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The Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders offers a FREE on-line Support Group service where people can come together in a safe space to support each other and chat.
How much you want to talk is up to you! You can just listen, or you can share your thoughts and feelings as you feel comfortable. The group does not discuss weight, diet, food or behaviours, to keep the environment safe.
About the Support Groups:
- they offer an innovative vehicle for support.
- they are not location specific and can be accessed from the comfort of your own home.
- they are anonymous and confidential.
- physical preconceptions or comparisons are not permitted.
- they provide an additional opportunity to take the first step towards help.
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one to two trained facilitators keep the sessions supportive and safe for everyone.
Anyone living with or affected by an eating disorder is welcome. Sessions are held:
Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. and 10:30 - 12:00 a.m. EST
Thursdays 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. and 10:30 - 12:00 a.m. EST
Sign up for free at http://chat.lookingglassbc.com. For more information, contact the Support Group Coordinators:
Amy Candido acandido@telus.net
Karen Wall karenwall4@gmail.com
Alberta
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St John's
NEW! Bridge to Hope: An education and support group for Families with a Loved One with from an Eating Disorder
WHO: EDFNL offers this education and support group for family members of persons living with an Eating Disorder, providing an opportunity to meet with other families and friends, as well as with professionals who provide services to clients with eating disorders.
WHEN: Every Thursday starting January 9, 2013 through February 27 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
WHERE: Eating Disorder Foundation of NL office at 31 Peet Street, Suite 230, St. John's, NL. ***Teleconference available***
HOW: If you have questions, or would like to register, please contact Patricia Nash at 709-722-0500 or toll free at 1-855-722-0500, or email info@edfnl.ca
Facilitators: Patricia Nash, MEd, Co-Founder/Member of Parents of Hope, EDFNL Program and Outreach Facilitator; and Cathy Skinner, Co-Founder/Member of Parents of Hope
Nova Scotia
Halifax
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Ontario
Burlington
Bayridge Family Center presents...
A 10-week psychoeducational group for those struggling with an eating disorder
We will be offering a 10-week psychoeducational group for those struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating. Contact us for a free 30 minute consultation to see if this group is right for you! Spaces are limited. For more information or to book a consultation, please call (905) 319-1488.
Brampton
Free Eating Disorders Support Group
Facilitator: Catherine Roach, MA (Counselling), BA (Psychology)
Location: Grace Place, 156 Main Street North (just north of Queen Street) - Upstairs, Library Room
Days: Every other Thursday, starting March 6, 2014
Time: 7:00 pm
This free support group based on a "Health and Every Size" philosophy will follow a 12-step format. No registration is necessary. For more information, please contact Catherine Roach at 647-970-4223 or catherineatyorkville@gmail.com.
London
Hope's Garden presents...
Hope's Garden Self-Esteem Group for Teens with Sarah Ashkanase, MA, OACCPP
Location: 478 Waterloo Street, London, ON
Dates: Mondays
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Fee: $5 per session or $20 for 5 sessions if paid in advance
This support group for 14-18 year-olds will focus on positive body image and self-esteem. Participants will learn tools to improve their relationship with themselves and their self-confidence as they navigate the complex world of high school and teen life. This group will be helpful not just to teens experiencing disordered eating, but to all teens who want to improve their self-esteem and set themselves up to thrive. For more information, please visit http://www.hopesgarden.org/programs/support-groups.
Hope's Garden Family & Friends Support Group with Sharon Zister, MSW, RSW
Location: 478 Waterloo Street, London, ON
Dates: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Fee: $5 per session or $20 for 5 sessions if paid in advance
An ongoing support group for parents, spouses and other family members involved with loved ones struggling with disordered eating. Eating disorders do not only affect the person struggling, but also their loved ones. Come gain insight into eating disorders and what your loved one is going through, as well as getting support for yourself. For more information, please visit http://www.hopesgarden.org/programs/support-groups.
Hope's Garden Challenging ED Support Group with Trisha Wedemire, MSW, RSW
Location: 478 Waterloo Street, London, ON
Dates: Thursdays
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Fee: $5 per session or $20 for 5 sessions if paid in advance
This group is open to anyone 18+ who is interested in recovering from an eating disorder. Those who attend Challenging ED are looking for freedom from a life of inner conflict and obsession with food and body image. This group will help participants work towards replacing self-criticism with self-acceptance. Participants will learn tools to help them create a positive, healing relationship with food and with their bodies. Participants may not always feel completely confident in keeping from disordered thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors with food, but are committed to trying. This group talks openly about the behaviors and sizes being left behind, and is not always comfortable for those who are still deeply involved with their eating disorder. For more information, please visit http://www.hopesgarden.org/programs/support-groups.
