Posted by Sarah Emerman on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 @ 08:20 AM
CCED has a strong desire to create change within the community about the way people think and feel about diet and exercise. Our vision is to provide a place where both women and men can experience mindful movement for the purpose of health, without a focus on on appearance or weight loss. To continue to promote this vision, we are hosting a community yoga group led by Julie Norman, who is both a dietitian and a yoga instructor at CCED. The group will be held at CCED from 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on the first, third, and fourth Tuesdays of every month. We will begin this group by this upcoming fall. If interested, please contact the front desk to meet Julie and schedule an orientation for this group.
"Yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are..." -Eric Schiffmann
Posted by Sarah Emerman on Fri, May 07, 2010 @ 02:05 PM
Come join Drs. Lucene Wisniewski and Anita Federici as they discuss factors that interfere with the treatment of disordered eating, including self-harm and personality disorders. Drs. Wisniewski and Federici will be presenting on how Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) has been adapted to treat disordered eating and, conjointly, therapy interfering behaviors. The conference will take place at Firelands College - BGSU May 13th from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please contact Della Brown, R.N. at (419) 626-5623 ext. 149 for questions concerning registration.
Posted by Sarah Emerman on Wed, May 05, 2010 @ 08:18 AM
Posted by Mark Warren on Thu, Apr 01, 2010 @ 03:44 PM
The Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders is very excited to be sponsoring the
Fairmont Center for the Arts play,
EAT (It’s Not About Food). As we discussed in our post about the media, there are efforts going on that attempt to provide better understanding about eating disorders and their consequences. In the play,
EAT (It’s Not About Food), CCED hopes that a much broader audience than those who are currently or previously involved with eating disorder treatment will have the opportunity to learn more about eating disorders. The play focuses on what eating disorders are, what it is like to experience them, and the variety of problems that can be experienced when one has an eating disorder. From this play we gain a sense of hope for those who suffer from these illnesses.
The play
EAT was written by Linda Daugherty, a Dallas playwright who became interested in this field. It was first preformed first in Dallas last year to very
positive reviews. By bringing the play to Cleveland, the Fairmont Center for the Arts is providing a tremendous service to our community. Please plan to join us to see this very special production, which will run from April 15- May 2nd at the
Mayfield Village Civic Center. CCED will have an educational program following each performance and will be available to answer any questions you may have. For reservations please call: (440) 782-4087.
Posted by Sarah Emerman on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 @ 12:21 PM
By Sarah Emerman and Katie Dent
Eating Disorder Awareness Week is an annual event intended to provide education on the prevention, understanding, and treatment of eating disorders to patients, families, medical professionals and the general public. This year it will be held throughout the week of February 21st. Throughout the week, The National Eating Disorders Association has partnered with various organizations who will be hosting events around Cleveland to raise awareness about eating disorder treatment and prevention. The Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders is committed to our participation in these important events.
On Tuesday, February 23rd, at 6:30 p.m. we will be holding an open house for the general public to view our facility, meet some of our staff, and interact with other families and patients who are suffering from these life-threatening illnesses. It will be an avenue for people to get information, identify resources for treatment, and receive support.
Additionally, one issue that CCED is particularly passionate about is removing barriers to receiving evidence-based care. On Wednesday, Feb 24th, at 6:30 p.m. we will be hosting a seminar intended for patients, families, and medical professionals titled “Identifying and Treating Eating Disorders in the Primary Care Setting”. Dr. Mark Warren and Dr. Lucene Wisniewski will be providing information on early warning signs of eating disorders, re-feeding syndrome, how to access evidence based treatment, important questions to ask your physician, and the medical risks of eating disorders.
If you would like to attend these free events please contact our front desk at (216) 765-0500 to secure your reservation.
Posted by Mark Warren on Sat, Nov 21, 2009 @ 10:25 AM
The Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders would like to welcome Dr. Anita Federici as the newest member of our team.
Dr. Federici received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from York University in Toronto, Canada. She completed her Research and Clinical Fellowship in the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Canada).
Her main research and clinical interests focus on developing and evaluating treatments for individuals with eating disorders, particularly those with a comorbid diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), suicidal and self-injurious behaviors, and/or chronic anorexia nervosa. Specifically, her research focuses on (1) investigating the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for complex eating disorders, and (2) developing a greater understanding of emotion dysregulation and motivational constructs as they relate to clinical outcome and treatment efficacy in these complex conditions.
Dr. Federici has completed over four years of intensive training in DBT and has extensive clinical experience working with diverse clinical populations and multidisciplinary treatment teams. Dr.Federici provides training on DBT for health professionals and offers workshops and ongoing consultation to clinicians regarding adapting DBT for eating disorders. In addition, she has received extensive training in several additional therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Emotion-Focused Therapy. She has published a number of articles and book chapters on the treatment of anorexia nervosa and anxiety disorders, BPD, and has presented her research on the application of DBT formulti-impulsive individuals at international conferences. She is a dynamic speaker and educator and avid promoter of eating disorder and suicide awareness.