SUSAN WEISS BERRY & EVOLVED EATING present:
Stepping Away
"We are shaped by our thoughts. We become what we think." The Buddha
What you focus your attention on becomes your world. Do you spend all your time Thinking, thinking, thinking about what you should not have eaten yesterday or what you can’t eat tomorrow? If you're fed up with the fear and shame, the daily repetition of promises and regrets... then STEP AWAY.
Do you want to Leave the Diet/Binge/Purge/Starve/Regret Cycle for good?
ONCE AND FOR ALL-END YOUR STRUGGLES with food, body and weight?
Join me for my next workshop to learn practical and powerful Mindfulness Tools (and more) to help you find peace with food and your body.
When: Tuesday, March 23, 6:15 - 8:00 PM
Where: The Asian American Writers' Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A
New York, NY 10001
Cost $ 25.00
Payment: Credit Card or Check
Click Here to register
Or contact: swb@evolvedeating.com
The Renfrew Center Foundation Presents
The 2010 Spring Seminar Series For Professionals
(offering 6 CEUs)
This year, The Renfrew Center Foundation has planned a series of two advanced, day-long training seminars addressing core issues in the treatment of eating disorders. Refer to the schedule below to determine which eating disorder expert will be in your city and what specific topic will be covered.
Insatiable Hungers: Eating Disorders, Chemical Dependency and Depression in Women.
Presented by: Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW, CEDS, National Training Director, The Renfrew Center Foundation.
Dates and locations:
Raleigh, NC – March 26;
Long Island, NY – May 14;
Cleveland, OH – May 21
Hungers of the Soul: Spirituality, Hope, and Forgiveness in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. Presented by Jennifer Nardozzi, PsyD, National Training Manager, The Renfrew Center Foundation
Dates and Locations: I
Indianapolis, IN – April 16;
Albany, NY – April 30;
Boston, MA – June 4
For more information or to register, visit http://www.renfrew.org
Working Together for Recovery: Families and Professionals as Partners in Eating Disorder Treatment
Quadrangle Club
1155 East 57th Street
Chicago IL 60637
April 26, 2010, 9:30-3:00
$50/person Register online at maudsleyparents.org
Please join us for a one-day conference as we bring together families, community clinicians, and leading researchers to discuss the latest scientific findings on eating disorders. The program includes time for Q & As and an opportunity to meet and mingle over a light lunch. We hope to see you there!
Who should attend? Treatment providers, family members, and others involved in outreach and advocacy.
Eating Disorders
Date/Time: June 22, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Presenters: Dr. Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D.; Addictionologist;
and Lori Perpich, TLLP, MS
Clinical Behavioral Psychology; cognitive behavioral therapist and EDEN program facilitator. Description: This program will examine the evidence that eating disorders are true biopsychosocial diseases, similar to chemical dependency. It will define various eating disorders and their consequences, explore neurobiological theories of addiction, discuss screening tools used for eating disorders, and provide information on treatment options and resources for eating disorders. This program is part of the FREE, annual Dawn Farm Education Series. All programs are free and open to all; people with a personal or a professional interest are all welcome.
Cost/Registration/CE: Free. 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.
Sponsor: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. Contact information: For information, please contact Matt Statman, Education Series Coordinator, at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org, or see http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
Symposium 2010 Behind Closed Doors: Face to Face with Clients
March 11-14, 2010 (preconference trainings on March 10)
Walt Disney's Swan Resort
Orlando, FL
Conference Details
Commemorating our 25th year, extensive planning is dedicated to making this the best conference of the year! The format has changed this year. Each morning (Thurs-Sun) begins with 3 hour in-depth presentations. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, a Keynote Session from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm followed by two hour sessions to conclude the day. The conference will close at noon on Sunday.
Click Here for more information
The Renfrew Center Foundation presents
Food, Body Image and Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community
A half-day conference for mental health professionals (4 CEUs), educators, clergy and family members on Friday, April 9 – Philadelphia, PA; Friday, May 7 – Bethesda, MD, and Wednesday, October 27 – Coconut Creek, FL. The conference will address women’s body image issues and eating disorders in the Jewish Community. Conference objectives: explore hunger, shame, body hatred & ED in the Jewish community; examine the place of food in Jewish culture, history & community; address the rise in ED & related issues in the Jewish community, and develop strategies for using Jewish tradition, culture, spirituality, text & ritual as resources for health. Featured Speaker: Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW, CEDS, National Training Director and Body Image Expert, The Renfrew Center Foundation.
For more information and to register Click Here or contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383 or dlucker@renfrew.org
Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee
7th Annual Forum
Sex, Love and Eating Disorders:
The Hunger for Connection
with Keynote Speaker, Anita Johnston, Ph.D.
Saturday April 10, 2010, at
Lipscomb University in
Nashville, TN.
We are excited and honored to announce our keynote for 2010: Anita Johnston, Ph.D. Senior Expert Clinical Consultant to the Focus Healthcare Eating Disorders Program in Tennessee and Founder and Clinical Director of the ‘Ai Pono Intensive Out-patient Eating Disorders Programs in Honolulu. In 1986, she developed Hawaii’s first in-patient eating disorders treatment program at Kahi Mohala Hospital and has been the Co-founder and Director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii since 1982.
Click Here for more information
Multi-service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA)
15th National Conference
Getting Unstuck: Revitalizing the Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders
April 30-May 1, 2010
Sheraton Hotel, Needham, MA
At the end of the MEDA Conference, participants will 1.) understand the utility of self-disclosure in the therapeutic setting 2.) identify the role of advocacy in decision-making; 3.) differentiate between the unique treatment needs of vulnerable populations struggling with eating disorders; 4.) understand the latest medical, psychological and nutritional advancements in the treatment of eating disorders
Keynote: David Treadway, Ph.D.
Endnote: Kitty Westin, MA, LP
There are 3 ways to register:
1) Online at www.medainc.org/events/conference.asp
2) Download the brochure at www.medainc.org/events and fax back to 617.558.1771
3) Download the brochure at www.medainc.org/events and mail to 92 Pearl Street Newton, MA 02458
For more information call 617.558.1881 x12 or visit www.medainc.org
The Renfrew Center Foundation Celebrates its
20th Annual Conference for Professionals
Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future
This is a 3-day seminar for behavioral health professionals and dietitians and offers 17 CEUs
Philadelphia Airport Marriott,
Philadelphia, PA from
November 12 -14, 2010
To commemorate this milestone, Renfrew has planned 3 days of presentations by outstanding leaders in the field. The Conference 2010 program will address significant aspects of eating disorders theory, treatment, prevention, and research. Keynote Presentations: Gloria Steinem, Craig Johnson, PhD & Michael Levine, PhD, and Cynthia Bulik, PhD. Topics include: Traditional Therapeutic and Complementary Approaches; Body Image; Treatment Issues; Co-morbid Conditions; Family & Group Work; Neuroscience/Attachment; The Therapeutic Alliance; Genetics; Diagnoses and Etiology, and Integrating Evidence Based Guidelines & New Research Findings into Treatment. A Call for Proposals will resume in 2011.
For more information, please visit www.renfrew.org
If
you know of a conference or workshop that is not listed please
email mark@gurze.net