Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC Counseling Services

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The One Stop Resource for Eating Disorder Treatment Information and Recovery Tools

Eating Disorder HopeTM promotes ending eating disordered behavior, embracing life and pursuing recovery. Our mission is to foster appreciation of one's uniqueness and value in the world, unrelated to appearance, achievement or applause.
Eating Disorder HopeTM offers information, eating disorder treatment options , recovery tools and resources to those suffering from eating disorders, their treatment providers and loved ones. Eating Disorder Hope provides eating disorder treatment options, support groups, articles, recovery tools and more for individuals struggling with bulimia, anorexia and binge-eating disorders.
Check Out The Eating Disorder HopeTM Blogs, Social Networking Sites and Clubs. These resources offer a place for sharing between all whose lives have been touched by eating disorders. They are regularly updated with important developments, happenings, events & discussions regarding the prevention and treatment of eating disorders.

Recovery is found by implementing the best eating disorder treatment available for the individual needs of the sufferer. It takes commitment, perseverence and tenacity. Eating disorders are not just limited to anorexia and bulimia, find support for binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating treatment resources here, too. Recovery is possible and it happens!

Eating Disorder Specialist Library: Hope for Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and Compulsive Overeating...
Finding eating disorder treatment is an overwhelming task for those suffering from eating disorders and the loved ones trying to help them.
To solve this problem, Eating Disorder Hope launched the Eating Disorder Specialist Library to provide a comprehensive resource for exploring and comparing treatment options, providers, treatment approaches and philosophy.
Many find that perusing through the 'virtual brochures' offered in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library greatly simplifies their search and puts them in touch with some of the best treatment centers for their loved one.
Our rapidly expanding Eating Disorder Specialist Library is an excellent tool for eating disorder sufferers, families, friends and treatment providers who feel overwhelmed with where to begin in the search for appropriate care for the loved one suffering with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating. Finding professionals specialized in the field is key to successful recovery.

Work with an eating disorder specialist treatment team if possible, if not, seek out some of the many wonderful self help programs available to assist you in recovery.
Develop self acceptance through practicing compassion toward self.

Help Produce an Online Film To Educate about Eating Disorders!
For five years that the NORMAL In Schools national nonprofit has been delivering its live programming to educate children and families in at-risk, public AND private schools, in medical facilities and in theatre festivals worldwide about the facts relating to eating disorders and mental illness. Last year wewere awarded the 2010 Champion in Women's Health Award byThe Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation.Most notably, our program assisted teenage patients into treatment for eating disorders and related illnesses due to the universal appeal of the gripping rock musical on which our program is based, and the shame-breaking talkback panel with expert clinicians and people in recovery.

A word about Pro-Ana and Pro-Anorexia sites
Are you are feeling trapped in a cycle of dieting, purging, weight issues, compulsive overeating, compulsive eating, anxiety, orthorexia or depression? Or are you visiting Pro-Ana sites to motivate yourself to become thinner? If so, please consider our Pro-Recovery site as an alternative. Here you can find the tools and resources you need to pursue health, well-being and peace. Now doesn't that sound better than persuing an eating disorder?

Academy of Eating Disorders Credentialing Standards for Eating Disorders Inpatient Treatment and Residential Treatment
The Academy for Eating Disorders has now posted the AED Credentialing Standards for Eating Disorders Inpatient/Residential Treatment on the AED Web site. We welcome your comments and feedback.
The AED Credentialing Task Force was formed in response to family member concerns generated at a NEDA annual meeting and a desire to promote basic standards to ensure high quality inpatient and residential treatment for eating disorders. It is a multidisciplinary group of expert clinicians, researchers, and patient/family advocates from AED, IAEDP and NEDA.
These three main organizations, along with many others, including national and international leaders in the eating disorders field and related professions, residential/inpatient treatment program directors, insurers, as well as recovered individuals and family members, have jointly worked to develop standards for inpatient/residential treatment over the past six years.
The AED Credentialing Task Force developed the residential/inpatient treatment standards to: (a) safeguard patients and families who seek eating disorders inpatient and residential treatment; (b) review and improve the quality of care offered by inpatient and residential treatment programs, and (c) provide a quality of care benchmark for third party payers to consider as they collaborate with providers in the development of comprehensive models of care and its reimbursement. The standards of care relate to program a) assessment and treatment planning, b) treatment delivery, c) quality improvement and d) outcome measurement.
We have posted the standards so you can examine them in their most up-to-date form. We are now exploring ways to create an accreditation program and voluntary accreditation process that will ensure quality of care and safeguard patients and families in their pursuit and receipt of this care. If you have any further questions or comments regarding the standards, feel free to contact me at tantillo@rochester.rr.com.
~ Mary Tantillo PhD RN CS FAED, Chairperson, AED Credentialing Task Force

The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight issues.
National Eating Disorders Association Live Helpline: (800) 931-2237 Hours (PST): Monday through Friday:8:30am-4:30pm