Webinars

The Rosewood Institute Webinar Schedule 2012

January 24, 2012 11:00am MST
When It Really Is About the Food: Nutritional Issues for Eating Disorders
By Megan Kniskern, MS, RD

Malnutrition is the primary cause for people with eating disorders to deteriorate at such a rapid pace and an invisible threat to both the underweight anorexic and the purging bulimic. Before the treatment team can facilitate the insight oriented therapies and pharmaceutical interventions, the dietitian works with the client on the food to overcome the malnutrition.  The dietitian’s success is no small feat.  This presentation will discuss various treatment approaches, goals and common setbacks that professionals can encounter while working with this population.

 

February 28, 2012 11:00 am MST
One Stop Shop: Applying the 12 Step Model to Eating Disorders
By Shaul Austin, M.Ed., LPC

Evidence supports a new model for treating eating disorders which may include twelve step groups in combination with a bio-psychosocial treatment protocol. Killeen, et al (2011) found that people with disordered eating or an eating disorder, who go into treatment for substance abuse or chemical dependency, have high rates of relapse with an eating disorder, especially while still at the addiction treatment center. Similarly, people discharging from a segment of eating disorder treatment commonly relapse on multiple substances, including food. Twelve step programs have an exceptional history guiding addicts into recovery with-out bias to substance, socioeconomic, cultural and religious background. Eating disorder practitioners have mixed opinions on the benefits of twelve step programs for their client’s, even though 60% of eating disorder clients report multiple cross-addictions. Brewerton reports that food can stimulate the opiate system and that there are striking similarities in use and withdrawal patterns of sugar and of classic drugs of abuse. In addition, there often appear to be reciprocal relationships among food and other substances. This presentation will guide interested novice to seasoned professionals how to integrate the twelve step model with a traditional eating disorder treatment approach, creating a comprehensive support system for recovery.

March 27, 2012 at 11:00 am MST
Help Me But Go Away: Treating the Difficult Adolescent
By Lee Neagle, MA

Adolescents are a challenging population for mental health professionals. Clinical issues related to an eating disorder are further complicated by expected adolescent behaviors of testing authority, experimenting with new identities, and acting out. In the service of interrupting the eating disorder, seasoned treatment teams learn to evaluate adolescent behaviors to educate, challenge or ignore the actions. The purpose of this presentation will be to identify characteristics associated with eating disorders in adolescents and to provide recommendations on integrating normal developmental milestones into recovery. Specifically, Lee will discuss the benefits of motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques for adolescent resistance and ambivalence. Clinical case presentations will enhance the information for interested beginning to advanced professionals.

 

April 24, 2012 
Hopeful, Angry, Worn Out: Family Systems with Eating Disorders
By Amie Celender, MS, LMFT

Being a loving family member to someone with an eating disorder can be tiresome, leaving one feeling hopeful but angry and worn out.  Well-intentioned family members offer incentives for health and consequences for self-harming choices and yet the family related eating disorder issues worsen.  The presentation will identify characteristics associated with dysfunctional forms of communication when one family member has an eating disorder.  Case vignettes will demonstrate the power of a family system for both informing as well as recovering from the eating disorder.

May 22, 2012 
Eating Disorders, Gastric Bypass and Binge Eating Disorder: A Dietitian’s Perspective

By Megan Kniskern, MS, RD

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Megan has many years experience working with eating disorders but recently she has treated an increased number of binge eating disorder and gastric bypass clients. This rapid surge in post weight loss surgery and binge eating disorder clients has Megan examining certain aspects of her work in order to best serve these clients. Specifically, Megan will distinguish variations on traditional dietary eating disorder interventions related to assessment, exercise, food intake issues, meal planning, weight loss, expected length of care and long term follow up treatment. This conversational interview will use clinical case vignettes to demonstrate the convergence of eating disorders, gastric bypass and binge eating disorder issues.

 

July 10, 2012 
Empathic Attunement: Drawing Out the Eating Disordered Client with Art Therapy
By Libby Neal, MA, LPC

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