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Being Different Makes a Difference: Adapting EBPs for BIPOC Populations
Being Different Makes a Difference: Adapting EBPs for BIPOC Populations
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Cost Free | In-Person Interactive Training
Offering 1.5 CE Credits
Note: Space is limited.
Presented by: Gayle E Brooks, PhD, CEDS-C - Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, The Renfrew Center
The Renfrew Center of Atlanta • 50 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 110 • Atlanta, GA 30328
Seminar Details
Location: The Renfrew Center of Atlanta • 50 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 110 • Atlanta, GA 30328
Timeline: Registration & Breakfast: 8:30am – 9:00am ET • Seminar: 9:00am – 10:30am ET • Site Tour: 10:30am – 11:00am ET
About the Training
The primary focus of the workshop is the integration of Relational-Cultural Theory and a social justice lens to the implementation of the evidence-based Unified Treatment Model as a means of ethically and effectively treating those of diverse and marginalized populations. These individuals have often been inadequately treated by EBPs that were developed and normed on samples that lacked diversity. The proposed approach utilizes Relational-Cultural Theory as the vehicle to deliver culturally adapted care, while still maintaining the integrity of evidence-based principles and interventions that have demonstrated efficacy in clinical trials.
Accreditation
- The Renfrew Center Foundation has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5852. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Renfrew Center Foundation is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
- The Renfrew Center Foundation is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Renfrew Center Foundation maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
- Being Different Makes a Difference: Adapting EBPs for BIPOC Populations awards 1.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.
- This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886357583-1164) for 1.5 continuing education contact hours.
CE credit/contact hour certificates will be sent via email within two weeks after the online seminar evaluation has been completed.
For questions, please contact [email protected].
About the Presenter
Gayle Brooks, PhD, CEDS-C, is Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for The Renfrew Center. Dr. Brooks is member of the Renfrew Executive Team, and she oversees the Renfrew Clinical Training and Research Departments. For the past 30 years, she has treated patients from diverse backgrounds who suffer from eating disorders. Dr. Brooks served as the eating disorders specialist in the HBO film Thin, has appeared on Good Morning America. She has been featured in the following publications: The New York Times, People Magazine, Essence Magazine and Perspectives, and The Renfrew Center Foundation’s journal for professionals. Dr Brooks is co-author of The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity: An Adaptation of the Unified Protocol. A frequent presenter at conferences and workshops, Dr. Brooks speaks on topics such as the treatment of the complex patient, eating disorders and cultural diversity, the interplay between eating disorders and trauma, and eating disorders in mid-life women.
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