New Treatment Guide for Eating Disorders Available to Healthcare Professionals

Nation's Leading Eating Disorders Treatment Center Offers a New Comprehensive Guide to the Mysterious World of Eating Disorders

PHOENIX, May 27-- Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders, the nation's leadingand largest inpatient treatment center for women and girls suffering fromeating disorders, has published Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Christian Treatment, a comprehensive guide to the mysterious world of eatingdisorders. The handbook explains eating disorders, along with proper assessment and intervention, across the bio-psycho-social-spiritual continuum. It was written by a multidisciplinary team to be of value to a broad range of healthcare and pastoral professionals, practitioners, educators and students. The handbook offers state-of-the-art,scientifically valid knowledge of anorexia and bulimia nervosa, integratedcarefully with non-denominational Christianity."There are very few comprehensive treatment manuals to guide healthcare professionals in treating eating disorders," said Edward Cumella, PhD, executive director of Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders. "Because we're the leading eating disorder treatment center in the nation, with the most successful outcomes, it was our mission to educate healthcare professionals about the best methods of treating these deadly diseases. "Currently, there are no treatment manuals for eating disorders that integrate scientifically valid and Biblically based approaches. EatingDisorders: A Handbook of Christian Treatment explores eating disorders asmulti-dimensional illnesses. The biological dimension includes human genetics, neurochemistry, nutrition and medications. The psychological dimension spans emotions, thinking patterns, personal choice and free will. The social dimension centers on peers, family and intimate relationships influenced by unique cultural pressures. The spiritual dimension recognizes the depth and healing power of human spirituality in the context of Christian redemption, forgiveness and grace.The comprehensive handbook is the definitive statement on eating disorders offered by the clinical leaders of the most successful eating disorder treatment program in the world. It was co-written by Edward Cumella, a clinical psychologist with 20 years experience; Marian Eberly, RN, MSW,LCSW, DAPA, a corporate director; and David Wall, MDiv, PhD, the corporate psychology director at Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders."Eating disorders rarely occur in isolation," adds Cumella. "Those who suffer often have depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, self-injurious behavior, and other concomitant concerns. These co-occurring issues interact with eating disorders synergistically and need to be understood and addressed for true recovery to begin. This new handbook covers theseco-occurring issues and explains how to help people with eating and relateddisorders to heal in a lasting way."

About Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders:
Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders offers Christian inpatient and residential treatment for women and girls of all faiths suffering from an eating disorder. Each patient is treated by a multi-disciplinary teamincluding a Psychiatric and a Primary Care Provider, Registered Dietitian,Masters Level therapist, Psychologist and Registered Nurse. The professionalstaff equips each patient with the right tools to live a healthy, productivelife. For more information, call 1-800-445-1900 or visit http://www.remudaranch.com/.

National Staff Recruited For Oliver-Pyatt Center

Program at 6150 SW 76^th Street, South Miami, FL will begin accepting clients in June.

Drawing on her past experience as a founder of innovative and well-respected treatment programs, Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD, Founder, Executive Director and board certified psychiatrist, has just concluded a nationwide search for top level staff for her Miami center: “A strong multi-disciplinary team is critical to the level of care we are providing-- up to 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ve brought together clinicians with deep experience, thorough training and a shared philosophy—the fundamental belief that compassionate care which addresses the core issues driving the eating disorder can lead to full recovery.”

Clinical Director: Karen Trevithick, PsyD is relocating from Chicago, where for the past 7 years she has been the coordinator of the partial hospitalization program for the treatment of eating disorders at Alexian Brothers. Karen delivered a lecture on “Creating Connectedness--working with Complex Eating Disorder Patients" at IADEP this year.

Assistant Clinical Director: Melissa McLain, PhD, is relocating from California, where she served as the Eating Disorder Program Coordinator at Counseling and Psychological Services at UC Davis. Melissa presented a poster at the Renfrew Conference, and has conducted research on eating disorder prevention, and self-care in clinicians.

Dr. Rosina Pellerano, MD, will coordinate medical care for our clients. Rosina trained in Adolescent Medicine, and is an expert in the medical management of eating disorders. She has a Miami-based medical practice dedicated to the treatment of eating disorders.

