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Current Research and the latest news in the field (just below) Update on course and outcome in eating disorders. Objective: To review recent studies describing eating disorder course and outcome. Method: Electronic and manual searches were conducted to identify relevant articles published since 2004. Results: Twenty-six articles were identified. For anorexia nervosa (AN), most patients ascertained through outpatient settings achieved remission by 5-year follow-up. Inpatient treatment predicted poor prognosis as inpatient samples demonstrated lower remission rates. Outcome differed between bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS), including binge eating disorder (BED), for shorter follow-up durations; however, outcomes appeared similar between BN and related EDNOS by 5-year follow-up. Greater psychiatric comorbidity emerged as a significant predictor of poor prognosis in BN, whereas few prognostic indicators were identified for BED or other EDNOS. Discussion: Results support optimism for most patients with eating disorders. However, more effective treatments are needed for adult AN inpatients and approximately 30% of patients with BN and related EDNOS who remain ill 10-20 years following presentation. Int J Eat Disord. 2010 Apr;43(3):195-204.
Are Diagnostic Criteria for Eating Disorders Markers of Medical Severity? Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the medical severity of adolescents who had eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) with those who had anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Methods: Medical records of 1310 females aged 8 through 19 years and treated for AN, BN, or EDNOS were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with EDNOS were subcategorized into partial AN (pAN) and partial BN (pBN) when they met all Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria but 1 for AN or BN, respectively. Primary outcome variables were heart rate, systolic blood pressure, temperature, and QTc interval on electrocardiogram. Additional physiologically significant medical complications were also reviewed. Results: A total of 25.2% of females had AN, 12.4% had BN, and 62.4% had EDNOS. The medical severity of patients with EDNOS was intermediate to that of patients with AN and BN in all primary outcomes. Patients with pAN had significantly higher heart rates, systolic blood pressures, and temperatures than those with AN; patients with pBN did not differ significantly from those with BN in any primary outcome variable; however, patients with pAN and pBN differed significantly from each other in all outcome variables. Patients with pBN and BN had longer QTc intervals and higher rates of additional medical complications reported at presentation than other groups. Conclusions: EDNOS is a medically heterogeneous category with serious physiologic sequelae in children and adolescents. Broadening AN and BN criteria in pediatric patients to include pAN and pBN may prove to be clinically useful. Pediatrics. 2010 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print].
Seeking Individuals Struggling With Eating Disorders and/or Food Addiction for All-New Documentary Series. Do you or someone you know, live with Addiction to Food, Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Compulsive Eating, or Morbid Obesity? Is the food problem affecting your life and lives of your loved ones? Does it prevent you from living life the way you want? A major cable network is currently seeking individuals struggling under the weight of eating disorders and/or food addiction, who are in dire need of help. Selected applicants will receive in-patient treatment at an eating disorder clinic that seeks to help people find lasting change. This all-new documentary series will follow everyday people in their courageous journey through the battle and into recovery towards a better way of living. If you are ready to go on the road of recovery, then they want to hear from you! To be considered, email your name, age, city/state, best contact phone number, recent photo(s) and your story to participate@tijuanaent.com or call 310-598-0727 for more info! *Must be at least 18 years of age and available to shoot for 6 weeks straight during the summer of 2010.
For Professionals - Conferences/Seminars/Online Courses/Study Groups:
REGISTER NOW! The Renfrew Center Foundation presents FREE Online Training
Seminars for Professionals.
REGISTER NOW! The Renfrew Center Foundation presents Food, Body Image and Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community, a half-day conference for mental health professionals, educators, clergy and family members on Friday, May 7 – Bethesda, MD, and Wednesday, October 27 – Coconut Creek, FL. The conference will address women’s body image issues and eating disorders in the Jewish Community. Conference objectives: explore hunger, shame, body hatred and ED in the Jewish community; examine the place of food in Jewish culture, history and community; address the rise in ED and related issues in the Jewish community, and develop strategies for using Jewish tradition, culture, spirituality, text and ritual as resources for health. Featured Speaker: Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW, CEDS, National Training Director and Body Image Expert, The Renfrew Center Foundation. For more information and to register, visit www.renfrew.org or contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383 or dlucker@renfrew.org.
