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Saturday, March 7, 2009: 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
Barcelona (Westin Long Beach)
It takes a village to raise a child, as the old adage says. Sometimes it takes a village to heal a child. This workshop will discuss why it takes more than a single professional to support recovery from an eating disorder. Eating disorders will be viewed from a multi-causal perspective – looking at how emotional, relational, physical and spiritual factors are involved in both the genesis of the disorder and the path to recovery. The need for an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach will be presented, as well as strategies for long-term recovery from persistent eating disorder behaviors and conditions, including nutritional strategies.
1. Understand the “whole-person” approach to recovery from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating through integration of emotional, relational, physical and spiritual factors.
2. Learn recovery strategies for persistent eating disorder behaviors and conditions, including nutritional strategies.
A. Need for an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach
i. Why a team approach works best
ii. How a team approach provides the best continuum of care
B. Nutritional deficiencies and their consequences found in eating disorders
i. Osteoporosis in anorexics and the need for nutritional rehabilitation
ii. Elevated serotonin levels and nonresponse to SSRI medication in underweight anorexics
iii. Use of cognitive behavioral therapy in nutrition counseling
iv. Food aversion issues with eating disorder patients
v. Use of Essential Fatty Acids in Eating Disorder Treatment
vi. Use of Essential Fatty Acids in Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder Co-Morbidity
vii. Use of Behavioral Self Management (BSM) in binge-eating
viii. Recommended nutritional therapies for recovery
C. Zinc deficiencies in eating disorder patients
3. Learn the role of spirituality as part of long-term recovery in the “whole-person” treatment model.
1. Beneficial effects of faith/religious belief in recovery from eating disorders
2. How personal faith assists development of meaningful life goals
3. How faith facilitates the management of unavoidable stressors and can lead to reduction in an anorexic response to stress or noxious stimuli
4. Importance of personal faith as a counter to self-deprecating thoughts and actions
5. The importance of hope in eating disorder treatment
6. Lack of spiritual wellbeing as a predictor of eating disorders
7. Common spiritual issues of eating disorder patients
An eating disorder is not a single syndrome; it is as unique, varied and complex as the person suffering from it. Treating an eating disorder is not unlike fighting a mystical dragon; just when you think you’ve conquered one factor, two more emerge, each looking very different. Eating disorders spring out of deep pain and confusion, overtaking every aspect of a person’s life, affecting emotional wellbeing, significant relationships, physical health and personal spirituality. The “whole person” eventually becomes completely overwhelmed by the disorder. Addressing one area, while ignoring the others, does not ultimately support long-term recovery.2. Learn recovery strategies for persistent eating disorder behaviors and conditions, including nutritional strategies.
A. Need for an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach
i. Why a team approach works best
ii. How a team approach provides the best continuum of care
B. Nutritional deficiencies and their consequences found in eating disorders
i. Osteoporosis in anorexics and the need for nutritional rehabilitation
ii. Elevated serotonin levels and nonresponse to SSRI medication in underweight anorexics
iii. Use of cognitive behavioral therapy in nutrition counseling
iv. Food aversion issues with eating disorder patients
v. Use of Essential Fatty Acids in Eating Disorder Treatment
vi. Use of Essential Fatty Acids in Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder Co-Morbidity
vii. Use of Behavioral Self Management (BSM) in binge-eating
viii. Recommended nutritional therapies for recovery
C. Zinc deficiencies in eating disorder patients
3. Learn the role of spirituality as part of long-term recovery in the “whole-person” treatment model.
1. Beneficial effects of faith/religious belief in recovery from eating disorders
2. How personal faith assists development of meaningful life goals
3. How faith facilitates the management of unavoidable stressors and can lead to reduction in an anorexic response to stress or noxious stimuli
4. Importance of personal faith as a counter to self-deprecating thoughts and actions
5. The importance of hope in eating disorder treatment
6. Lack of spiritual wellbeing as a predictor of eating disorders
7. Common spiritual issues of eating disorder patients
Because an eating disorder affects the “whole person,” it often takes more than a single discipline to ensure recovery. It’s not enough for a physician in isolation to tell a bulimic, “just stop vomiting” or a dietitian to say to an anorexic, “you need more zinc” or for a therapist to invite a binge eater to “tell me about your childhood.” To deal with the complexities of an eating disorder requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Over the past 24 years, Dr. Gregg Jantz and The Center for Counseling and Health Resources have brought together clinical therapists, dietitians, chemical dependency professionals, medical doctors, nutritionists, spiritual counselors and naturopathic physicians in a team approach to patient care.
By addressing the “whole person” through a team of professionals, those with eating disorders are given the range of expertise needed to support their recovery goals. Medical practitioners need to work with psychological counselors, who in turn must work with addiction specialists, who are able to access nutritional professionals without neglecting of faith and personal spirituality and work as an integrated team, all for the good of the patient. When each professional discipline is respected, valued and utilized, the complex threads of an eating disorder can be untangled and addressed – one “whole person” at a time.
Primary Presenter:
Gregory L. Jantz, LMHC, CDP
For the past 25 years, as the founder of The Center for Counseling and Health Resources, Inc. (www.aplaceofhope.com; 888-771-5166; drjantz@aplaceofhope.com) in Edmonds, Washington, Dr. Gregg Jantz has worked to create a multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of eating disorders. With a doctorate in counseling psychology, he is a Washington state licensed mental health counselor and is a certified eating disorder specialist through IAEDP. He is the author of over 14 books and has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, both local and national, speaking out about the realities of eating disorders as well as the hope for long-term recovery.
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