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I. An Introduction to the 2012 International Forum / Lunchtime Plenary Session by Ovidio Bermudez
II. Panel moderator, Suzanne Ricklin, will provide a frame and overview for the program and then introduce the 4 member panel of presenters and their topics:
a. Exploring our presumptions with ethnically diverse clients and families with eating disorders by Divya Kakaiya
b. The cross cultural variations of eating disorders in Latin America by Eva Trujillo
c. The anecdotal rise of eating disorders in Jamaica and the Caribbean, in contrast to the past embracing of a voluptuous female body type by Caryl James
d. The challenges presented regarding the use of assertive communication in Asian (Japanese, Chinese, Korean) cultures by Anita Johnston.
III. Program concludes with introduction of the members of iaedp‘s International Relations Committee and its Mission Statement.
Sensitivity to cultural nuances in terms of clinical presentation and symptomatology as well as underlying issues is required in order to provide appropriate, effective treatment. Greater flexibility with regard to standard treatment practices may be necessary, given the differences in cultural mores and differences in the core symptoms presented.
This 90 minute panel presentation, by members of iaedp’s International Relations Committee (IRC), is designed to raise the level of professional awareness and sensitivity regarding the wide variety of cultural norms and specific issues that impact the etiology and treatment of eating disorders. The goal is for professionals treating eating disorders to question and explore their own cultural assumptions and expand their world view on effective therapeutic modalities for culturally relevant groups. An introduction by Ovidio Bermudez will be followed the panel moderator and Forum Chair Suzanne Ricklin, who will provide a frame and overview of the 2012 International Forum lunchtime program. An overview of some of the cultural treatment challenges encountered by clinicians and researchers - as well as those related to specific cultures - will be presented: 1) Exploring our presumptions with ethnically diverse clients and families with eating disorders by Divya Kakaiya 2) The cross cultural variations of eating disorders in Latin America by Eva Trujillo 3) The anecdotal rise of eating disorders in Jamaica and the Caribbean, in contrast to the past embracing of a voluptuous female body type by Caryl James 4) The challenges presented regarding the use of assertive communication in Asian (Japanese, Chinese, Korean) cultures by Anita Johnston.
Ovidio Bermudez, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, FAED, CEDS, Board Certified in Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine is the Medical Director of Child & Adolescent Services at Eating Recovery Center in Denver, Colorado. With academic appointments as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry/Pediatrics at University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, he co-founded both the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee & the Oklahoma Eating Disorders Association and is a founding member of Houston Eating Disorders Specialists. A Fellow of AED, the Society for Adolescent Medicine & the American Academy of Pediatrics, he is Past Chairman of NEDA’s Board of Directors and Co-Chairs AED’s Hispano-Latino-American Chapter.
Suzanne Ricklin, LCSW-C, BCD, CEDS, is the author of In Vision Concept Cards, an interactive flashcard technique she developed to address the needs and skill base deficits of her ED clients. She’s an iaedp Approved Supervisor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. A national workshop leader/trainer, she Chairs iaedp’s International Forum and is on iaedp’s International Relations Committee. A founding partner of Century Mental Health in Columbia, Maryland and a Maryland Approved Supervisor, she’s Senior Consultant for Pershing Turner Centers in Annapolis, Maryland & Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a BEDA Board Member.
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Divya Kakaiya, PhD, CEDS
Divya Kakaiya Ph.D., CEDS is a Clinical Psychologist of Healthy Within Wellness and Integrative Center and President of Healthy Within Foundation. She has been practicing for the last 26 years, with Cross Cultural Issues and Families being her main areas of specialization. San Diego is a multicultural community and Healthy Within is recognized as the premier treatment center for ethnically diverse patients and families. As an Approved Supervisor for iaedp, she supervises many Psychologists in San Diego. She presents multiple times annually at local and national conferences and has received numerous prestigious awards for her prevention work in San Diego.
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Eva María Trujillo, MD, CEDS, FAED
Eva Trujillo, MD, FAED, CEDS, FAAP. Pediatrician/Adolescent Medicine Specialist. Medical Director of Comenzar de Nuevo for the last 13 years; the center offers residential, partial and ambulatory treatment programs. Author of Creo que tengo un Trastorno Alimentario….Cómo Comenzar de Nuevo and other professional articles/book chapters. Board Certified in Mexico in Pediatrics/ Adolescent Medicine, she is an iaedp Board Member and CEDS, Chair of the International Relations Committee, Board Member and Director of Membership at AED, Board Member, Founder and VP of the Mexican Association of ED Professionals, a Fellow at AED and International Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Caryl CAB. James, PhD
Caryl James, B.Sc (Hons) M.Sc, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist employed at the University of the West Indies, Mona Western Jamaica Campus as a full-time lecturer/Psychology Undergraduate Coordinator. She operates a private clinical practice, special emphasis on eating disorders. She is a member of iaedp, Caribbean Sexuality Research Group, and the Jamaican Psychological Association. Her areas of research interest include: eating disorders, lived experiences of psychiatric patients, sexuality and trauma. She has received several awards including: The Principal’s Research Award 2008. She was Co-Presenter at The ABC’S of Trauma and Eating Disorder Workshop, The Renfrew Center, Florida.
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Anita Johnston, PhD, CEDS
Anita Johnston, Ph.D., CEDS is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon and other professional articles and book chapters. She developed Hawaii's first in-patient eating disorders treatment program at Kahi Mohala Hospital in 1986. Currently, she is Director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii which she co-founded in 1982, Clinical Director and Founder of ‘Ai Pono Eating Disorders Programs in Honolulu, and Senior Advisor/Clinical Consultant for Focus Center for Eating Disorders and Moonpointe Eating Disorders IOP’s in Tennessee. She is an iaedp certified eating disorders specialist and supervisor, and an international speaker and workshop leader.