The Renfrew Center Foundation Presents The 2010 Spring Seminar Series For Professionals (offering 6 CEUs). This year, The Renfrew Center Foundation has planned a series of two advanced, day-long training seminars addressing core issues in the treatment of eating disorders. Refer to the schedule below to determine which eating disorder expert will be in your city and what specific topic will be covered. Insatiable Hungers: Eating Disorders, Chemical Dependency and Depression in Women. Presented by: Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW, CEDS, National Training Director, The Renfrew Center Foundation. Dates and locations: Long Island, NY – May 14, and Cleveland, OH – May 21. Hungers of the Soul: Spirituality, Hope, and Forgiveness in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Presented by Jennifer Nardozzi, PsyD, National Training Manager, The Renfrew Center Foundation. Date and Location: Boston, MA – June 4. For more information or to register, visit http://www.renfrew.org or contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383.
Denver, CO: Eating Recovery Center – Save the Date: Eating Recovery Center’s 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference. The 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference, August 13-14, 2010, at Denver’s City Center Marriott. The 2010 conference will feature a nationally-renowned lineup of speakers. Selected topics include Creating a Center of Excellence: From Conception to Realization presented by Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS; The Willing and Able: Understanding the Adolescent Brain in the Treatment of Eating Disorders by Ovidio Bermudez, MD, FAAP, FSAM, FAED, CEDS; New Models of Family Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders by Craig Johnson, PhD, FAED, CEDS; and Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia by Dr. Philip Mehler, MD, FACP, CEDS. CEUs will be available. Registration before June 15th - $125 for the full conference! For more information, contact Sarah Gilstrap, Marketing and Intake Coordinator at sgilstrap@EatingRecoveryCenter.com or call 877-218-1344 or 720-258-4008. A Joint Commission accredited, licensed behavioral hospital, Eating Recovery Center provides men and women 17 and older a full spectrum of treatment for eating disorders along a continuum of care. Recovery options include inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs, all within one treatment facility. The only eating disorder center in Denver offering a full spectrum of care, Eating Recovery Center was founded by Drs. Ken Weiner and Emmett R. Bishop, MD, CEDS, each of whom has separately established a number of eating disorder treatment centers. Eating Recovery Center reflects the culmination of the doctors’ focused efforts and industry expertise. For more information about the Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference or the Center, call 877-218-1344, email info@EatingRecoveryCenter.com or chat confidentially at www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com.
REGISTER NOW for The Renfrew Center Foundation’s 20th Annual Conference for Professionals, Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future. This is a 3-day seminar for behavioral health professionals and dietitians and offers 17.5 CEUs. The event is taking place at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Philadelphia, PA from November 12 -14, 2010. Keynote Presentations: Gloria Steinem, Craig Johnson, PhD & Michael Levine, PhD, and Cynthia Bulik, PhD. Full-day workshops by Amy Banks, MD; Michael Strober, PhD and G. Terence Wilson, PhD. Among the many featured presentations: Amy Baker-Dennis, PhD; Douglas Bunnell, PhD; Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, LMFT; William Davis, PhD; Anita Johnston, PhD; Ann Kearney-Cooke, PhD; Sondra Kronberg, MS, RD, CDN; Margo Maine, PhD; Beth Hartman McGilley, PhD; Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD; Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD; Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW, CEDS; Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD; Timothy Walsh, PhD, and Stephen Wonderlich, PhD. For more information and to register, visit www.renfrew.org or contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383 or dlucker@renfrew.org.
Professional Study Groups - Southern CA. Facilitator: Carolyn Costin, LMFT. These professional study groups cover case reviews, treatment strategies, new literature, research, and other areas related to the treatment of eating disorders. CEU's are given to MFT's and LCSW's. For more information on meeting times and locations call 310-457-9958, email mntc@montenido.com or visit the website at www.montenido.com.
U.S. Sen. Harkin: Harkin, Klobuchar, Franken introduce bill to
confront eating disorders in the U.S. 4/27/2010 WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Al Franken
(D-MN) introduced legislation today aimed at fighting and preventing
eating disorders in the United States. The Federal Response to Eliminate
Eating Disorders (FREED) Act is the first comprehensive legislative
effort introduced in the Senate to confront the seriousness of these
diseases and to jump start research as well as improve the prevention,
screening, diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. It expands
federal research, improves tracking and recording of the actual numbers
of people suffering and dying from these diseases, provides training for
a wide array of health professionals and educators to better identify
and screen for eating disorders, creates a new patient advocacy program
to help patients get proper care, authorizes grants for eating disorder
prevention programs and builds on the mental health parity and health
care reform bills to improve access to treatment, particularly for teens
covered by Medicaid.
