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November 2014
Happy Thanksgiving!

We love Thanksgiving because it gives us the opportunity to reflect on the blessings for which we are grateful!  2015 marks iaedp's 30th Anniversary of serving the eating disorders professional community.  Many of you have been a part of iaedp since it's beginning!  Some are newer and represent the future and future leaders of the organization.  The iaedp staff and Board of Directors wishes you all the very best during the holiday season!  During the long holiday weekend, we are pleased to offer a special pre-recorded webinar as our gift of thanks to you!  This was a highly rated session from iaedp Symposium 2014. 

 

The Darker Side of Eating Disorder Treatment: The Intersection of Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, and Trauma

 

Eating disorder treatment is complex and difficult.  When trauma and self-harm are also present, treatment often needs to focus on working with a patient's more insidious processes such as dissociation, intense self-loathing, anger and hatred.  Dealing with the darker nature of a client's emotional life challenges and taxes even
John Leavitt PhD
the most experienced clinician.  A treatment approach that is able to be both flexible yet structured enough to guide clinical decision making is vital, especially when addressing both the eating disorder behaviors and those darker and more challenging emotional states.  This workshop describes an approach for working with the complex symptom constellations these patients present. It is designed to be used by both the clinician and the patient. It is useful for telling when treatment is going awry and for providing information for getting it back on course.  Because the clinician is working with some of the most arduous emotional experiences and processes, this approach provides guidance for when and how the clinician and the client need to self-regulate as they focus on the clinical tasks at hand. 

Presenter Information

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Levitt has more than 30 years working with eating disorders, trauma and complex patients. He has been an active participant in the field of treatment of eating disorders as a clinician, program developer, supervisor/trainer, and presenter. He has worked in private practice, taught widely, published and presented on the topics of eating disorders, trauma, self-injury, complex symptomology, assessment, and intervention. He has co-edited four books on these topics with Dr. Randy Sansone. Dr. Levitt currently maintains a private practice in the Chicago suburbs specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, trauma, individual, and couples work.
 
John L. Levitt, PhD, Director
Alternatives Center for Counseling & Psychotherapy
Schaumburg, IL 60195
 

Join us in Phoenix as we will celebrate iaedp's 30th Anniversary of serving
the needs of the eating disorders treatment professional community!




iaedp Symposium 2015 Keynote Speakers

 

Eating Disorders: The Family as the Client
Keynote Address:  Friday, March 20, 9am


Claudia Black PhD
Claudia Black's seminal work with children impacted by substance abuse in the late 1970s created the foundation for the adult child movement. Today Claudia  is a renowned author and trainer internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. She serves as a Senior Fellow and Addiction and Trauma Program Specialist at The Meadows Treatment Center in Arizona. She sits on the Advisory Board for the National Association of Children of Alcoholics, and the Advisory Council of the Moyer Foundation.

 

Dr. Black has been a keynote speaker on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Her workshops have been presented to an extraordinarily wide array of audiences including military academies, prison systems, medical schools, and extensive mental health and addiction programs. Claudia has extensive multi-cultural experiences working with agencies and audiences in Japan, Brazil, Australia, Scotland, Iceland, Germany, England and Canada. Many of her books and videos have been translated and published abroad.

 

Claudia is the author of It Will Never Happen To Me, Changing Course, My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has A Disease, Repeat After Me, Relapse Toolkit, A Hole in the Sidewalk, Depression Strategies, Straight Talk, Family Strategies, Anger Strategies, Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets, The Truth Begins With You, and her most recent book Intimate Treason. 

 

Positive Psychotherapy 

Keynote Address:  Saturday, March 21, 9 am, followed by an afternoon workshop from 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm also on Sat, Mar 21. 

 

Dan Tomasulo, PhD

Dan holds a PhD in psychology, an MFA in writing, and is the first licensed psychologist and psycho-dramatist to graduate from the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. In addition to teaching at NJCU he is an assistant instructor for Martin Seligman, The Father of Positive Psychology, at UPenn for the MAPP program.

 

He writes for Psychology Today as an expert on group therapy (The Healing Crowd) and authors the daily column, Ask the Therapist, for PsychCentral.com as well as their Proof Positive blog on practical applications of positive psychology. Recently honored by Sharecare* as

one of the top ten online influencers on the topic of depression he joined the staff of ANSWERS.com as their expert on depression.

 

He is also the creator of Interactive-Behavioral Therapy and the Dare to be Happy experiential workshops and is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New Jersey City University where he created the first Positive Psychology course to become a permanent full-term offering in the state. He is co-author of Healing Trauma: The Power of Group Treatment for People with Intellectual Disabilities, the American Psychological Association's first book on the subject, and the first psychologist to win the statewide Healthcare Provider of the Year award from the ARC of New Jersey.

 

Confessions of a Former Child: A Therapist's Memoir is his latest book by Graywolf, and his plays Sticks, Stones and the R word, and Negatively Oriented Therapy won the 2010 and 2012 International play competition for RETHINK Theater Challenge, both premiered in Auckland, New Zealand.

 

 

Elusive Answers:  Difficult Cases that Pose Clinical and Ethical Challenges...answering the question of "what to do when?" Keynote Panel Address:  Sunday, March 22, 9 am

 

Don't miss this panel discussion based on actual case studies that promises to be interesting and informative from the multidisciplinary viewpoints of experienced professionals who work in therapeutic settings with difficult patients. 

 

Presenters: 

Bryan Gusdal, MA Director (Panel Moderator)

Jennifer Gaudiani MD, CEDS

Edward Tyson MD, CEDS

Amy Boyers PhD, CEDS

Karen Beerbower MS, RD, LD, CEDRD

 

 

 

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Click here for the exhibitor packet or contact Blanche Williams at blanche@iaedp.com. 

 

Click here to make your hotel reservations - make them early to take advantage of the discounted rate!  Reservations must be made by February 24, 2015, but don't wait!  The hotel block fills up fast! 

 

Become a Fellow of iaedp (F.iaedp)

You deserve to be recognized and validated as an experienced clinician and iaedp is committed to helping our members! The Board of Directors and Awards Committee created the Fellow of iaedp (F.iaedp), a new category of elevated membership status available to highly committed and accomplished professionals.

 

For consideration for elevated membership status as a Fellow of iaedp, candidates' collective contributions over time will be evaluated. Guidelines identify but are not exclusive to iaedp members of seven continuous years or more who have been in practice for a minimum of 15 years, are preferably Certified Eating Disorder Specialists and have demonstrated accomplishment and participation in the field through activities such as teaching, presentations, training, research, writing and innovative community projects. Each honoree will receive a special certificate of recognition and Fellow Members may include "F. iaedp" with his or her credentials. Award nominations and Fellow of iaedp applications are encouraged from members through forms provided online.  More information here  

 

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