Members Announcements for Treatment Professionals, binge eating, anorexia, eating disorders

Upcoming Eating Disorder Events are announced on this page. Members please feel free to submit all events that will benefit professionals in the treatment and prevention of eating disorders.

I offer Executive and Mentor Coaching to professionals in the field of Eating Disorders treatment. I formerly practiced and taught Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis and was Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. I was the Founder and Director of an award winning Eating Disorders treatment program for twelve years--one of the first three formal programs in this country. I am the author of 11 books and 75 scientific papers and book chapters on eating disorders, success, self-development, and mind-body integration. I served as the CEO to two healthcare corporations in Houston, Texas.

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Workshop for Professionals: Introducing Professional Coaching to Mental Health Specialists Teleseminar. The Core Principles of Professional Coaching Methods and Practice, Coaching Tools, and Professional Coaching as a Practice Adjunct or Career. Presented by: David Krueger MD, Executive and Mentor Coach to healthcare specialists and executives, an Eating Disorder pioneer who formerly practiced and taught Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. Format: 1.25 hour Teleclasses. Learn by telephone in the comfort of your office or home. Registration information at www.MentorPath.com.

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Valencia, CA (Hyatt- Valencia)* - Mending the Mind, Minding the Body: A One-Day Conference Exploring Innovative Approaches to Treatment, June 27, 2009, hosted by iaedp Los Angeles, Biofeedback Society of California, and the Santa Clarita Valley Psychotherapeutic Network(SCVPN) featuring Keynote by Stan Tatkin - Addiction To "Alone Time" --Avoidant Attachment, Narcissism, And A One-Person Psychology Within A Two-Person Psychological System, two concurrent tracks with three workshops per each track: Psychotherapeutic (featuring presenters: Buck Runyan, MFT, LPC, CEDS; Michele Tamarkin, MFT; and William Randle, LCSW) and Biofeedback (featuring presenters: Cynthia Kerson, PhD; Margaret MacDonald, MD; and Gary J. Schummer, Ph.D), a Keynote Panel on Couples Therapy featuring, Terry Eagan, MD; Waverly Farrell LCSW and Steve Kassel, MFT, and a Networking Reception hosted by SCVPN, $60 per person (lunch included), 6 CE Hours PhD, PsyD, MFT, LCSW, CADAC, RD, *Special Room Rates $119. Please RSVP to Christina Weiss by Friday, June 19 at 562.457.7373 or iaedpla@gmail.com. For more information please go to www.iaedpsocal.com.

Myths & Meaning: Recovering from an Eating Disorder featuring: Jenni Schaefer, Singer, Songwriter, Consultant with Center for Change and author of "Life Without Ed" and her soon to be released book, "Goodbye Ed, Hello Me."; Rebecca Bass, LMFT, Eating Disorder and Trauma Specialist; Megan Holt, MPH, RD, Eating Disorder and Wellness Specialist. Sponsored by: Center for Change: www.centerforchange.com and Potentia Family Therapy, Inc.:www.potentiatherapy.com. Date: Saturday, June 27th, 2009, 9:00am-12:00pm. Book sale & signing with Jenni Schaefer will immediately follow event. Refreshments and snacks provided. Location: Carlsbad Senior Center Auditorium, 799 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008, (760) 602-4650. Cost: Free to the community. Donations towards the National Eating Disorder Association appreciated but not required. This event is for anyone who has been touched by eating disorders and related issues. RSVP: maldis@centerforchange.com.

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Denver, CO: Inaugural Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference to Host Impressive Lineup of Experts: Multi-disciplinary treatment and innovative recovery strategies for eating disorders will be the focus of the first-ever Rocky Mountain Eating Disorder Conference, to be held August 14-15, 2009, at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver. Targeted to eating disorder specialists and medical professionals with an interest in eating disorders treatment, the conference is hosted by Denver’s Eating Recovery Center (www.eatingrecoveryinfo.com), the Rocky Mountain region’s premier treatment center for eating recovery. The conference, featuring an impressive lineup of nationally recognized eating disorder treatment experts, will include a series of presentations addressing the complexities of eating disorders and restoring healthy lives. Some of the presentations will include: Comprehensive Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: Food for Thought; Diabetes Mellitus and Eating Disorder Syndrome; Eating Disorders: The Mental Component; and Healing Our Patients, Healing Ourselves among others. Registration for the conference is available online at https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/eating-disorder-summit.php or by phone at 877.218.1344. Medical professionals may register for the conference for $110 after June 1. Registration includes entry to each of the sessions, a tour of the Eating Recovery Center, networking opportunities and meals.