Become Involved - The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action (EDC). The EDC, is a Washington, D.C. based advocacy organization whose mission is to advance the federal recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority, for more information visit http://eatingdisorderscoalition.org.
Multiple State Locations: The Renfrew Center is celebrating its 25th Anniversary as the country's first residential eating disorder treatment facility. Renfrew is the first and largest eating disorder treatment network in the country and has treated over 50,000 women with eating disorders. Renfrew provides a comprehensive range of services in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. Programs and services vary by site and include: Residential; Day Treatment; Intensive Outpatient; Group Therapy; Individual, Family, and Couples Therapy; Nutrition Therapy and Psychiatric Consultation. The Renfrew Center integrates relational principles and practice with the latest developments in the effective treatment of patients with eating disorders. The Renfrew Center is a preferred provider for most health insurance and managed care companies and we work with individuals to create a financial plan that meets the need of each prospective Renfrew patient. Renfrew’s training programs have reached over 20,000 healthcare professionals to date and are designed to enhance the knowledge and skills needed to treat these complex disorders. Call 1-800-RENFREW or visit www.renfrewcenter.com for more information about The Renfrew Centers.
Arizona: Arizona: Treatment Center News - Remuda Ranch. The economy has undergone quite a bit of change during the past several months. But what hasn’t changed is the need for many people to enter inpatient treatment for eating disorders. This is why it is more important than ever for your clients in need of a higher level of care to speak with the financial coordinators at Remuda Ranch. Every prospective Remuda patient is treated as an individual, both in terms of treatment needs and ability to pay. The Remuda staff works with each family to determine insurance coverage and financial resources, in order to make treatment affordable. It is their goal to give those struggling with eating disorders the best possible treatment that offers the best chance for lasting recovery. If you know someone who could benefit from inpatient care at Remuda’s Arizona or Virginia programs, encourage them to call 1-800-445-1900 today or visit www.remudaranch.com.
Arizona: Treatment Center News - Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. Rosewood is in the process of renovation at their extended care facility, Rosewood Capri. Opened in 2004, Rosewood Capri, Partial Hospitalization Program with residential living, is located just three miles from the main campus of Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. All of the same therapeutic services are offered at the Capri campus as at their main campus, including psychiatric, individual therapy, experiential therapy, including equine, and nutrition in a less structured setting. The remodeled Capri will more closely resemble the main campus of Rosewood, making the transition from one level of care to the next seamless. The remodeled building will feature comfortable and spacious, state-of the art patient rooms and treatment spaces. The new Rosewood Capri will be the perfect environment for clients to put their recovery skills in action. To inquire about Rosewood's full continuum of treatment services contact their intake department at 800-845-2211 or visit www.rosewoodranch.com.
California: Brentwood, CA: Treatment Center News - Eating Disorder Center of California (EDCC) Day Treatment Program. At the EDCC they believe nutrition and exercise are crucial areas of recovery. They deal with nutritional status, metabolism, and biochemistry, and teach clients what this information means in terms of their recovery. At the same time, they believe that eradicating problematic behaviors is not enough. They believe it is essential to help clients to figure out who they are when they are not influenced by their eating disorder and what it is they want for their lives. The staff at EDCC help clients to discover what the eating disorder initially promised and how they can get these desires in non-destructive ways. In addition to individual, group and family therapy, they provide education, nutritional counseling, life skills training, mindfulness and spiritual enhancement. For more information contact 310-457-9958, email info@edcca.com or visit www.edcca.com. EDCC is a Monte Nido Affiliate Program.
Calabasas, CA: Treatment Center News - Monte Nido Residential Treatment Center. Monte Nido combines a beautiful natural healing environment with the expertise of the renowned national expert and author, Carolyn Costin, and the treatment professionals from her company, Community Counseling for Individuals and Families, Inc. Monte Nido is a very small, intimate facility. Monte Nido only takes six clients at a time. Clients treated at Monte Nido are all women suffering from anorexia, bulimia or exercise addiction. The facility has a family-like environment; their unique level system allows each client to gain increasing freedom and responsibility for her own recovery. By the end of her stay, each client is shopping for and preparing her own food and monitoring her own exercise. This will help prepare her for handling these activities upon discharge from Monte Nido. They also have a unique transition program, Bella Mar, which offers various levels of transitional and independent living situations. For more information call 310-457-9958, visit www.montenido.com or email mntc@montenido.com.