North York
The National Initiative for Eating Disorders (NIED) presents...
2nd Annual HONOURING THE JOURNEY Event. An evening of Hope, Tribute, Celebration & Inspiration.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Blake Woodside, Director Inpatient Eating Disorders Program, Toronto General Hospital. Plus...moving personal stories and words of wisdom.
Dates: Sunday, February 23, 2014
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Adath Israel Synagogue, 37 Southborne Avenue, Toronto, ON, M3H 1A4 (Off Bathurst – East side – one block North of Wilson Ave. http://goo.gl/maps/VRmyA)
Ottawa
Toronto
Ample Reason: Re/Framing Approaches to Health and Weight
Join Jacqui Gingras in scrutinizing the effects of current approaches to body weight and what the mounting evidence about health suggests we do differently.
Presenter: Dr. Jacqui Gingras is a Sociology professor at Ryerson University whose research occupies the space between knowledge generation and community advocacy. For over 15 years, she has examined current approaches to body weight with a view towards identifying more equitable and evidence-based health promotion efforts.
Date: April 9, 2014 at 6pm
Location: Ryerson University - LIB072
Fees: FREE for Ryseron Students. General admision: $10.
For more information contact Jacqui Gingras on Facebook
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"Going Back to Get on Track" Mobilizing the healing power of Families
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for Eating Disorders Across the Lifespan
Presenters: Joanne Dolhanty PhD and Adèle Lafrance Robinson PhD
Dates: June 4-6, 2014
Location: Oakham House, Ryerson University, Toronto
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy integrates the principles and techniques of behavioral family therapy, traditional emotion-focused therapy and the New Maudsley approach. Through education, video demonstration and skills practice, participants will learn this innovative yet practical framework that supports clinicians to equip parents and caregivers with strategies with respect to:
- meal support & symptom interruption, and
- emotion coaching and relationship repair. Therapists will also learn to support parents and caregivers to
- identify, work through and overcome the many obstacles and process the emotional blocks that surface throughout this challenging and novel journey.
The specific skills taught throughout this three day training are meant to be effective regardless of the affected individual's age or motivation for change. Joanne and Adèle are known for their engaging and dynamic presentation style. Workshop days are interactive and high-energy from start to finish. Both facilitators share their strong belief in the healing power of families and in the capacity for change and recovery even in the face of the most intransigent eating disorder presentation.
For more information, please visit www.wide-angle-workshops.net
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CALLING ALL MEN!
Do you have concerns about your body image? Are you struggling with thoughts about your weight and shape? Are you exercising more than you think is really good for you? Are you preoccupied with food or caught in a cycle of yo-yo dieting? Do you think you might have issues with food or even an eating disorder? Sheena's Place is offering its first open support group specifically for men struggling with issues around body image, weight and shape, food and eating.
Facilitated by: Kinnon Ross McKinnon & Keith Thurlow-Bishop
Date: January 8-March 12, 2014, on Wednesdays from 6pm-7:30pm
Location: Sheena's Place, 87 Spadina Road, Toronto
Register online at www.sheenasplace.org or in person
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WaterStone Clinic presents...
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Training for Eating Disorders and Addictions
Facilitator: Anita Federici, PhD, CPsych
Join us for this engaging and in-depth workshop series on DBT skills training. Whether you are new to DBT or an advanced trainer, this series will enhance your knowledge of DBT skills training and energize your current practice. Each workshop will focus on one of the four DBT skill modules (mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness). Over the series, Dr. Federici will provide a comprehensive review of each training module, present creative and innovative ways to teach skills, and demonstrate the latest adaptations specific to clients with eating disorders and/or substance abuse.
Learn how to match specific skills to therapy targets, respond to behaviours that interfere with effective skill delivery, and ensure that skills are being generalized outside of the therapy setting.
Participants can expect a highly engaging, practical, and hands-on training experience that will deliver a wealth of ideas, resources, and novel ways of teaching DBT skills!
DATES
March 07, 2014: Emotion Regulation
June 06, 2014: Interpersonal Effectiveness
COSTS PER WORKSHOP
$250 (Students: $125)
For more information, visit http://waterstoneclinic.com/events or contact training@waterstoneclinic.com.