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Chicago, IL: Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders -- The Institute currently provides specific training in Family-Based Treatment (FBT), also sometimes called the Maudsley Approach for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Our next training Family Based Treatment (FBT) will beheld at the University of Chicago in Chicago, IL on September 14th and 15th, 2009. This two day training will be the first step in the certification toward becoming a FBT therapist. The cost for this training will be $495. Further information and registration is available at http://train2treat4ed.com.

Tending the Feminine Psyche Retreat Workshop with Anita Johnston, Ph.D., Carolyn Costin, MFT, Francie White, MS, RD.
WHERE: We are returning to the luxurious Mauna Lani Resort and Spa on the sunny Big Island of Hawaii
WHEN: September 10, 2009 - September 16, 2009. The workshop is scheduled to begin the evening of Thursday, September 10 and end the morning of Wednesday, Sept 16. We will be staying at the absolutely beautiful, high end, luxurious Mauna Lani condos and have several different levels of accommodations available. These rates are for 6 nights (Sept 10- Sept 15).For those of you wishing to stay an additional night in Hawaii, and enjoy some leisurely time off in paradise, a 7th night (Sept 16) will be available at no extra cost!
You can see a virtual tour of these fabulous rooms at: http://www.southkohala.com/store/p20condo_details20.php and http://www.southkohala.com/store/p20condo_details16.php. THE TRAINING: As always, Anita, Carolyn, & Francie combine their magic to create an unforgettable, transforming adventure tending your heart, body, and soul. Besides a professional training giving the latest, most exciting strategies for treating body image, eating and exercise disorders, we will be adding: the new science of consciousness & quantum mechanics (and what this means within the feminine psyche) a myth on creativity & psyche - the 9th Muse personal visioning & ritual and experiences of active mindfulness in Hawaiian waters. THE SPA: Full service spa with every possible treatment for body and spirit! Check it out: http://www.maunalani.com/s_st_hawaiian_treatments.htm DANCE/NIA EVERY MORNING: Considered one of the absolute highlights each year!!
WILL I LOVE IT? When we had the retreat here in 2007, everyone raved about these spectacular, spacious accommodations with access to ancient hieroglyphics and the queen's bathing pool, gorgeous beaches where sea turtles bask in the sun, and an amazing lagoon -perfect for snorkeling. We will arrange adventures with options to be on your own or to join the group on afternoon trips. For more information, go to www.DrAnitaJohnston.com. How Do I Sign Up? Registration and payment can be made through PayPal at www.DrAnitaJohnston.com.
Please note that we have received many inquiries about the workshop from all over the U.S., Europe, and Canada so we recommend you register early as we expect to fill up quickly. There are some amazing air fares! We look forward to spending the most unforgettable time with you in paradise!

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Intuitive Eating PRO-Skills Training for RDs. -- Learn Intuitive Eating counseling skills that really make a difference, without leaving home, from the pioneer who co-wrote the ground-breaking book on this process. When you know what patterns to look for and what to do about it, the Intuitive Eating process becomes a very rewarding and meaningful way to work with clients: Increase your confidence with Intuitive Eating counseling skills. Overcome obstacles that can keep both you and your patients "stuck." Discover the joy and career satisfaction using this counseling process! 5 weekly sessions, which explores: Core issues with effective Intuitive Eating counseling strategies. Feedback on your current patients. Limited Enrollment of 8 allows for personal feedback. Fee: $249 Early Registration by July 12, 2009 When: October 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4 (Wednesdays at 10:30 am west coast time). More Info: http://ow.ly/eGIa Contact: Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD etribole@gmail.com

