Parent Partner Program

This workshop consists of two 3-hour sessions that focus on family education and support for parents, family and loved ones of those with eating disorders. Local presenters from the fields of mental health, medicine and nutrition help participants understand the illness and provide positive support. Presenters are: Cris Haltom, PhD (Mental Health), Sue Travis, PhD, RD (Nutrition) and Jessica Casey, DO (Medical).

Participants will learn:

What eating disorders are, and what they are not;
Physical and medical aspects of eating disorders;
Stages of eating disorder treatment and recovery;
Nutrition, optimal-versus-dysfunctional eating, and health restoration;
How to identify when and how to help, and how to be a positive role model;
How to look at disordered eating from the perspective of another person;
How to recognize cultural and media messages about body image.

For more information, download the Parent Partner Program brochure, or to register, contact the Mental Health Association in Tompkins County at (607) 273-9250 or info@mhaedu.org.

Note: workshop meets on two evenings, for 3 hours each. Participants sign up to attend both sessions.

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DATES

Thursday October 06, 2011: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Thursday October 13, 2011: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Parent Partner Program

FEE

$30 per family or sliding scale/free if needed

LEARN MORE

http://ccetompkins.org/family/family-supports

LOCATION

CCE-Tompkins Education Center
615 Willow Avenue
Ithaca, New York 14850-3555

Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County

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