Saturday, February 11, 2012
Families face many challenges during eating disorder treatment for a child or adolescent and schooling is an important factor. Parents often find themselves teaching the teachers, administrators, and other school staff about the nature of both eating disorders and treatment.
Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., CEDS, practices in the Los Angeles area and offers practical advice for families and schools to support a loved one through treatment to recovery. Advice for middle school, high school, and international schools are covered.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Were you unable to attend the F.E.A.S.T. Symposium in 2011? Good news: videos, PowerPoint, and photos of the conference are now available online for F.E.A.S.T. members only. We are very proud to make these available: they contain important information about science, activism, the eating disorders advocacy world, and the important role of parents in the recovery process. If you are a member, you will have received a message giving you access. If you are not, please join us! For a taste, watch this brief video recap produced by students at American University:
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
 F.E.A.S.T. Advisory Panel member, Susan Ringwood of UK's "beat" charity, has announced a conference in London of special interest to parents and families. The EDIC conference, March 15-17, offers speakers and topics covering the latest science and practice innovations. The Saturday session is especially designed for carers. For more information visit the EDIC conference website.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
 F.E.A.S.T. members in Australia were recently featured in an article in The Age newspaper discussing Family-Based Maudsley Treatment. The article spotlights important progress in eating disorder treatment and the hard work clinicians and families are doing to successfully treat patients.
Family ties helping teenagers rise above eating disorders, by Jill Stark
"At the Royal Children's Hospital, admission rates have dropped by 56 per cent since the treatment started in 2008. Of the 83 per cent who complete the six-month program, 97 per cent fully recover."
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
F.E.A.S.T. has provided a treatment provider list on the website since our beginning in 2008. As 2011 ends, so will the list.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
 The F.E.A.S.T. website team has just published a new tool for parents seeking help caring for an eating disorder patient. The Hall of Fame unveiled yesterday helps parents new to the Around the Dinner Table forum find the topics and posts most relevant to their situation, and consistently found most meaningful for longtime members. This HOF offers a crash course in the science, the treatment, and the parental stance that distinguishes the F.E.A.S.T. community.
The HOF is, like so much we do, interactive. Users of the forum are welcome to contribute, to make suggestions, and to know that their own experiences are being preserved and appreciated by others. F.E.A.S.T. so appreciates the extensive and generous work of Colleen and Leah on this project!
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Map Ahead symposium in Alexandria earlier this month was a RESOUNDING SUCCESS.
We brought together 139 very motivated, very focused, and SMART people together for two days, over 95 people tuned in online, we heard over 25 people on a formal basis and dozens and dozens more in questions and in participation in the events. We had four sit-down meals, four lively snack breaks, two group dinners on the town in Alexandria, one fantastic Learning Room filled with information, and even an impromptu silkscreening shop.
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