The Oliver-Pyatt Center of Miami will accept a maximum of eight clients in each program. Overnight accommodations for out of town clients will be available through a nearby condominium association.

For more information, visit www.oliverpyattcenters.com or call 866-511-HEAL .

A Full-day Training Seminar for Professionals on Eating Disorders, Addictions, and Trauma

Becoming an Embodied Therapist: Accessing the Language of the Body in Treatment
October 30, 2008
Austin Texas
This all day seminar offers the opportunity for professionals to learn how to discover and trust their innate ability to "attend" empathically, respond authentically, and translate non-verbal experiences into cognitive insights. Experiential body/mind exercises based on dance/movement therapy principles will be used along with didactic presentation, to integrate a more embodied approach into traditional psychotherapy theory and practice. Participants will learn how embodied methods can be used to treat eating disorders, addiction and trauma, with special focus on how to:
· Be more fully present and congruent.
· Facilitate a somatic state of readiness
· Become a more embodied therapist
· Apply nonverbal concepts and techniques that deepen the process of expression and communication.
· Utilize treatment techniques based on mind/body congruity to deal with entrenched body-image problems and other issues underlying treatment of eating disorders, addiction and trauma.
· Define and understand the importance of developing a positive body image.
· Track the process of therapy so as to not become lost in the experience of attending.

Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC, is dance/movement therapist for residential and outpatient services at The Renfrew Center of Florida. Ms. Kleinman is a trustee of the Marian Chace Foundation, a past president of the American Dance Therapy Association, and a past Chair of The National Coalition for Creative Arts Therapies. She is a co- editor of The Renfrew Center Foundation’s Healing Through Relationship Series, and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. She is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences.

This seminar is being sponsored by the American Dance Therapy Association as part of their 43rd Annual Conference, Dance/Movement Therapy for a Diverse Society: Evidence and Ideas.
The ADTA ( Provider #5739) is recognized by the National Board of Certified Counselors ( NBCC) and will offer six continuing education hours for attendance at this seminar.

For more information, please contact The American Dance therapy Association: 410/997-4040,
E mail Gloria@ADTA.org or The Renfrew Center of Florida: Susan kleinman: 954/698-9222, ext 2087 or E mail Skdmt2@bellsouth.net.

“Maintaining Proper Boundaries”

Jointly sponsored by The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Santé Center for Healing.

In a society of changing values and greater awareness of boundary violations, patients, hospital corporations and Medical Boards no longer accept inappropriate behaviors by physicians or other healthcare providers. Santé Center for Healing and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas are jointly sponsoring a continuing medical education course, Maintaining Proper Boundaries, to assist physicians and others with boundary related issues.

The course creates a unique learning environment utilizing didactic presentations, interactive discussions, and experiential exercises. In addition to learning about boundary issues and ethical standard infractions, the course also outlines methods to identify high risk patients and staff for safeguarding the office or treatment setting, as well as ways to obtain help if one has crossed boundaries and how to be safe in so called “gray” areas.

At the completion of the course participants will be able to:

• Identify the types of unethical behaviors and boundary violations that result in litigation, difficulty with the medical boards and/or hospital corporations, or action by other licensure boards.
• Discern behaviors and situations where the healthcare professional is most vulnerable to inappropriate involvement with patients and/or staff members.
• Recognize and develop strategies to avoid high risk situations, medical or psychiatric disorders, and ethical dilemmas that leave the professional vulnerable to crossing boundaries.
• Recognize high risk patients and identify how to avoid problematic situations with them.
• Identify methods to safeguard the office and treatment settings.
• Discuss the ethical and legal obligations for reporting and/or intervening on boundary violations of a colleague.
• Learn how to view and utilize Physician’s Health Programs as an advocate.

A total of 21 CME, AMA-PRA Category I credits (including 3 ethics credits) are available for the Maintaining Proper Boundaries course at a cost of $1,800. A $900 deposit is required to reserve a space. The balance is to be paid prior to the first day of the course. A cancellation fee will apply.

