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The Healthiest One at the Table: Preparing Adolescents to Return to Family Food Bias


Saturday, February 9, 2019: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Desert Salon 3/4 (JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa)

Background: Addressing both internal and external food bias messages in the course of treatment are not only important aspects of recovery work but are also indicative of long-term cohesive recovery as supported by research. The treatment of adolescents is also inherently a family-oriented process. When family members hold tightly to their own food bias it can be destructive to the foundation of the work that these adolescents have established, and in turn their overall recovery path. This presentation explores how we, as clinicians, can best prepare our clients for the times that they may be the healthiest one at the table.

Objectives:

  1. Following this presentation, participants will be able to identify, utilize, and explain food bias amongst families.
  2. Following this presentation, participants will be able to identify, utilize, and explain interventions for clients and families in addressing food bias in preparation for discharge.
  3. Following this presentation, participants will be able to identify, utilize, and explain how to make family referrals for individual support.

Content Outline
  1. Food Bias
    1. Social Trends
    2. Treatment Approaches (non-bias)
    3. Treatment Trends in response to Social Trends
  2. Weight Bias
    1. Social Trends
    2. Treatment Approaches (non-bias)
    3. Treatment Trends in response to Social Trends

III. Parenting Trends

  1. Social Expectations
  2. Food in Parenting
  3. Parenting and Body Image
  4. Self-Care as a Parent
  5. IV. Treatment
    1. Addressing food & weight bias in the client
      1. Exposure work
      2. Mindfulness work
      3. Reality-checking
      4. Interventions & Applications / Case Examples
    2. Addressing food & weight bias within the family
      1. Naming it
      2. Training not treatment
      3. When family cannot support
      4. Interventions & Applications / Case Examples
    3. Discharge planning

Addressing both internal and external food and weight bias messages in the course of treatment are not only important aspects of recovery work but are also indicative of long-term cohesive recovery as supported by research. The treatment of adolescents is also inherently a family-oriented process. When family members hold tightly to their own food and/or weight bias it can be destructive to the foundation of the work that these adolescents have established, and in turn their overall recovery path. This presentation explores how we, as clinicians, can best prepare our clients for the times that they may be the healthiest one at the table. From mother-daughter dieting regimens to medical “concern”, families are inundated with mixed messaging about both connecting and protecting their adolescents. The presenters will use group ideas, client and family assignments, and case examples to demonstrate interventions and discussions to shift family biases related to food and/or weight.
Primary Presenter:
Amanda Mellowspring, MS, RD/N, CEDRD-S

Amanda Mellowspring is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and iaedp-approved supervisor. She has worked as a leader in nutrition services in a variety of treatment settings including RTC, PHP, IOP, college health, and private practice. Amanda served as an author for the development and publication of Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for dietitians working with eating disorders and served on the certification committee for iaedp. Amanda is a nationally recognized speaker regarding nutrition in the treatment of eating disorders. Amanda owns Eat from the Earth Nutrition Counseling, LLC in Blacksburg, VA and serves as the Director of Nutrition Services for Clementine Programs, a Monte Nido affiliate for adolescent girls.



Co-Presenter:
Malorie Sweeney, MS, RD/N

Malorie Sweeney is a Registered Dietitian, currently working toward becoming a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian. She has worked in residential treatment settings for eating disorders for both adult and adolescent-specific programs. Malorie received a Master of Science degree from Florida International University in Dietetics and Nutrition and holds a Bachelor's degree from Vassar College in Neuroscience and Behavioral Studies. Malorie currently works as the house Dietitian for Clementine, a Monte Nido affiliate program for adolescents, in Malibu Lake, California.



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