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York Region
Eating Disorders of York Region (EDOYR) presents...
EDOYR Life Without an Eating Disorder Support Group with Flora Svinarenko, BSW, MSW, RSW
DATES: 6 weeks starting February 25th 2014, 7:00pm - 8:00pm.
FEE: $125.00 total for six weeks
LOCATION: 901 Rutherford Road (at Bathurst), Vaughan, in the Community Room of the Christian Community Church
The group is based on the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques, specifically developed for eating disorders (CBT-E). During this group participants will learn about various factors that contributed to the development of disordered eating and later serve as maintaining mechanisms. We will construct a model of your eating disorder, identifying and targeting the processes that are maintaining the disordered eating. We will discuss how perfectionism, self-esteem and interpersonal problems connected with your eating habits. You will learn how to challenge and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. To register, please visit our website http://www.edoyr.com/support-groups.html. For more information call 905-886-6632 or email info@edoyr.com
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EDOYR Teen Support Group with Flora Svinarenko, BSW, MSW, RSW
FEE: $120.00 total for six weeks
DATE: 6 Tuesdays, starting February 25th, 5:30pm - 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 901 Rutherford Road (at Bathurst), Vaughan, in the Community Room of the Christian Community Church
Very often anxiety and depression are familiar feelings to someone struggling with disordered eating, body image issues and low self esteem. During this group you will learn how your negative thinking patterns might be affecting your feelings and behaviors. You will be able to explore the "mechanisms" of anxiety and depression and learn why they are triggered. You will learn healthy coping techniques with your symptoms and you will be able to share your struggles and worries in a safe environment. To register and pay online, please visit our website http://www.edoyr.com/support-groups.html. For more information call 905-886-6632 or email info@edoyr.com.
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EDOYR Yoga with Gordana, certified Yoga Instructor
FEE: $40.00 total for 5 weeks starting February 25th, 7:00-8:00pm
LOCATION: 901 Rutherford Road (at Bathurst), Vaughan (Community room of the Christian Community Church)
Relax and stretch with simple, gentle, movement. May be enjoyed on its own or be combined with a support group. No previous experience is necessary, all levels are welcome. Visit http://www.edoyr.com/yoga.html to register.
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EDOYR The Hope and Inspiration Peer Support Group with Frances Carullo, BA (Psych), MSW, RSW
DATE: Please enquire
FEE: $70.00 total for four weeks
LOCATION: Eating Disorders of York Region, Central Location: 15213 Yonge Street, Suite 15, Aurora, ON, L4G
The Hope and Inspiration Peer Support Group provides you with the opportunity to explore and freely share your thoughts, feelings and experiences of having an eating disorder and concurrent issues with others who understand, in a safe and comforting environment. Group participants will feel empowered as they ask questions, discover answers, and gain insights together to help and support each other on their journey to recovery. Group participants can become role models for each other, as they witness one another overcome obstacles and make progress in their lives. Through this group, participants will inspire each other and hope will flourish as a result. The Hope and Inspiration Peer Support Group is an open group which means that new participants who are experiencing an eating disorder will be able to join at any time. The Hope and Inspiration Peer Support Group will be facilitated by a professional with lived experience and specialized knowledge of eating disorders and concurrent issues. Each peer group meeting will be 2 hours in duration. Participants are asked to commit to 4 peer group meetings. To register and pay online, please visit our website http://www.edoyr.com/peer.html. For more information call 905-886-6632 or email info@edoyr.com.
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EDOYR Yoga Program facilitated by Natalie George, M. Ed., CCC, certified Yoga instructor
DATES: Please enquire
FEE: $65.00
LOCATION: Eating Disorders of York Region, Central Location: 15213 Yonge Street, Suite 15, Aurora, ON, L4G 1L8 (Just south of Wellington St, in the historic post office building with the clock tower, on the main floor.)