Carlsbad, CA: Treatment Center News - Montecatini. Montecatini is a state licensed and CARF accredited facility offering Residential, Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Treatment for adolescent girls and women ages 14 and older. The staff at Montecatini understands that each individual is unique; therefore, they work to design a detailed treatment program for every patient. Montecatini is also contracted with many insurance companies and will work with each patient to verify insurance benefits. To learn more about the treatment services, community outreach program at Montecatini, or to schedule a tour, call 760-436-8930 or their website at www.montecatinieatingdisorder.com. To learn more about CRC Health Group, visit www.crchealth.com.
Malibu, CA: Treatment Center News - Monte Nido Vista. Carolyn Costin and the Monte Nido Treatment Center are pleased to announce a new 10 bed residential facility for anorexia, bulimia and exercise addiction. Monte Nido Vista is located in the foothills of Malibu, CA. The residential program is designed to meet the individual needs of clients and their families in a way that gives them an increasingly higher level of responsibility and "teaches" them how to recover and sustain it. The atmosphere is professional and structured, but is also warm, friendly and family-like. The staff members are highly dedicated professionals, many of who are recovered themselves, thus serving as excellent role models. For more information on The Monte Nido Treatment Center or its affiliates visit www.montenido.com, call 310-457-9958, or email mntc@montenido.com.
Northern and Southern California: Treatment Center News - Discovery Practice Management. Discovery Practice Management offers excellent eating disorder treatment at both Center for Discovery, a premier adolescent residential eating disorders program and Oceanaire, a program for adult women. Center for Discovery is a residential program dedicated exclusively to adolescent males and females between the ages of 10 and 19 who are struggling with Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder. Discovery's home-like settings are located in Whittier, Downey, Lakewood, and Menlo Park, CA. Discovery offers a very individualized and intense treatment program, under 24-hour supervision, with weekly family involvement including the Discovery Therapeutic Family Meal. Oceanaire is dedicated to the treatment of adult women struggling with Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder. Nestled above one of the greens of the Los Verdes Country Club Golf Course on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles, CA, the space at Oceanaire provides residents with ocean vistas and Pacific Coast sunsets. Oceanaire offers a peaceful and healing environment where women can safely and effectively address their issues and begin their path to recovery. Discovery Practice Management contracts with many major insurance providers and will provide a complimentary benefits check. For more information, call 800-760-3934 or visit www.centerfordiscovery.com or www.oceanaire-ed.com.
Santa Monica, CA: Treatment Center News - A New Journey. A New Journey is the first Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Day Treatment Program (PDT) in Santa Monica with a unique constellation of treatment programs for men, women and adolescents suffering from anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. Because the first few months of recovery can be the most difficult, A New Journey is pleased to offer PHP transitional living services at our gorgeous new Journey Home. Located in a lovely serene neighborhood, Journey Home offers a supportive recovery environment for individuals with moderate to severe eating disorders. Life at Journey Home supports the development of real world daily living and recovery skills. While at Journey Home, individuals work, attend school and/or volunteer on a part-time basis. Individuals develop independence and confidence in their recovery skills within the supportive safe haven of Journey Home. A New Journey offers innovative treatment options providing the flexibility and support for individuals to overcome their disease. A New Journey is contracted with most major insurance companies for IOP and PHP levels of care. To learn more about A New Journey call 800-634-1733 or visit www.anewjourney.net.
Ventura County, CA: Treatment Center News - Rader Programs Pacific Shores Hospital. Pacific Shores Hospital is a 30-bed facility completely dedicated to Rader Programs Eating Disorders Treatment. The facility was specifically designed to provide a warm and nurturing environment. It is located five minutes from the ocean in picturesque Ventura County just North of Los Angeles and South of Santa Barbara in Southern California. Rader Programs at Pacific Shores Hospital maintains an outstanding treatment team with extensive experience and training in Rader Program's proven treatment philosophy. The Rader Program is a national treatment center with multiple locations; they accept patients from all across the United States. For more information call 800-841-1515, visit www.raderprograms.com or email rader@raderprograms.com.