Course dates for 2008 include:

• February 6-8, 2008
• May 14-16, 2008
• August 13-15, 2008
• November 5-7, 2008

For additional details about this course or for information about Santé Center for Healing, contact Course Administrator, Kristy Hannum: 800.258.4250 / 940.464.7222 ext 267 or via email, kristy@santecenter.com.

A Full-day Training Seminar for Professionals on Eating Disorders, Addictions, and Trauma in Texas

Becoming an Embodied Therapist: Accessing the Language of the Body in Treatment
October 30, 2008
Austin Texas

This all day seminar offers the opportunity for professionals to learn how to discover and trust their innate ability to "attend" empathically, respond authentically, and translate non-verbal experiences into cognitive insights. Experiential body/mind exercises based on dance/movement therapy principles will be used along with didactic presentation, to integrate a more embodied approach into traditional psychotherapy theory and practice. Participants will learn how embodied methods can be used to treat eating disorders, addiction and trauma, with special focus on how to:
· Be more fully present and congruent.
· Facilitate a somatic state of readiness
· Become a more embodied therapist
· Apply nonverbal concepts and techniques that deepen the process of expression and communication.
· Utilize treatment techniques based on mind/body congruity to deal with entrenched body-image problems and other issues underlying treatment of eating disorders, addiction and trauma.
· Define and understand the importance of developing a positive body image.
· Track the process of therapy so as to not become lost in the experience of attending.

Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC, is dance/movement therapist for residential and outpatient services at The Renfrew Center of Florida. Ms. Kleinman is a trustee of the Marian Chace Foundation, a past president of the American Dance Therapy Association, and a past Chair of The National Coalition for Creative Arts Therapies. She is a co- editor of The Renfrew Center Foundation’s Healing Through Relationship Series, and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. She is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences.

This seminar is being sponsored by the American Dance Therapy Association as part of their 43rd Annual Conference, Dance/Movement Therapy for a Diverse Society: Evidence and Ideas.
The ADTA ( Provider #5739) is recognized by the National Board of Certified Counselors ( NBCC) and will offer six continuing education hours for attendance at this seminar.

For more information, please contact The American Dance therapy Association: 410/997-4040,
E mail Gloria@ADTA.org or The Renfrew Center of Florida: Susan kleinman: 954/698-9222, ext 2087 or E mail Skdmt2@bellsouth.net.

Ed counselor and Nurse Practitioner positions available at New Dawn!

Residential Counselor

New Dawn is opening a professional residential treatment home for adults with eating disorders. We are looking to fill several residential counselor positions. We have overnight “awake” positions from 8pm-8am. We also have daytime positions on weekends from 8am-8pm. Job responsibilities (depending on shift) include monitoring residents, enforcing house rules, supervising activities, assisting with medication, hourly bed checks, light cleaning, some filing, and transporting to appointments. CPR training required. CNA’s encouraged to apply. Those with psychology and mental health background also encouraged to apply. Opportunities to participate in treatment team meetings and be on-call for other shift openings are also available. We are accepting applications for Full-time and Part-time positions. Hourly wage will depend on level of experience. Please list your salary requirement in your cover letter.

Nurse Practitioner, NP/Program Manager

HOURS: 32-40 hours per week plus on-call pager (Flexible Schedule)
SALARY RANGE: Competitive, please list your salary requirements in cover letter. Health benefits and 401K.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) to assist our Medical Director and our staff Psychiatrist with providing medical and psychiatric assessments and treatment at our soon to be opening residential eating disorders treatment facility in Marin County. Other job responsibilities will include maintaining an on-call pager, management and training of overnight/weekend staff, and assisting with utilization reviews with insurance companies.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Valid California RN license.

2. Valid California Nurse Practitioner License.
3. Experience with mental health population. Preference given to candidates with experience treating eating disorders.
4. Strong leadership, team building and communication skills; some flexibility around hours and days of work.

Send application materials (cover letter and resume) to our Clinical Director:

fax: (415) 331-1392

Or:

Erin Elfant-Rea, Ph.D.,

New Dawn Eating Disorders Recovery Center

2320 Marinship Way Suite 240

Sausalito, CA 94965