Living With Food: The Science Supporting Eating Disorder Treatment

The Renfrew Center is hosting events for both the public and professionals in Cleveland on body image and eating disorders in the Jewish Community. For more information please see below.

Community
 
The Renfrew Center Foundation invites the public to attend an open forum titled Food, Eating Behaviors and Body Image in the Jewish Community.  This free community event will be held during the evening from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM on the following dates/locations: Wednesday, May 4 in Cleveland, OH; Wednesday, May 11 in Chicago, IL, and Wednesday, May 18 in Dallas, TX. Featured Speakers: Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW, CEDS, National Training Director and Body Image Expert, The Renfrew Center Foundation and Marjorie C. Feinson, PhD, Renfrew Center Foundation Consultant will address the issues of recognizing how Jewish role models can provide healthy images for our daughters; discovering new ways to appreciate and honor our bodies and ourselves; understanding eating problems among Jewish women and the initial steps for change; and raising awareness of how holiday and Sabbath meal preparations contribute to disordered eating. This event is open to all that would like to attend. For more information on this event and to RSVP, please contact Kelly Fieni at 1-877-367-3383 or kfieni@renfrew.org.

Professional
 
REGISTER NOW! The Renfrew Center Foundation presents Food, Body Image and Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community, a half-day conference (4 CEUs), for mental health professionals, educators, and clergy on Thursday, May 5 in Cleveland, OH; Thursday, May 12 in Chicago, IL, and Thursday, May 19 in Dallas, TX.  The conference will address women’s body image issues and eating disorders in the Jewish Community.  Conference objectives are to address the rise in eating disorders and related issues in the Jewish community; develop strategies for using Jewish tradition, culture, spirituality, text, and ritual resources for healing; explore shame, body hatred and eating disorders among Jewish women and girls, and increase understanding of the complex reciprocal relationship between mother, daughter, and a healthy body image. Featured Speakers are Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW, CEDS, National Training Director and Body Image Expert, The Renfrew Center Foundation and Marjorie C. Feinson, PhD, Renfrew Center Foundation Consultant. For more information and to register, visit: http://renfrewcenter.com/news-events/Events/jewishedprofessionalseminars.asp or contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383 or dlucker@renfrew.org.