Colorado: Denver, CO: Treatment Center News - The Eating Disorder Center of Denver (EDC-Denver). The EDC-Denver offers partial hospitalization and outpatient treatment to males and females age 16 and older. The Partial Hospitalization Program operates 11 hours per day, 7 days per week and includes supervised meals and snacks. Lodging is provided at a nearby apartment building for PHP patients from out of town. The Evening Intensive Outpatient Program operates 4 hours per evening, three days per week and includes one meal. Most of the Eating Disorder Center of Denver's group/program components are available on an outpatient basis. Services include individual and family/couples therapy; DBT; aftercare; psychiatric evaluation; therapy and medication monitoring; and nutritional counseling by a registered dietitian. EDC-Denver accepts most insurances. Treatment providers are welcome to utilize EDC-Denver's outpatient services as adjunct therapies to their own treatment. Visit www.edcdenver.com for details, schedules and listings for support groups.
Minnesota: St. Paul, MN: Treatment Center News - Anna Westin House Moves and Expands. Doubling the number of people it serves, The Emily Program’s 16-bed Anna Westin House residential treatment facility moved from its 8-bed location from suburban Chaska to a charming St. Paul residential neighborhood this spring. Housed in a remodeled former church, the state-of-the-art program provides comprehensive treatment through a wide range of modalities, including traditional therapy and medicine, acupuncture, music and art therapy, massage, Chinese medicine and daily community meetings. The Anna Westin House serves males and females, they make admission decisions based on the current residents and those awaiting admission. They see each resident as unique and develop a plan to treat specific problems, provide follow-up care, and involve family and loved ones. The Anna Westin House also integrates with The Emily Program’s extensive outpatient programs and services. The experienced staff helps residents address symptoms related to PTSD, Chemical Abuse/Dependency, Personality Disorders, Self-Injurious Behavior, Suicidal Ideation and other problems. We are also familiar with facilitating the commitment process. To learn more, visit www.annawestinhouse.com or call 651-645-5323 or 888.Emily77.
Nevada: Reno, NV: Treatment Center News - Center for Hope of the Sierras. 24 Hour Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). As a stand alone or step-down program, the PHP at the Center for Hope of the Sierras offers patients a unique option for transition from typical residential treatment back to daily life. Patients receive a variety of individual, group and family therapies focused on long term healing and recovery including Intuitive Eating, Pre & Post Meal Process, DBT Skills Groups, Self-Acceptance & Behavioral Activation, Relapse Prevention, Equine Therapy, Yoga and much more. The 24 Hour PHP program incorporates independence with a hierarchy of goals, community outings, and individualized challenges to help each patient deal with their personal triggers and fears away from the Center, while maintaining the stability and comfort of returning to 24 hour support. 24 Hour PHP & full residential treatment are available to women and adolescents, ages 16 and up. Center for Hope is contracted with most major insurance companies and offers flexible payment options. For more information, visit the website, www.centerforhopeofthesierras.com, email info@centerforhopeofthesierras.com, or call 877-828-4949.
New Jersey: Montclair and Florham Park, New Jersey: Treatment Center News - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Center For Eating Disorders. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an empirically based treatment for people who self injure. Recent evidence shows that DBT is effective for eating disorders as well. As eating disorder specialists for over 20 years, we know that ED’s can be treatment resistant often necessitating multiple hospitalizations. This unique approach incorporates traditional CBT with eastern mindfulness practices providing a balance between acceptance and change. DBT’s bio-social model frames eating disorders and other problem behaviors as resulting from a biological predisposition to extreme emotional dysregulation in combination with an invalidating environment where skills deficits develop. Therefore, individual therapy is augmented by both weekly skills group where new coping strategies are taught and phone coaching which help clients generalize these new skills to real world challenges. This multi-modal team approach provides clients with the enhanced support they need across the entire week as they develop the ability for emotional regulation, interpersonal communication and most importantly distress tolerance. These are the very deficits that often interfere with treatment and trigger self-destructive behavior and recurring hospitalization. Whether you are discharge planning for in-patient clients or interested in finding adjunctive support for your out-patient clients, call to find out how DBT can be the resource your client needs. Call our Essex County office at 973-233-1668 or our Morris County office at 973-535-3626.
