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Additional resources and information for Parents of Individuals Suffering from Eating Disorders can be found at: Eating Disorder Hope for Parents
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Exciting new documentary: Inspiring Hope and Healing
Expressing Disorder
A Documentary about Eating Disorders and Arts Therapies| CREATED BY: |
| David Alvarado |
| LOCATION: | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Learn more about the importance of artistic expression in
eating disorder recovery @ http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/recovery-tools-artistic-expression.html
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Attention Treatment Providers: Remuda Ranch offers free webinars to build your knowledge base
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June 22, 2011 Press Release: Expert Supports Screening Pregnant Women for Eating Disorders and Trauma
Study Illustrates the Multi-Generational Nature of the Disease.
CHICAGO, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one-third of women surveyed who were being treated for pregnancy related-depression reported a history of eating disorders. Many also reported physical or sexual abuse. Kimberly Dennis, M.D., medical director at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, says the study illustrates that eating disorders often devastate multiple generations."The eating disorders we treat in women at Timberline Knolls are very much family diseases, many times multi-generational," said Dr. Dennis. "A substantial proportion of our adolescent and adult women with eating disorders have mothers with full blown or subclinical eating disorders themselves. And most of these mothers have never received treatment."...finish reading press release
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Find additional information and resources regarding Pregnancy and Eating Disorders
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
PTSD: Dropping the “D” and Stopping the Symptoms
by Dr. Bill Tollefson and Dr. Lisa Palmer of The Renew Center of Florida
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an invisible epidemic in our society and is more widespread than most people realize. We would like to take the mystery out of this reaction. Understanding is the first step toward healing. One of Sir Isaac Newton’s proven and accepted laws of physics is that “for every action there is always an equal reaction”. So based on Sir Isaac Newton’s law Post-traumatic Stress is a “normal reaction to a perceived overwhelming life event”.
PTSD is not a disease. We would like suggest that Post-traumatic Stress be normalized to just a life reaction. Dr. Bill Tollefson and Dr. Lisa Palmer of The Renew Center of Florida has combined experience of almost 40 years in the psychiatric inpatient and outpatient field looking for the pathology in survivors of abuse and trauma, but what we found was that the aftereffects of experiencing an overwhelming life event was not a mental illness but rather it is a normal reaction to an abnormal life event. The reaction or the response produced was a result of how the individual perceived the impact of the life experience. Therefore we would like to put forth for discussion that our society take on that the “D” or the “disorder label” be taken off and shortened to Post-traumatic Stress (PTS)...finish reading article
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an invisible epidemic in our society and is more widespread than most people realize. We would like to take the mystery out of this reaction. Understanding is the first step toward healing. One of Sir Isaac Newton’s proven and accepted laws of physics is that “for every action there is always an equal reaction”. So based on Sir Isaac Newton’s law Post-traumatic Stress is a “normal reaction to a perceived overwhelming life event”.
PTSD is not a disease. We would like suggest that Post-traumatic Stress be normalized to just a life reaction. Dr. Bill Tollefson and Dr. Lisa Palmer of The Renew Center of Florida has combined experience of almost 40 years in the psychiatric inpatient and outpatient field looking for the pathology in survivors of abuse and trauma, but what we found was that the aftereffects of experiencing an overwhelming life event was not a mental illness but rather it is a normal reaction to an abnormal life event. The reaction or the response produced was a result of how the individual perceived the impact of the life experience. Therefore we would like to put forth for discussion that our society take on that the “D” or the “disorder label” be taken off and shortened to Post-traumatic Stress (PTS)...finish reading article
Rising Number of Tween Boys Vomiting to Stay Thin
Learn more about males and eating disorders @ http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-males.html
Interesting article: Rising Number of Tween Boys Vomiting to Stay Thin - ParentDish
Interesting article: Rising Number of Tween Boys Vomiting to Stay Thin - ParentDish
Join Timberline Knolls and Cedar Hills Hospital for a free seminar and CEUs on early eating disorder detection
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Benefits and Significance of Early Eating Disorder Detection
Friday, July 29, 2011 8:30 am registration/ 9am - 12noon presentation
4115 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, Oregon (Q Center)
For more information: Contact Christine Gorman @ cgorman@timberlineknolls.com (312.608.1378)
Hosted by Timberline Knolls and Cedar Hills Hospital
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Benefits and Significance of Early Eating Disorder Detection
Friday, July 29, 2011 8:30 am registration/ 9am - 12noon presentation
4115 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, Oregon (Q Center)
For more information: Contact Christine Gorman @ cgorman@timberlineknolls.com (312.608.1378)
Hosted by Timberline Knolls and Cedar Hills Hospital
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Summit for Clinical Excellence Presents “Brain Matters: Neuroscience, Trauma, Addiction & Quest for Self”
Contact: Mary Anne Morrow
Blossom Communications Inc.
