FREE Professional Webinar: Students and Eating Disorders: How School and Eating Disorder Treatment Synergize
Join us for a dynamic conversation with BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ Founder Melainie Rogers, Academic’s West Founder Dr. Evan Flamenbaum, and Monte Nido Regional Outreach Manager Denise Limongello to learn the opportunities for a student’s success when a school and mental health treatment facility collaborate for eating disorder recovery.
DATE: Friday, February 24th, 2023
12:00 PM-1:00 pm EST
EATING DISORDERS ARE COMPLEX MENTAL ILLNESSES WITH HIGH HEREDITARY FACTORS INFLUENCED BY VARIOUS RISK FACTORS.
Student life escalates stress, social pressure, freedom around food choices, and schedule changes.
These elements, compounded with certain character traits, underdeveloped coping skills, and genetic predisposition, create the perfect storm for an eating disorder to develop.
The prevalence of eating disorders among school-age individuals compels schools and educators to understand their influential role in identifying and supporting a student’s recovery.
In this panel discussion, hear from outpatient and residential eating disorder clinicians and the head of a therapeutic school.
OUR PANELISTS UNPACK THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SUCH AS:
What are common misconceptions about eating disorders?
What is the role of the school professional in eating disorder detection?
How can a school help positively influence a student’s choice to seek treatment?
What is helpful to say and what is not?
What types of treatment are available for students?
Who on the school's staff works with the treatment center?
What happens to school performance if a student is recommended for an eating disorder program?
When and how and when does treatment end?
What actions can schools implement to support a student’s eating disorder recovery?
Are there preventative measures a school can take to impact disordered eating and body image?
THIS DISCUSSION IS HERE TO HELP YOU...
Leave empowered, knowing the reality versus myths of eating disorders.
Understand the importance of a school professional's role in the early detection of eating disorders.
Gain tips on how to approach students.
Learn how eating disorder treatment and academia are effectively collaborative.
Acquire ways to adapt academia to prioritize treatment and recovery.
MEET THE HOSTs
MELAINIE ROGERS, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S
BALANCE Founder & CEO (she/her/hers)
Melainie Rogers founded the most extensive private group nutrition practice specializing in eating disorders in New York City, Melainie Rogers Nutrition, LLC., and evolved it to BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ and Redefining Wellness. Additionally, she founded and is past President of the New York City IAEDP Chapter, an Advisory Board Member at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia, a former Board Member of the Binge Eating Disorder Association, is a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University. Melainie is sought out to present internationally on the latest scientific discoveries and treatment approaches within the eating disorder profession.
DR. EVAN FLAMENBAUM
Academics West Founder & Head of School (he/him/his)
Dr. Flamenbaum advocates for children, adolescents, and young adults who experience mental health and academic issues. He holds a doctorate in clinical social work and an MA in school counseling. As a former Dean of Students at a Manhattan private school, he used his clinical knowledge to help students stay in school during periods of difficult psychological adjustment. As the current Head of School of Academics West and co-founder of Therapy West, Dr. Flamenbaum continues to integrate his clinical knowledge and background in education to train and guide professionals and parents. He is a nationally recognized lecturer and an expert on treating learning issues and ADHD. Dr. Flamenbaum also co-created Clinically Informed Academics® (CIA), a research-based model that provides a framework to improve the overall functioning of students socially, emotionally, and educationally. Throughout his career, Dr. Flamenbaum’s commitment to student advocacy and intervention has helped hundreds of families overcome obstacles that otherwise impede learning and overall developmental progression.
DENISE LIMONGELLO
LCSW, Monte Nido New York Regional Outreach Manager (she/her/hers)
Denise specializes in treating eating disorders, including but not limited to Anorexia, Bulimia, OSFED, ARFID, Orthorexia, and Binge Eating Disorder. She obtained her graduate degree from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She is also a graduate of Miss Porter’s School and Tulane University. Denise began her clinical career at The Renfrew Center of New York and has worked across all levels of care, including Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, and Outpatient Private Practice settings. Denise serves as Monte Nido Affiliates New York Regional Outreach Manager alongside her private practice.