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Yoga-Based Professional Development Retreat in Eating Disorder Recovery - The Negril Escape Resort and Spa, Jamaica, February 14 - 20, 2010. Take your counseling and teaching skills to a level that never imagined, by investing in yourself and your career. Treatment facilities--consider offering a new avenue to promote healing and self-care for your patients. The goals of this professional retreat are to give registered yoga teachers (RYTs) the tools to create their own yoga program in eating disorder recovery/body acceptance for individuals using the philosophy of yoga. In addition to RYTs, other professionals that may enroll in and benefit from this program in order to use the wisdom of yoga in their respective professional setting are: Mental Health Professionals (psychologists, social workers, licensed professional counselors) ,Registered/Licensed Dietitians, Physicians, Educators. Yoga Alliance Approved to offer CECs and Approved by Commission on Dietetic Registration for Registered/Licensed Dietitians/Nutritionists. All other professionals may requests continuing education through their respective professional organization's credentialing body. For more detailed information, costs or to register, log onto http://www.reconnectwithfood.com/professionals/index.htm or call 248-336-2868. Contact: Beverly Price, RD, MA, E-RYT, www.reconnectwithfood.com.

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La Ventana Eating Disorder Programs hosts a monthly round table discussion group where professionals gather to collaborate on pertinent issues. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month from 12:00 to 1:00pm and no RSVP is necessary. Feel free to bring your lunch and ask a colleague to accompany you. La Ventana is located at 275 East Hillcrest Drive Suite 120 in Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. For more information contact Lisette Fraser, Community Outreach Coordinator at 805-444-8072 or visit www.laventanaeatingdisorderprograms.com.

Southern California - Professional Study Group: Carolyn Costin, MFT invites all treating professionals to her study group. This group takes place the first Thursday of every month from 12:00-1:00pm at her day treatment center, Eating Disorder Center of CA, www.edcca.com. You are welcome to bring a lunch. The group covers case reviews, treatment strategies, new literature and research, and other areas related to treatment of eating disorders. CEU's are given to MFT's and LCSW's. Call for more information at 310-457-9958.

Southern California - Professional Study Group: Carolyn Costin, MFT invites all treating professionals to her study group. This group takes place the first Wednesday of every month from 12:00-1:30pm at her residential treatment center, Monte Nido, www.montenido.com. You are welcome to bring a lunch. The group covers case reviews, treatment strategies, new literature and research, and other areas related to treatment of eating disorders. CEU's are given to MFT's and LCSW's. Call for more information at 310-457-9958.

Florham Park, NJ: PEER SUPERVISION GROUP-Looking to join or form a Peer Supervision Group for psychotherapists who work with eating disordered patients to discuss cases and countertransference. This group can meet in person or through conference calls. Open to ideas. Contact Susan Simon-Fleischer, LCSW at 973-535-3626 or email susan@psychotherapywithsusan.com.

Eating Disorders Case Consultation Group: Monthly free meeting for consultation, sharing of knowledge, and support for clinicians working (or interested) in the field of eating disorders treatment. When: 2nd Monday of each month, 12:30- 2:00pm, Where: Suite N-B at New Beginnings Counseling Center. Call or email susanrichter.mft@verizon.net to reserve your space. A prior consultation is required, Call Susan at 805-987-3162 ext. 5 for more information.

Home Study or Online Course: Healing Intractible Eating Problems: Course designed by Judy Lightstone (formerly Dissociative Processes in Eating Disturbances: A feminist Object Relations Approach). 6 CEUs offered. http://www.psychotherapist.org/Continuing_Education.htm. At present there are no highly effective systematic approaches for assessing or intervening with the many patients with intractable compulsive eating, restricting, or purging symptoms. Instead we are told that eating disorders are hard to impossible to treat and we should lower our expectations for outcomes. This course covers the feminist Object Relations approach to working with eating and body image disturbances. It includes training in offering psychoeducation to your patients about how to identify and intervene into the binge/starve or diet or purge cycles, and following intuitive hunger-based eating guidelines. The method taught is symptom-focused, yet psychodynamic in orientation, allowing the therapist to understand and use the symptoms as metaphors for other psychological issues, while still respecting the deep pain of eating and body image obsessions. Eating problems usually involve varying degrees of dissociation - most especially somatoform dissociation of sensations of hunger, fullness, and proprioceptive awareness of body size. The correlation between compulsive eating patterns and dissociation has been noted by many, yet as yet there are no explanations for the causes of this correlation, or structured interventions with patients who may initially present with no traumatic history. Through a synthesis of anecdotal data, experiential exercises participants can immediately apply to their practice, theoretical formulations, and a review of the most up-to-date research on traumatic memory and attachment deficits, this course will cover the continuum of complex trauma and dissociation and offer clear step by step guidelines for assessment and intervention with so-called "impossible to treat" patients.