Tel: 602-332-9026
prmaryanne@earthlink.net
Summit for Clinical Excellence Presents
“Brain Matters: Neuroscience, Trauma, Addiction & Quest for Self”
Cutting-edge Conference for Therapists and Counselors Held September 22 – 24, 2011 in Atlanta
PHOENIX, June 17, 2011 – The nation’s leading experts in neuroscience and behavioral health will come together at a special three-day conference hosted by Summit for Clinical Excellence. The groundbreaking event, “Brain Matters: Neuroscience, Trauma, Addiction & Quest for Self” will be held September 22 – 24, 2011 in Atlanta at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Capitol Conference Center Hotel. Therapists and counselors will learn about the latest research, trends and treatments for neuroscience, PTSD, trauma, addiction and much more.
Dr. David Sack, MD will be offering 3 hours of training on “Pharmacological Treatment of Addictive Disorders,” and Pam Harmell PhD, will be presenting 6 hours on ethics titled, “Legal and Ethical Considerations When Using the DSM-IV-TR: Best Practices.”
Other acclaimed speakers and topics at the conference include:
John Bradshaw MA, America’s leading personal growth expert and best-selling author of Healing the Shame That Binds You and Bradshaw On: The Family and RECLAIMING VIRTUE: How We Can Develop The Moral Intelligence to do the Right Thing at the Right Time, for the Right Reason. Robert Scaer MD, Board Certified in neurology with 33 years in practice, 20 of those years as Medical Director at Rehabilitation Services at Mapleton Center in Boulder, Colo. Author of The Body Bears the Burden and The Trauma Spectrum. Reid Wilson PhD, author of Don’t Panic & Facing Panic; co-author with Edna Foa of Stop Obsessing! John Lee MA, best-selling author of The Flying Boy and his latest release, 24 Things to Increase the Emotional Intelligence of Your Man.
There are 18 continuing education credits available. For more information on other speakers and topics, visit www.bfisummit.com or call 1-800-643-0797. Early bird specials available until July 6. Register by August 15 and receive 6 free online CE’s.
About the Summit for Clinical Excellence Services
Summit for Clinical Excellence is the premier provider of continuing education for mental health, behavioral health and addiction professionals. The Summit’s faculty are top experts in the field including noted trainers and best-selling authors known for their comprehensive experience and riveting presentations. We offer the best and brightest from many clinical disciplines, which ultimately brings a broader perspective and an expanded learning opportunity for therapists and counselors. E-summits.com offers a revolutionary video-based continuing education delivery system. The system instantly puts CE trainings on computer screens and offers a built-in testing system providing immediate CE certificates. For more information, visit www.bfisummit.com or www.e-summits.com.
Blossom Communications Inc.
Tel: 602-332-9026
prmaryanne@earthlink.net
Summit for Clinical Excellence Presents
“Brain Matters: Neuroscience, Trauma, Addiction & Quest for Self”
Cutting-edge Conference for Therapists and Counselors Held September 22 – 24, 2011 in Atlanta
PHOENIX, June 17, 2011 – The nation’s leading experts in neuroscience and behavioral health will come together at a special three-day conference hosted by Summit for Clinical Excellence. The groundbreaking event, “Brain Matters: Neuroscience, Trauma, Addiction & Quest for Self” will be held September 22 – 24, 2011 in Atlanta at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Capitol Conference Center Hotel. Therapists and counselors will learn about the latest research, trends and treatments for neuroscience, PTSD, trauma, addiction and much more.
Dr. David Sack, MD will be offering 3 hours of training on “Pharmacological Treatment of Addictive Disorders,” and Pam Harmell PhD, will be presenting 6 hours on ethics titled, “Legal and Ethical Considerations When Using the DSM-IV-TR: Best Practices.”
Other acclaimed speakers and topics at the conference include:
John Bradshaw MA, America’s leading personal growth expert and best-selling author of Healing the Shame That Binds You and Bradshaw On: The Family and RECLAIMING VIRTUE: How We Can Develop The Moral Intelligence to do the Right Thing at the Right Time, for the Right Reason. Robert Scaer MD, Board Certified in neurology with 33 years in practice, 20 of those years as Medical Director at Rehabilitation Services at Mapleton Center in Boulder, Colo. Author of The Body Bears the Burden and The Trauma Spectrum. Reid Wilson PhD, author of Don’t Panic & Facing Panic; co-author with Edna Foa of Stop Obsessing! John Lee MA, best-selling author of The Flying Boy and his latest release, 24 Things to Increase the Emotional Intelligence of Your Man.
There are 18 continuing education credits available. For more information on other speakers and topics, visit www.bfisummit.com or call 1-800-643-0797. Early bird specials available until July 6. Register by August 15 and receive 6 free online CE’s.
About the Summit for Clinical Excellence Services
Summit for Clinical Excellence is the premier provider of continuing education for mental health, behavioral health and addiction professionals. The Summit’s faculty are top experts in the field including noted trainers and best-selling authors known for their comprehensive experience and riveting presentations. We offer the best and brightest from many clinical disciplines, which ultimately brings a broader perspective and an expanded learning opportunity for therapists and counselors. E-summits.com offers a revolutionary video-based continuing education delivery system. The system instantly puts CE trainings on computer screens and offers a built-in testing system providing immediate CE certificates. For more information, visit www.bfisummit.com or www.e-summits.com.
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