Free Educational Webinar by Nicole Hawkins, PhD, CEDS

Please join Nicole Hawkins, PhD, CEDS, Director of Clinical Services at Center for Change on Thursday, September 3, 2015 for a free educational webinar.  Beginning at 12pm MST, Dr. Hawkins will be presenting on Understanding the Pressure on Women to be Thin: Assessing & Treating Body Image Disturbances Across the Weight Spectrum. 

Register here for the Webinar

CE Credits:  A Certificate of Attendance for one (1) clock hour will be issued to all participants. Participants are responsible for contacting their respective state and discipline licensing boards to confirm acceptance of CE credits. This program is approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 1 CPEU contact hour for Registered Dietitian (RD) and Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR)

Dr. Hawkins received her PhD in Clinical/Counseling Psychology from Utah State University in 1999. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, she completed a dissertation entitled “The Impact of the Ideal Thin Body Image on Women”. She completed her internship at the Salt Lake Veteran Affairs Medical Center, where she provided inpatient and outpatient treatment for adults suffering from PTSD and depression. Dr. Hawkins has also worked at Logan Regional Hospital, USU Eating Disorder Clinic and Laboratory, USU Counseling Center, and Bear River Mental Health, and has focused on women’s issues, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. Dr. Hawkins has provided clinical expertise at Center for Change since 1999. She is a regular presenter on body image and the treatment of eating disorders on a local and national level. Dr. Hawkins developed a comprehensive body image program that focuses on the media, diet industry, plastic surgery, childhood issues, and learning to appreciate one’s body, and she leads these groups for the inpatient and residential clients. She is a member of the Power and You committee, is active in many eating disorder prevention projects, and has been a consultant for magazines and news programs which led to her appearing in the New York Times, Self Magazine, and 20/20.  Dr. Hawkins has published several articles on the media and how this relates to eating disorders and presents nationally at conferences.