Coming into the Light: Strategies and Hope for Recovery in BED and Associated Conditions
 
 
March 31st, 2011
7:00 am - 8:00 amPre Conference Registration Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 amPre-Conference Session Registration
8:00 am - 3:30 pmAn Internal Family Systems Approach to Binge Eating Disorder
Mark Schwartz, ScD
Dick Schwartz, PhD
Theresa Chestnut, MSW, LCSW
8:00 am - 5:00 pmExhibit Setup
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmPre Conference Session Lunch
1:00 pm - 7:00 pmConference Registration
5:00 pm - 5:15 pmConference Welcome & Introduction
Chenese Lewis, BEDA Ambassador & Spokesperson
5:15 pm - 6:00 pmYou Are The One You've Been Waiting For: Sharing Your Story for Social Change
Jess Weiner, Author, Self-Esteem Expert, Consultant, Media Personality & Chief Creative Officer, Talk to Jess LLC (TTJ)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pmMeet & Greet Reception/Book Signing
 
April 1st, 2011
6:30 am - 8:00 amContinental Breakfast
7:00 am - 10:00 amRegistration
8:00 am - 8:15 amWelcome
Trisha Rubin, LCSW, President, Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA)
8:15 am - 9:00 amBinge Eating Disorder: Current Status and Looking Ahead
B. Timothy Walsh, M.D., W&J Ruane Professor of Pediatric Psychopharmacology (in Psychiatry), Columbia University Medical Center
9:15 am - 10:00 amFrom Consuming Secret to Mindful Recovery: Practical Tools for People with BED and the People Who Love Them
Ellen Shuman, Founder, WellCentered, Inc.
9:15 am - 10:00 amThe Neurochemistry of a Binge: Linking Psychotherapy to the Biology of the Brain
Ralph E. Carson PhD, BHS
10:00 am - 10:30 amRefreshment Break & Exhibits
10:30 am - 11:15 amEmotional Triggers that Exacerbate Binge Eating
Debra Weinberg, MS
10:30 am - 11:15 amMindfulness in the Treatment of Binge Eating: Lessons from Research and Practice
Janna L. Fikkan, PhD
Sofia Rydin-Gray, PhD
Ruth Q. Wolever, PhD
11:30 am - 12:15 pmHealth as a Value versus Size as a Goal: Re-framing the "Right-Size/Wrong-Size" Paradigm to Promote Healthy Body Image, Eating, Fitness and Weight in Children, Teens and Adults
Kathy Kater, LICSW
11:30 am - 12:15 pmNutrition Counseling Interventions for Patients with BED and Type II Diabetes or Insulin Resistance
Reba Sloan, MPH, LRD, FAED
12:15 pm - 1:30 pmLunch & Exhibits
1:30 pm - 2:15 pmIntuitive Movement: Exploring Movement and Motivation
Melissa McLain, PhD
Amanda Mellowspring, MS, RD, LD/N
1:30 pm - 2:15 pmOut of the Darkness: Suicide and BED
Mary Bartlet, PhD
Nichole Siegfried, PhD
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmI'm Still Hungry: Helping Children with Emotional Eating
Dena Cabrera, PsyD, CEDS
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmThe Conscious Cafe Weekend Intensive: Restoring Hope Through a Mindfulness-Based Model
Alice J. Rosen, LMHC
3:15 pm - 3:45 pmRefreshment Break & Exhibits
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmBig Bodies Move Beautifully
Rochelle Rice, MA
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmObesity and Binge Eating Disorder: Diagnosing and Treating with an Integrative Approach
Carolyn Coker-Ross, MD, MPH
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmArt of Soothing Yourself Without Food
Susan Albers, PsyD
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmSix Spiritual Pathways to Recovery from Binge Eating Disorder
Michael Berrett, PhD
 
April 2nd, 2011
6:30 am - 9:00 amRegistration
7:00 am - 8:30 amNo More Silence; No More Stigma! How Telling Our Stories Can Help Others
Amy Pershing, LCSW
Jess Weiner
Bronwyn Marmo
Sunny Gold
Chenese Lewis
9:00 am - 9:45 am"Resistance to Change" in BED Treatment: Understanding Entrenched Behavior as a Sign of Strength
Amy Pershing, LCSW
9:00 am - 9:45 amWhat About Me? How to Take Care of Yourself While Caring for a Loved One with BED and Associated Conditions
Esther Kane, MSW
9:45 am - 10:30 amBinge Eating Disorder & the Primary Care Setting
Ramona Seidel, MD
9:45 am - 10:30 amCountertransference, Transference and the Therapeutic Alliance: Essential Dynamic Tools for the Treatment of BED
Judith Banker, MA, LLP, FAED
10:30 am - 11:00 amRefreshment Break & Exhibits
11:00 am - 11:45 amMaximizing Success: Using Twelve Step Recovery Programs to Enhance Recovery from Abusive Eating Behaviors
H. Theresa Wright, MS, RD, LDN
11:00 am - 11:45 amThe Spark in Eating Disorders Outreach: Student Power
Mardie Burckes-Miller, EdD
11:45 am - 12:30 pmAn Untapped Resource in the Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder
Stacy Saindon, MA, LMFT
Michelle Trumpy, MPH, RD, LD
11:45 am - 12:30 pmDiets to Donuts to Discernment: Stages of Recovery in BED Using HAES
Deb Burgard, PhD
12:30 pm - 1:15 pmEating Disorder Mentoring vs the "War on Obesity": Identifying and Supporting the Unique Voice of the BED Sufferer Within the Greater Recovery Community
Shannon Cutts
12:30 pm - 1:15 pmThe Mindful Therapist
Carolyn Costin, MA, Med, MFT
1:30 pm - 2:45 pmEat What You Love, Love What You Eat
Michelle May, MD
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmRefreshment Break & Exhibits
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmFrom Darkness into Light: Discovering Hope and Effective Change Through Eating Disorders Advocacy
Kitty Westin, MA, LP
Jeanine Cogan, PhD
2:45 pm - 5:00 pmExhibit Teardown
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmDamage Control! Finding Common Pathways to Address Obesity Concerns while Preventing Eating Disorders and Weight Bias: A Guide for Clinicians and Advocates
Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD, FAED
4:15 pm - 4:30 pmBreak
4:30 pm - 5:15 pmPanel Discussion: Eating Disorders, Weight Bias, Low Self-Esteem, Bullying and the "War on Obesity". Where Do We Go From Here?
Deb Burgard, PhD
Jeanine Cogan, PhD
Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD, FAED
5:15 pm - 5:30 pmFinal Thoughts and Wrap-Up