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Food, Weight,
Body Image issues,
And Eating Disorders
The Assumption College Student Development & Counseling Center offers the following services:
Assessment/Treatment
Planning
During assessment, your counselor will work with you to evaluate
your situation and suggest an appropriate treatment plan.
This plan may include individual counseling or group counseling
here at the Center, referral to a counselor or nutritionist
in the community, referral for day treatment, hospitalization,
or a combination of the above.
Individual Counseling
In individual counseling, you meet with a counselor once a
week or as needed for counseling, support, and problem-solving
based on the assessment and treatment plan. Issues addressed
might include: your thoughts and beliefs about food and weight;
your fears and anxieties; unhealthy or dangerous eating or
exercise habits (e.g., restricting, bingeing, purging, laxative
abuse, overexercising); and social pressures related to body
image and appearance.
Group Counseling
In group counseling, you meet weekly for a period of about
8 to 10 weeks with other people who are struggling with similar
food and weight-related issues. Research has shown that people
report benefiting greatly from the peer support and understanding
group work provides. The Eating Disorders Support Group here
at Assumption College includes education on a variety of topics
as well as open discussion.
To join the Eating Disorders Group, contact
Marta Carlson at 508-767-7409 to schedule a screening interview.
The purpose of this interview is to provide you with further
information about the group and to determine if the group
is the right fit for you. This group typically meets Wednesday
evenings from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Student Development & Counseling Center
at Assumption College. This group is open to all students
enrolled in any of the colleges of the Worcester Consortium.
Workshops
I am available to present on a variety of topics related to
food, weight, and body image. Examples of these presentations
are:
- Eating Disorders on Campus: An Overview
- How You Can Help a Friend or Family Member
- Reflections on the “Cult of Thinness”
Referrals
Inpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders:
Childrens Hospital - Boston
Deaconess Hospital - Waltham, MA
Hampden Hospital - Hampden, NH
Brattleboro Retreat - Brattleboro, VT
The Renfrew Center - Philadelphia
Day treatment/Partial Hospitalization for
Eating Disorders:
Deaconess - Waltham, MA
McLean Hospital - Belmont, MA (Day program)
Cambridge Eating Disorder Center – Cambridge, MA (Day
and evening programs)
Nutritionist referrals:
Jean Green – Shrewsbury, MA-508-393-1920
Lisa Van Dusen – Umass/Memorial-508-856-2492
or
508-856-3479
Informational brochures
The following brochures are available at the
Student Development & Counseling Center:
- What is an Eating Disorder?
- Preventing Eating Disorders
- Am I on my way to an eating disorder?
- Help on the way…Restrictive Eating
- How to Help a Friend
Links to other resources
National Eating
Disorders Association
A nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of eating
disorders and body dissatisfaction through prevention efforts,
education, referral and support services, advocacy, training,
and research.
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Massachusetts Eating
Disorder Association
A non-profit agency dedicated to the education, prevention
and treatment of eating disorders based on a model of full
recovery.
www.medainc.org
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating
Disorders, Inc.
A comprehensive list of informational documents on the different
kinds of eating disorders.
www.anred.com
Body Positive
Looks at ways we can feel good in the bodies we have.
www.bodypositive.com
InnerSolutions
A nurturing, non-diet approach to food, weight, and body image
concerns.
www.innersolutions.net
Gurze Books
Eating disorders resources and links.
www.gurze.com
Something Fishy
Large website with resources for eating disorders
www.something-fishy.com
Geneen Roth
Writer and speaker on recovery from eating disorders
www.geneenroth.com
Overcoming Overeating
Books and other resources.
www.overcomingovereating.com
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