Dr. Judith Brisman and Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, MS will discuss the role of parents in the treatment of eating disorders. Parental involvement is always needed but not everyone agrees as to what that involvement should look like and how it can fit into the work of a treatment team? Please join us for an interesting discussion about what works with parents, what doesn’t… and why.
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Drs Brisman and St. Claire will discuss the complications involved when treating a college student with an eating disorder. What is needed to allow for effective treatment? What responsibilities do colleges have in terms of mandating care? How can you deal with parents if they live out of town? This talk will allow for an open discussion of how the eating disordered college student can best be treated both within and outside of the confines of the college arena. For New School Health Service Professionals Only.
Controversy abounds with regard to the role of the family in the treatment of eating disorders. When should the family be directly involved in the re-feeding of their anorexic teen or child? When will this kind of helping hurt? This talk will present an approach to treatment that interweaves direct behavioral intervention with an Interpersonal family systems treatment, allowing for both change in the disordered eating and an expansion and enhancement of family interchanges. Maudsley inspired Family-based treatment will also be explored in which parents directly feed their anorexic child. How to consider what best helps will be the focus of this talk. What should we do with each family-and why? This course will help therapists:
- Identify the difference between a family based treatment approach versus a family systems approach.
- Explain the basic principles underlying a systems approach which encourages parental disengagement from direct feeding of the AN child.
- List the principles and benefits of a family-based treatment approach with young children and young teens.
Dr. Judith Brisman will be presenting a workshop presentation with Melainie Rogers, R.D., titled “You need what?!—Negotiating the needs of parents, kids and the therapeutic milieu”, at the Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association’s 22nd annual conference.
Dr. Brisman offers both individual and group training regarding the treatment of the eating disordered patient. She works to integrate direct intervention regarding the problematic behaviors with psychological understanding of the symptoms. Dr. Brisman can meet one time or for ongoing consultations regarding professionals’ work with patients.
Dr. Brisman runs a case presentation group bi-monthly in which cases are presented, papers discussed and the intricacies of work with individual patients and families are explored. Please contact Dr. Brisman if you are interested in participating in this group. The group meets every other Wednesday from 11:00am to 12 noon.
Dr. Brisman has trained professionals internationally in a variety of different settings. She is available to work with health care facilities in corporate, university or hospital settings. Online consultations are also available.
For more information, please contact Dr. Brisman.
A presentation and open discussion with Dr. Jean Petrucelli regarding the treatment of families of the eating disordered patients.
Discussion with Melanie Rogers MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD regarding balancing intensive IOP/ Day Program treatment with outpatient psychotherapy. The complicated interweaving of needs of the patients, families and treatment providers was discussed.
Dr. Judith Brisman will be presenting The Treatment of Families—25 years of Questions and Answers. After 25 years of bringing together experts and luminaries who have advanced our field, the 2015 Renfrew Center Foundation Conference will provide opportunities for reflection and foresight – exploring the wisdom of the past and innovative perspectives for the future. Join us as we embrace the challenges ahead with an open spirit! Among the topics to be featured are somatic therapies, meditation and spirituality, neuroscience, family work, relational cultural therapy, recovered therapists, BED, current trends in research, HAES and the influence of feminism in treatment.
On january 28th, Dr. Brisman will be attending the upcoming professional visit at the Oliver Pyatt Center in Miami to learn about their new and ongoing programs, the Binge Eating Disorder Program, Embrace, and the new adolescent program, Clementine.
Dr. Brisman will be presenting at an all-weekend workshop at the Brookhaven Center for Counseling and Development. Dr. Brisman will be sharing the weekend talks with Dr. Lisa Director who is an expert in the treatment of substance abuse. For information, please contact the director of Brookhaven’s program, Dr. Marie Hoffman.