Eating Disorder Resources ~ Events Calendar
Find eating disorder treatment conferences, presentations, university functions, and more on our constantly undated calendar of events for the year.
SEPTEMBER, 2010
September 1 – Helping to kick off National Recovery Month, Timberline Knolls will have a display table and co-sponsor a breakfast at the California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources’ 2010 recovery happens celebration on the west steps of the State Capitol building in California. Over the years, the Recovery Month campaign has joined together millions of people to celebrate recovery and educate communities about addiction. For more information, contact Kara Miller, 949.413.6945 or kmiller@timberlineknolls.com.
September 3 – Please join Timberline Knolls for an intimate networking brunch and presentation, “Strengthening the Spirit and Restoring the Soul: Identifying, Understanding and Healing the Blocks with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit” to be given by Margaret Nagib, PsyD. The event will be held at The Egg and I restaurant at 3228 E. Hebron Parkway in Carrollton, Texas. Please RSVP by August 30 to Shannon DeVilbiss, 214.862.8040 or sdevilbiss@timberlineknolls.com.
September 2-3, 2010
If not dieting® Health Professional 2-day Training Program
The Treacy Conference Centre, 126 The Avenue, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia. Email: louise@ifnotdieting.com.au Phone: 03 9482 2106
PDF Flyer can be downloaded
September 23, 2010
A Full-day Training Seminar for Professionals on Eating Disorders, and Trauma.
Becoming an Embodied Therapist: Accessing the Language of the Body in Treatment
Brooklyn, NY
This all day seminar offers the opportunity for professionals to learn how to discover and trust their innate ability to "attend" empathically, respond authentically, and translate non-verbal experiences into cognitive insights.
This seminar is being sponsored by the American Dance Therapy Association as part of their 45th Annual Conference, Creating the Mind-Body Mosaic: Theory, Research and Practice in Dance/Movement Therapy. The ADTA ( Provider #5739) is recognized by the National Board of Certified Counselors ( NBCC) and will offer six continuing education hours for attendance at this seminar. For more information, please contact The American Dance therapy Association: 410/997-4040,
Email Gloria@ADTA.org or The Renfrew Center of Florida: Susan kleinman: 954/698-9222, ext 2087 or Email Skdmt2@bellsouth.net.
September 25, 2010
Eating Disorders: State of The Art Treatment
The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt’s Annual Professional Symposium
This one-day intensive training program offers attendees a rare opportunity to hear from six of the nation's leading authorities on eating disorder treatment in a single day. Offering 7 CMEs/CEUs.
Featured Presenters: Kathryn Zerbe, M.D., Kelly Vitousek, Ph.D., Scott Crow, M.D., Daniel Le Grange, Ph.D., Marcia Herrin, Ed.D., MPH, RD, and James Lock, M.D., Ph.D.,
7:00am-5:00pm, continental breakfast and catered lunch included
Location: The Conference Center at Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore, Maryland
Now accepting registrations! Download the Program Schedule for complete event details including payment and registration information. You may also visit www.eatingdisorder.org for more information. Please contact (410) 938-4593 with any questions.
Sept 26,2010
Webinar 1 For novice practitioners September 26 2010
8:00 PM EST, 7:00PMCST, 6:00PMMST, 5:00PMPST
Eating Disorders; a Treatment Apart.
Understand what sets eating disorders apart from the generic practice of other mental health problems, and what kinds of unique challenges these disorders present, both professionally and personally, for the practitioner.
www.empoweredparents.com/pages/free-webinars.htm to register
OCTOBER, 2010
October 3, 2010,
NYC NEDA Walk - Riverside Park, NYC
Registration starts at 10 am; Walk starts at 11 am.
Donate, start your own team or register to walk here!
Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor at the NYC Walk!
October 7, 2010 – May 26, 2011
EATING DISORDERS: “Thinking Outside the Box”,
Theory & Technique: Case Conference with Dr. Susan Krevoy
One year course: October 7, 2010 – May 26, 2011
Thursdays: 6:00 – 8:45 P.M.
Orientation: September 23, 2010
90 CME/CEU’s
Fee: $1,200.00, includes reading materials
The course will include the major theories linking symptoms to core developmental problems, the medical risks and complications, personality disorders, notable struggles of working with this population, integrative treatment and interventions that enhance healing. For more information, call LAISPS office: 310-440-0333
October 8-10, 2010
National Eating Disorders 2010 Conference: Building Bridges to Recovery
Marriott New York, at the Brookly Bridge
New York
information at: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/annual-neda-conference.php
October 10, 2010
Webinar 2 For treatment novices and veterans alike October 10 2010
8:00 PM EST, 7:00PMCST, 6:00PMMST, 5:00PMPST
The Uniqueness of the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Process.
