iaedp and Timberline Knolls present
WOW – Webinars on Wellness
A Quarterly Webinar Series with Members of TK’s Clinical Development Institute on Physical and Emotional Issues, Hope, Healing and Recovery
FREE ONLINE WEBINAR
WEDNESDAY, December 7, 2011
1 P.M. CST
Blending DBT and the 12 Steps to Treat Eating Disorders and Addiction—a Discussion of Philosophies
presented by
Jancey Wickstrom, AM, LCSW
Milieu Coordinator and DBT Specialist, Timberline Knolls
Jancey Wickstrom of Timberline Knolls will provide an overview of the philosophy behind Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and discuss how DBT and the 12 Principles can be a unified treatment approach for helping individuals who struggle with eating disorders, addictions, mood disorders, trauma and co-occurring disorders. The benefits of using such an approach on a residential milieu will be explored, highlighting examples from Jancey’s work.
A few days prior to the webinar, all registrants will receive emailed instructions on how to join the webinar. One CE credit will be available to counselors, social workers and psychologists.
About Jancey Wickstrom, AM, LCSW
As Milieu Coordinator for Timberline Knolls, Jancey supervises and manages the mental health staff on the lodges, working closely with them to ensure the time residents spend outside of individual and group therapy promotes positive skill-building. As diseases of addiction and mental illness impact multiple areas of a resident’s life, any successful treatment must take all contexts into account. Jancey is also trained in DBT and is able to share this expertise with the residents by helping them create meaningful lives by using DBT skills. Using mindfulness as a foundation, DBT allows individuals to begin to observe their thoughts and emotions without needing to immediately act. Consequently, they are able to choose how to react in more effective ways that bring them closer to living within their morals and values.
Jancey also has experience in treating both adults and adolescents with trauma histories who engage in self-injurious behaviors. She recently coauthored a chapter, “Healing Self-Inflicted Violence in Adolescents with Eating Disorders: A Unified Treatment Approach,” with Dr. Kim Dennis, Medical Director of Timberline Knolls, on the blend of 12 step and DBT philosophies. The chapter appears in Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research-Practice Gap. Jancey earned a master’s in social work from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration and completed a year-long internship learning DBT. She attended Grinnell College in Iowa for her undergraduate education, majoring in sociology.
TO REGISTER for the Webinar: http://www.timberlineknolls.
Please view original flyer HERE.
