Do you have a long list of books that you’ve been meaning to read to help in your clinical work, but you don’t feel like you have time to read them?

Do you want to earn CEs that are affordable, complete at your own pace and relevant to your clinical work?


Earn 9.5 CEU credits for reading books that are relevant to your clinical work in a self-paced course based on the book Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond by Amy Pershing with Chevese Turner


(Please note Amy Pershing and Chevese Turner were not involved in creating this course)

Course Summary

Binge eating disorder is the most common type of eating disorder and is experienced by people with a wide range of identities. Binge eating disorder is developed and maintained by complex biopsychosocial factors.


Often sufferers of binge eating disorder experience high levels of internalized shame and are affected by weight stigma and other systematic oppression. Dieting is often a suggested treatment by ill-informed clinicians and the public at large which maintains the eating disorder and further increases shame because diets are not effective for treatment.


This course was designed to help clinicians understand the complexities of binge eating disorder and its treatment. Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond is often recommended for clinicians, those who suffer with binge eating disorder and their loved-ones. 

Target audience: Master-level clinicians/therapist

Content level: Beginner to the advanced clinician. 

This course does not provide manualized based training for binge eating disorder. 


[Image courtesy of Routledge, 2018]

Routledge, the publisher of Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond has provided a discount of 25% for the learner if you buy the book from them here. Use promo code COURSE25 at checkout to get the discount. This discount code is good until Dec 31, 2024!

Choose a Pricing Option

Course Completion & CE information


  • Buy the book from your favorite book seller
  • (Routledge, the publisher of Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond has provided a discount of 25% for the learner if you buy the book from them here. Use promo code COURSE25 at checkout to get the discount. This discount code is good until Dec 31, 2024!)
  • Read the book at your own pace
  • Within 1 year, complete open-book CE multiple choice test and pass with an 80% or better (post-tests may be retaken)
  • Complete the course evaluation
  • Receive certificate of completion upon completing the course
  • Earn 9.5 CEUs for $79.00 (test only, doesn’t include the cost of the book)
  • Take up to one year to complete the course.
  • No refunds are allowed.




Example Curriculum

Course Objectives

  1. Describe binge eating disorder including diagnosis, prevalence, and its development and maintaining factors. 
  2. Summarize binge eating disorder utilizing the biopsychosocial model. 
  3. Explain how weight-bias and other systems of oppression contribute to the development and maintaining factors of binge eating disorder. 
  4. Identify therapeutic tools to help in the treatment of binge eating disorder. 
  5. Summarize the ineffectiveness and harmful effects of dieting. 
  6. Define recovery and relapse prevention.




Important information on CEUs


Alison Pelz has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7485. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Alison Pelz is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

For counselors, go here to learn more about your specific state requirements.

Grievance Policy

If a learner has a grievance regarding the course or speaker please submit it in writing to the Continuing Education Director, Alison Pelz, [email protected].

For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call 512-293-5770.

*Equity pricing available

  • 79.00 Actual cost of the CE program
  • 49.00 Middle cost of the CE program for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little or no expendable income. (10 available)
  • 14.00 Lowest cost of those struggling to meet their basic needs (10 available)

About the Authors of Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond


Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW, CCTP-II is a well regarded therapist, speaker, author and advocate in the field of eating disorders. She is the founding director of Bodywise ™ and the Vice President of the Center for Eating disorders. 


Chevese Turner is an internationally recognized activist and advocate in the prevention of eating disorders and weight stigma. She was the founder of The Binge Eating Disorder Association and then helped manage its merger with the National Eating Disorder Association. 

We offer different courses for different license types. This course is designed for LPCs and LMFTs. Alison Pelz is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider™ ACEP No. 7485. If you hold a different license type, please see our other courses here.


If you need assistance selecting the correct course for your license type, please send us an email at [email protected]