In deconstructing the assessment process, this discussion highlights the practitioner’s need to fulfill diverse agendas, engage the patient in care, and arrive at an action plan through an integrative and facile use of self.
www.empoweredparents.com/pages/free-webinars.htm to register
October 21, 2010
Keeping the Fire Burning presentation by Professor Susan Paxton and Dr. Samantha Thomas, 7.30-9.45pm. The Treacy Conference Centre, 126 The Avenue, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
Email: louise@ifnotdieting.com.au Phone: 03 9482 2106
PDF Flyer can be downloaded
October 21-23, 2010
Jubilee Congress on Eating Disorders
Austria
A celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Austrian Network Eating Disorders & 10th anniversary of the Austrian Society on Eating Disorders (ASED)
Information @ http://www.netzwerk-essstoerungen.at/kongress10/
E-mail: guenther.rathner@i-med.ac.at
October 24, 2010
Webinar 3 For veteran psychotherapists & team members October 24
8:00 PM EST, 7:00PMCST, 6:00PMMST, 5:00PMPST
The Nuts and Bolts of Treatment Management
Presenting an integration of treatment approaches and techniques required to crack the complex maze of intra- and inter-personal dysfunction, this workshop will uncover and address problems of a uniquely resistant patient population and of a potentially stagnating change process, minimizing obstacles to complete recovery.
www.empoweredparents.com/pages/free-webinars.htm to register
October 24, 2010
SELF ESTEEM STOMP -produced by NORMAL in Schools
Join families throughout Southeastern Wisconsin on Sunday, October 24th at the SELF ESTEEM STOMP on the campus of Alverno College in Milwaukee. Bring the entire family, walk a fun 5K and exprience interactive activites with music, food and fun for the entire family.
School groups, cheerleading squads, clubs and student organizations from high school, colleges and middle schools are all encouraged to get involved. For information, please contact Deanna@normalinschools.org TODAY!
NOVEMBER, 2010
November 6, 2010
6th Annual UNC Eating Disorders Conference
co-sponsored by the UNC Eating Disorders Program and the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders.
Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Please see our conference brochure for more details.
This activity is accredited by the ACCME
The registration deadline is Friday, October 22, 2010.
Register Here:
http://www.med.unc.edu/cme/events/the-mind-body-solution-womens-mental-health-and-wellness/view (UNC Office of Continuing Medical Education)
November 12 -14, 2010
The Renfrew Center Foundation Celebrates its 20th Annual Conference for Professionals, Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future.
Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
This is a 3-day seminar for behavioral health professionals and dietitians and offers 17 CEUs. For more information, please visit http://www.renfrew.org/news-events/events/20th.html or contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383 or dlucker@renfrew.org.
Nov.16, 2010 at 1 pm (EST)
NASW Book Chat Webinar
Webinar event sponsored by NASW for CEU credits. about Doing What Works: an Integrative System for the Treatment of Eating Disorders from Diagnosis to Recovery.(NASW Press, 2009) The title of the Power Point Webinar is Discovering ‘What Works’ in Overcoming Eating Disorder Treatment Challenges. Facilitated by Abigail Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP. www.empoweredparents.com/pages/free-webinars.htm to register
November 19, 2010
6th Annual Elisa Project Life Lessons Luncheon
Hilton Anatole Hotel
This remarkable event that increases awareness and raises much-needed funds for the Elisa Project's fight to eliminate eating disorders. Featuring Kristin Haglund, the former 2008 Miss America.
contact: tep@TheElisaProject.org or visit: www.TheElisaProject.org
February, 2011
February 26, 2011INSIDE OUT - by Normal In Schools. Celebrating Inner Beauty Through Theatre, Music and Art at Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI. 6pm - 11pm.
MARCH, 2011
March 30, 2010
BEDA National Conference (March 30-April 2)
Registration and details to come
www.bedaonline.com
May, 2011
May 20-21, 2011
MEDA National Conference, Needham, MA
Keynote Speaker: Janina Fisher, Ph.D.
For more details go to www.medainc.org or call 617-558-1881
June, 2011
June 28, 2011
Eating Disorders Presentation
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
PRESENTERS: Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D., Addictionologist; and Lori Perpich, LLP, MS Clinical Behavioral Psychology; Cognitive Behavior Therapist and EDEN Program Facilitator.
DESCRIPTION: This program will examine the evidence that eating disorders are true biopsychosocial diseases, similar to chemical dependency. The program will define various eating disorders and their consequences, explore neurobiological theories of addiction, describe physiological consequences of eating disorders, discuss screening tools, and provide information on treatment options and resources for eating disorders.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
REGISTRATION and CE: Registration is not required. 1.5 hours of free C.E. approved by MCBAP (Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals) is offered. A certificate to document attendance is provided on request.
AUDIENCE: All programs are free and open to anyone interested â people with a personal or professional interest are welcome.
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. (http://www.dawnfarm.org.)
CONTACT INFORMATION: For information, please contact Matt Statman, BSW, CAC-R, Education Series Coordinator, at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org, or see http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html.