Objectives - Participants will learn: Why and how to use hunger-based symptom assessment and coaching to address psycho-somatic dissociation when working with compulsive eaters; To locate their patients' compulsive eating and body image symptoms on the dissociative continuum; How to teach patients to follow intuitive hunger-based eating guidelines; How to apply feminist object relations theory and approach to compulsive eating, body image distortions and shame. Training designed for Helping the Helpers by Judy Lightstone, MA, MS, LMFT. Judy has been training therapists and providing professional consultation in New York and California for the past 19 years, beginning at the Women's Therapy Centre Institute where she received 5 years of post graduate training in their feminist object relations approach to eating problems. She is the author of the Workbook and Training Manual on Working with Dissociation (1992) and her article Compulsive Eating and Dissociation appears in the 2004 Journal of Trauma and Dissociation. She received additional post-graduate training with faculty of the Center for Family Learning in Bowenian Systems and has two Masters degrees, one from New York University and one from California State University at Hayward. In her Berkeley private practice, she specializes in treating eating disorders and dissociation, and in working with abuse survivors (PCE 3370), (#MFC32570). Apply online at http://www.psychotherapist.org/Continuing_Education.htm for more information.

These courses meet qualifications for LMFTs and LCSWs Mandatory Continuing Education as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (PCE #3370). The online course can be downloaded in 5 sections - 3 sections of audio in either Quick Time or Media Player (depending on what you have on your system) that add up to 80 minutes altogether, a manual in Microsoft Word and an article in Adobe Acrobat. The downloads may take several minutes for dialup modems, and several seconds for DSL and Cable modems. The online course costs $10 less and saves delivery costs. To take the online course, click the link below. The home study course packet includes a CD, a booklet to go with the CD, plus other required reading and a bibliography, an application for CE credit, a post test and an evaluation. All materials are copyrighted and duplication is strictly prohibited. Only one person may receive CE credit per packet. For more information call Judy Lightstone at 510-704-0940. If you are interested in obtaining a packet for the course visit http://www.psychotherapist.org/Continuing_Education.htm.

Eating disorders that occur post-bariatric surgery have received limited research, but anecdotal reports appear more common. Our research group is looking to report on information about the phenomenon. Please find attached in this email a link to a brief, six question, survey for practitioners working with eating disorder and bariatric surgery patients. Please consider taking 2 minutes to complete the questionnaire. http://tinyurl.com/practitionersurvey

San Diego, CA - Healthy Within Foundation Volunteer Opportunity: Healthy within is seeking a psychology grad student fluent in both English and Spanish who is interested in training to facilitate a Spanish-speaking ANAD support group. For more information contact Leah Bruno at leahmbruno@gmail.com and visit www.healthywithin.com.

Professional Resource: Professionals Wanted: The Aliveness Experience is looking for eating disorder professionals to take their Sacred Hunger training for the purposes of leading our TeleClasses, and becoming part of our referral network for our growing base of online clients. They offer an educational service for men and women with all food and weight issues via online courses, teleclasses and an egroup community. Their theoretical model brings together non-denominational spiritual principles, body-centered and energetic therapeutic modalities along with more traditionally based psychological concepts. For more information visit For information visit www.emotionaleating.com.

