making, and therapeutic engagement.</li><li>Identify practical strategies to improve assessment, intervention, and treatment planning for Black women and girls experiencing eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns.</li></ul>Thank you to our 2026 program sponsors!<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594363/wysiwyg/apcj4jujoots6hpu5vc2.jpg" style="width:428px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594380/wysiwyg/lweso04segbb0prppmta.jpg" style="width:386px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594423/wysiwyg/rk5yzg3zncmnichlnvyi.png" style="width:427px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594306/wysiwyg/hl4mzwivo0u5tfnv0gre.jpg" style="width:445px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785594325/wysiwyg/d6bzviljnp4ocfble9le.png" style="width:382px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />

International Association Of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation

Quarterly Meeting and Educational Program: Reimagining Eating Disorder Care for Black Women

2800 N Orange Ave

General Admission

$15

Student (Please bring proof)

Free