Eating Disorders

June 23, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
 
"Eating Disorders" will be presented on June 23, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Dr. Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D.; Addictionologist. This program will examine the evidence that eating disorders are true biopsychosocial diseases, define various eating disorders and their consequences, explore neurobiological theories of addiction, discuss screening tools used for eating disorders, and provide brief information on treatment options and resources for eating disorders. This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series. Workshops are free and open to all; people with a personal or professional interest are welcome. Registration is not required. 1.5 hours of free C.E. approved by MCBAP (Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals) is offered for each workshop. A certificate to document attendance is provided on request. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please contact 734-485-8725, info@dawnfarm.org, or see www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html.

Jessica Setnick’s Eating Disorders Boot Camp & Molly Kellogg’s Counseling Intensive for Nutrition Professionals.

Charlotte, NC: July 24-26, 2009 

If you need more tools for treating patients with eating disorders, these are the skill-building workshops you have been looking for. 
Details and online registration at www.mollykellogg.com and www.understandingnutrition.com or call 214-503-7100. 9 CEUs each.

IAEDP San Diego Chapter
Quarterly event featuring Jenni Schaefer, B.S

Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 11:30AM-1:30PM

  Aurora Behavioral Health
11878 Avenue of Industry
San Diego, CA 92128

Cost:
$15 for Non-Members
$10 for Students and Interns
$5 for IAEDP-SD Members

1 CEU for MFT, RD, RN, LCSW, CAADAC

Click here for more information

June 27th

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NUTRITION & EXERCISE: An intensive workshop

PROVIDENCE Aug 21-22, 2009
BOSTON/Peabody Oct 2-3
TORONTO Nov 13-14
BALTIMORE Jan 15-16, 2010
NEWARK Jan 29-30
PITTSBURGH Feb 26-27
NEW YORK CITY Mar 5-6
PHILADELPHIA Mar 12-13

See www.sportsnutritionworkshop.com for more details.
The workshop is available as a home study if you cannot attend in person.

Leaders: Nancy Clark, MS, RD Sports Nutritionist, Author, Speaker
Author Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Fourth Edition (2008)
William Evans, PhD Director, Nutrition & Exercise Program/Univ Arkansas for Medical Science Author, AstroFit

For: Registered dietitians, athletic trainers, exercise leaders, coaches, sports medicine specialists, aerobics instructors, nurses, physicians and athletes.

Topics include: Exercise physiology, exercise and aging, weight control, sports nutrition, counseling tips for eating disordered athletes, ergogenic aids, creatine, case studies, hands-on information.

Cost: $209; $135 full-time students and dietetic interns

CEUs: ADA, ACSM, AFAA, ACE, NATA, NSCA, CHES

For more information and to register: www.sportsnutritionworkshop.com
If you cannot attend in person, the workshop can come to you.
Simply enjoy the online course at www.sportsnutritionworkshop.com.
E-mail: NClarkRD@aol.com
Phone: 501-952-2947

For a brochure: Sports Nutrition Workshop PO Box 650124, West Newton MA 02465

Tending the Feminine Psyche

A Retreat Workshop in Hawaii for Professionals in the Eating Disorder and Body Imagae Field

September 10-16, 2009

An exploration of Soul, Nourishment, and Consciousness in the Treatment of Eating Disorder and Body Image Treatment: Integrating Embodied Movement and Dreams, Ritual and Mythology, Neurophysiology and Quantum Mechancs - as Related to the Feminine Psyche. 30 CEU's!

Register: For complete details and online registration visit:     
www.DrAnitaJohnston.com or contact Anita at DrAJ1@aol.com 

Westwind Roundtable
Innovations in Counselling

September 11th and 12th, 2009

Inn at the Forks // Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

For more information visit:   
www.westwind.mb.ca or call 888.353.3372 

SAVE THE DATE! The Renfrew Center Foundation presents
the 19th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Conference for Professionals,

Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: The Art and Science of Eating Disorders Treatment.

This is a four day conference for behavioral health professionals, physicians, nurses and dietitians (offering 22.5 CEUs).

The event is taking place at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
November 12 - 15, 2009

Topics include: Understanding and treating EDNOS; Adapting Therapeutic Techniques to the Changing Clinical Picture; Providing Motivation and Skills to Help Therapists and Clients Move Beyond Their “Comfort Zones,” and Working with Shame.
Keynote speakers include: Joan Borysenko, PhD, Daniel J. Siegel, MD, and a panel presentation by William N. Davis, PhD, Carolyn Costin, MFT, James Lock, MD and Kathryn Zerbe, MD.

For more information, please visit www.renfrew.org or contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383 or dlucker@renfrew.org

If you know of a conference or workshop that is not listed please email mark@gurze.net