SACRED HUNGER ONLINE COURSE FOR PROFESSIONALS A SPIRITUAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL RECOVERY PROGRAM CEU accreditation (30 hours) from the National Board for Certified Counselors

A non-pathological framework that speaks to most disorders, addictions and codependency; Practical tools that empower your clients to see results more quickly; An innovative framework that excites, inspires and encourages; Structured assignments, in-session visualizations and meditations; Nondenominational spiritual principles integrated with the psychological for optimal results.
Essential body-centered energetic principles that empower and reframe your clients' issues; Expanded client base through our referral network; Easier, faster, more rewarding work.

Teach your clients how to: Tap into and utilize their Sacred Self to make powerful shifts; Leverage their out-of-control experiences into joy; Turn their greatest fears into their greatest gifts; Transform the underlying forces that drive their dysfunction; Live beyond the paradigm of their wound; Embrace themselves with self-love; Create a new powerful self-image.

What will you receive: Each Mondays you will receive a lesson and weekly assignment(s), except for 2 weeks where you have a chance to assimilate and catch up. These lessons are the same lessons the participants in the Sacred Hunger Online Course are receiving (10 lessons in all). Every week, you may participate in a phone class related to the lessons. You will be on a call with many of the participants who are taking the course. One additional value of this is experiencing Jane's responses to client issues and problems. (10 total TeleClasses optional). Participate in a professionals only phone class to deepen the lessons and address issues you may be having with your clients (12 TeleClasses). Additional Worksheets and Handouts to use with your clients. Credit towards certification as a Sacred Hunger Workshop/Group/TeleClass Facilitator. Wholesale pricing on Full Recovery tapes, Beyond the Food Game and other books and tape sets. To get the most from this curriculum, it is also suggested you order (if you don't already have) Jane's book, Beyond the Food Game from as you will be given sections to read as the course progresses. For information visit www.emotionaleating.com. The Lessons address these key topics: why you use food to cope and how to stop; the crucial foundation safety; selfish rituals that must be incorporated; food triggers and what to do about them; food plans vs. diets vs. natural eating; how to turn fears into powerful allies; how to leverage the out-of-control experience into joy; power meditations & visualizations. Most sections of this course will be applicable to both anorexia and bulimia as well as compulsive overeating. Special notations will be added for anorexia and bulimia where the information has to be adapted for those eating disorders. For information visit www.emotionaleating.com. Cost: $595 for the entire 12 week curriculum -the days for the TeleClasses to be announced.

Convenient specialized training, supervision, consultation and study: For over 12 years I have been working in the field of Eating Disorders, providing specialized training, supervision and study in this field. Aside from my own private practice with individuals, couples, groups and families in this setting, I have also supervised and provided consultation to numerous professionals. My commitment to this area of work is demonstrated by my involvement at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia as a staff member, teacher, board member, and Director of Community Outreach. If you are as busy as I expect you are, adding on time for more training, supervision, consultation and study can be daunting. To alleviate one of the problems, travel, I am now offering VIRTUAL teleclasses in the field of Eating Disorders. These classes, on the telephone, will maximize your time to the fullest. The teleclasses will be in the areas of: Group Supervision; Individual Supervision; Consultation; Study Group. If you are interested in any of these opportunities contact Jill M. Pollack, CSW, BCD, 142 West End Avenue New York, NY 10023 (P) 212-724-7205 or email jmpollack@mindspring.com.

LA Task Force on Eating Disorders: Karen David Reimann, MS, RD has founded LATFED, the LA Task Force on Eating Disorders. This group that is open to professionals who work with or would like to work with the ED population. This group focuses on community and professional education, networking opportunities and supervision. For more information contact Karen email kdavid1@socal.rr.com.

Film & Panel Discussion about Eating Disorders & Body Image in Men/Women: "Recovery...It's a Journey, Not a Destination." Film clips from "Boys & Body Image," "The Breadbasket," & "Beauty Mark." Panel discussion with: Sports Dietitian Sheri Barke, MPH, RD, CSSD, Eating Disorder Therapist Michele Tamarkin, MA, MFT & Special Guest Matthew Biancaniello, recovered actor, athlete, & director of the Breadbasket. When: Wed. May 13th, 2:30-3:30 pm. Location: Aliso Hall-101, College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Cyn. Rd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355.

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