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The Renfrew Center’s Residential Alumni Support Group

The Renfrew Center is offering a virtual support group for alumni of our Residential program as they move forward in their recovery. Participants in this online group will: Discuss the unique challenges faced by those in eating disorder recovery after leaving residential treatment. Receive take-away tips to navigate relationships and prioritize self-care in the home…

Virtual College Case Consultation Group

Attendees will need access to wi-fi, and a device with a camera, microphone and audio capabilities. The complexities of eating disorders in college students can present unique challenges for college mental health professionals in effective assessment and intervention. Are you assessing for eating disorders or body image dissatisfaction in your students? When a student discloses…

Virtual College Case Consultation Group

Attendees will need access to wi-fi, and a device with a camera, microphone and audio capabilities. The complexities of eating disorders in college students can present unique challenges for college mental health professionals in effective assessment and intervention. Are you assessing for eating disorders or body image dissatisfaction in your students? When a student discloses…

Trusting the Change: Strengthening Trust as a Foundation of Recovery

Eating disorders may lead us to feelings of self-doubt and isolation. In recovery, relearning how to trust yourself, become a trustworthy person, and (re)build trust in others can all improve our emotional wellbeing. The Renfrew Center invites you to join us for an interactive workshop where we will explore tools to cultivate self-assurance, live intuitively,…

Trusting the Change: Strengthening Trust as a Foundation of Recovery

Eating disorders may lead us to feelings of self-doubt and isolation. In recovery, relearning how to trust yourself, become a trustworthy person, and (re)build trust in others can all improve our emotional wellbeing. The Renfrew Center invites you to join us for an interactive workshop where we will explore tools to cultivate self-assurance, live intuitively,…

Complexities of the College Experience: Navigating Nutrition on Campus

Attendees will need access to wi-fi and a device with audio capabilities. About the Training This virtual 1 CE presentation will discuss some of the key nutrition barriers that college students face on a daily basis. We will explore the prevalence of eating disorders on campuses and how these nutrition barriers are risk factors that impact…

Eating Disorders in Athletes: When Running on Fumes Becomes Dangerous

Attendees will need access to wi-fi and a device with audio capabilities. About the Training College athletes are under tremendous pressure when it comes to performance both in academics and sport. It can be extra challenging trying to help a college athlete suffering from an eating disorder given the complexities that may arise, including but…

When Darkness Seems Like The Only Option: Managing Suicide Risk In College Students With Eating Disorders

Attendees will need access to wi-fi and a device with audio capabilities. About the Training Eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of all psychiatric illnesses and a significant portion of those deaths are due to suicide.  The effects of malnutrition, destructive coping practices and a lack of social supports are all factors that…

Co-Regulation: Why Attachment Matters in Treating Eating Disorders

There are environmental, social, biological and psychological factors that may influence the likelihood of developing an eating disorder. In addition to those influences, emerging literature has begun focusing on the relationship between insecure attachment and eating disorders. While one cannot go back and modify any early attachment injuries, this presentation will focus on how mutual, reciprocal, and…