North Carolina: North Carolina: Treatment Center News - The Carolina House Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). The Carolina House PHP provides a safe, supportive environment for women struggling with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and related issues. Through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills integration, their patients have the opportunity to regain lives free of overwhelming eating disorder symptoms. They recognize the importance of a structured setting to encounter challenging food experiences. Carolina House provides patients with daily opportunities to engage interactively with meal preparation. For more information on the Partial Hospitalization Program at Carolina House, call 919-372-7951 or visit the website www.carolinaeatingdisorders.com. To schedule a tour or speaking event, contact Misty Ash at 919-610-4352 or at mash@crchealth.com. Carolina House is a member of CRC Health Group www.crchealth.com.
Oregon: Oregon: Treatment Center News - RainRock Treatment Center. A Residential Treatment Facility for Women, offers PHP, IOP, Outpatient, and Transitional Living Programs. RainRock Treatment Center, A Monte Nido Affiliate with Executive Director Carolyn Costin, LMFT, is pleased to announce the opening of their Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), as well as their Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). These new programs are uniquely integrated into their existing 10 bed Residential Treatment Center, providing the highest degree of continuity of care while offering clients the experience of stepping down into the community. This innovative program design allows their clients to stay connected to their treatment team beyond their residential visit. This provides an exceptional opportunity to maintain and build upon the progress achieved during their residential stay. Living accommodations for both PHP and IOP are offered at their new transition house, Turnberry Place. Located next to RainRock, Turnberry Place is a warm and inviting 8 bed transitional living house, where clients can practice day to day skills, such as shopping, cooking, working, or attending classes, with the support of their treatment team. The hope in offering this continuum of care is to give their clients the most comprehensive treatment available in order to solidify their recovery before returning home. Rainrock’s Outpatient Wellness Program provides individual and group therapy services to children, adults and families struggling with eating disorders, as well as other diagnoses as a further step-down, or for those who are not in need of a more intensive level of care. For additional information about the Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, Transitional Living or Outpatient programs, call 541-896-9300 or visit www.rainrock.org.
Washington: Bellevue, WA: Treatment Center News - The Moore Center Opens New Residential Annex: Located in the Seattle area, The Moore Center is Washington State's longest-established eating disorders clinic, providing caring and cost-effective treatment for adolescents, young adults and adults. Services include: Partial Hospitalization Program (RIVA), an Intensive Outpatient Program and several step-down levels of care. The Moore Center is a fully licensed facility and is now able to treat patients who do not live locally with the opening of the RIVA Residential Annex. The Annex provides patients with a convenient lodging option while participating in RIVA. Located less than a 3 minute walk from The Moore Center, the two bedroom, two bathroom apartment with kitchen, dining, and living rooms provides patients with a safe and convenient place for patients to stay while receiving treatment. Pre-approved family members are also able to stay at the facility. For more program information, please feel free to contact Liz Dill, Director of Marketing at 425-451-1134, ext. 102 or email edill@moorecenterclinic.com.
Job Openings in the Eating Disorder Arena: California: Reasons Eating Disorder Center at BHC Alhambra Hospital has an immediate opening for a lead clinician with inpatient or residential eating disorder treatment experience for their newest program expansion. Requirements are as follows: Must be a licensed therapist, DBT training and experience preferred, Must have a minimum of 4 years of clinical experience in treating eating disorders, Must have the ability to develop a written Eating Disorders Residential Clinical Program within 45 days of hire, Excellent counseling, organizational, documentation and problem solving skills required, Must be able to work flexible hours which may include evenings or and/or weekends. Send resume and cover letter to Nikki Damiani at nichole.damiani@psysolutions.com.
Telling ED NO! by Cheryl Kerrigan. This book brings the recovery process to life, from family interventions to life in a treatment center to throwing out your scale and beyond, helping you see that you really can break free and silence ED for good. Using inspiring real-life stories and candid straight-talk, Cheryl presents over 100 practical recovery tools as well as exercises and questions designed to encourage journaling and discussion that will help you navigate your path to recovery. You’ll learn: why having a “treatment team” is essential, and how to assemble one; how to end self-destructive behaviors such as cutting and over-exercising; how to transform ED’s controlling rules into powerful new recovery rules; how to enjoy family holidays and nights out with friends without anxiety and much more. Part self-help book and part memoir, full of raw emotion, tough decisions, fears, and triumphs, this unique workbook will help you learn to incorporate food, laughter, and love back into your daily life one step at a time. For more information on Cheryl or her book visit www.tellingedno.com. To order go to http://edreferral.com/books.htm.
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