Yoga with EDOYR is a fun and supportive Hatha Yoga practice. Hatha refers to the physical practice of yoga and includes various stretches, holding postures, and a focus on the breath. Yoga is an opportunity to learn about yourself and your body in a way that is pleasurable and positive. The practice of yoga can offer deep insights in to the self, and the way we interact with ourselves and our bodies. That being said, this can also be a playful practice where participants may feel free to try new things, smile, and laugh together. The physical practice of yoga teaches us to care for our bodies in ways that help to reduce stress and increase distress tolerance. By learning to stay still and breathe through a posture, we can learn to breathe through discomfort and release tension in other areas of life. To register and pay online, please visit http://www.edoyr.com/yoga.html
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EDOYR On the Road to Recovery with Flora Svinarenko, BSW, MSW, RSW
Please enquire for start date
FEE: $100.00 total for eight weeks
LOCATION: 300 John Street, Suite 15, Thornhill, ON, L3T 5W5
The Recovery group is intended for those who currently are actively working on maintaining changes which they have made in regards to their eating behaviours while attending other group programs through EDOYR or participating in eating disorder treatment. The road to recovery is challenging sometimes and emotional support is necessary to overcome or prevent lapses. In a safe and empathetic environment this group will provide you with coping tools and support needed to address complicated emotions, unhealthy behaviors or unhelpful thoughts. This group is not structured, meaning you can bring your issues/difficulties/achievements to the group discussion. Together we will explore helpful ways to reduce symptoms and make meaningful changes. To register and pay online, please visit our website http://www.edoyr.com/support-groups.html. For more information call 905-886-6632 or email info@edoyr.com
Quebec
International
United States
Denver, Colorado
Binge Eating Disorder Association's Annual Conference, April 24 - 26, 2014 at the Westin (Downtown Denver)
Pathways Toward a Paradigm of Health, Body Acceptance, and Quality of Life.
The conference will feature posters, sessions, workshops, networking opportunities, and opportunities to be a part of the BED community, which includes clinicians, researchers, individuals with BED and their families, advocates, educators, and others.
To review the conference agenda and register, please visit www.bedaonline.com.
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Michigan
Dawn Farm presents...
Eating Disorders and Chemical Dependency
Facilitators: Carl Christensen, MD, PhD, FACOG, CRMO, ABAM; and Lori Perpich, LLP, MS Clinical Behavioral Psychology; Cognitive Behavior Therapist, EDEN Program Facilitator
Location: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium (ground floor,) 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
Date: Tuesday March 18, 2014
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Fee/registration: Admission is FREE and open to anyone with a personal or professional interest. No registration is required.
Eating Disorders and Chemical Dependencywill examine the evidence that eating disorders are biopsychosocial diseases. The program will define various eating disorders and their consequences, explore neurobiological and behavioral theories of addiction, describe physiological consequences of eating disorders, discuss screening tools, and provide information on treatment options and resources for people with eating disorders.
Addiction professionals can earn 1.5 hours of free CE, approved by NAADAC and MCBAP.
For information, please visit http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series or contact Dawn Farm at (734) 485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org.
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New York
The NYU Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center is dedicated to providing evidence-based treatments for eating disorders to adolescents and college-aged students. We are pleased to announce that we have arranged a special training for NYU in Family-based Treatment (the Maudsley Method) taught by Katherine Loeb, PhD and Rene Hoste, PhD of the Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders. This 2 day training has been planned specially for NYU outside of the Institute's usual training schedule. The FBT course at NYU does qualify for FBT certification. We have space for some additional participants.
The training will be held at our One Park Ave location.
Dates & Times: January 16, 2014 from 9:30am to 4:30pm and January 17th from 9:30am to 2:30pm
For more information, please contact Billy Roberts at 646-754-4882 or billy.roberts@nyumc.org.
Europe
Austria
Eating Disorders Alpbach 2014 - Kongress Essstoerungen 2014
Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity - The 22nd International Conference
Dates: October 16-18, 2014
Location: Alpbach, Tyrol, Austria
Convenors & Chairs: Karin Waldherr, D.Sc., M.Sc., Ferdinand Porsche FernFH, A-1020 Vienna, Austria and Professor Günther Rathner, Ph.D., Innsbruck Medical University, Dept. of Psychological Medicine & Psychotherapy, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Co-Convenors & Co-Chairs: Professor Ursula Bailer, M.D., Medical University of Vienna, Austria & University of San Diego, USA and Professor Andreas Karwautz, M.D., Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Organised by: Netzwerk Essstoerungen in cooperation with Austrian Society on Eating Disorders (ASED) (www.oeges.or.at) and Innsbruck Medical University (www.i-med.ac.at)
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER, please contact:
Congress Secretariat:
Netzwerk Essstoerungen
Templstrasse 22
A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Phone +43-512-57 60 26
Fax +43-512-58 36 54
