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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
THE 22nd ANNUAL
RENFREW CENTER FOUNDATION CONFERENCE
Feminist Relational Perspectives and Beyond:
Exploring Controversy, Building Collaboration
November 9-11, 2012
Philadelphia Airport Marriott
Keynote Speakers:
Ivan Eisler, PhD
Kelly Vitousek, PhD
Amy Baker Dennis, PhD
Debora Burgard, PhD
As the field of eating disorders has evolved in recent years, the extent of available information and knowledge has expanded exponentially. Along with this explosion of data, significant theoretical and clinical controversies have emerged; consequently, both clinicians and researchers have grown increasingly entrenched in a number of polarized perspectives regarding the most valid way to understand and treat eating and food related problems. How these controversies are addressed and resolved will have a profound impact on future growth and productivity in the field. Perhaps most important is whether the issues that now divide eating disorder professionals can be discussed and debated in a manner that builds a more cohesive framework for addressing and individualizing effective treatment. The 22nd Renfrew Center Foundation Conference is dedicated to an examination of the most prominent current issues and controversies, and to a search for respectful, collaborative solutions.
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Accepted Proposals will address:
- Understanding how brain-based, interpersonal, familial and cultural variables interact to create and maintain an eating disorder
- The role of attachment in etiology and treatment
- Conceptualizations of eating disorders recovery
- The role of parents, partners, siblings, children and the community in successful treatment
- The impact of bullying on eating disorders' etiology and treatment
- Determining treatment modalities for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder - evaluating trends/waiting for the evidence
- Qualitative and quantitative perspectives on treatment: implications for clinical decision making
- Differing theoretical perspectives and practical approaches to BED, obesity and weight loss
- Revisiting the question: are eating disorders addictions?
- Professional growth: how, when and why clinicians change the nature of their treatment interventions
- The role of the Internet in the training and education of eating disorder clinicians
- Ethical issues in the treatment or termination of chronic and noncompliant patients
CONFERENCE FORMAT:
- Keynotes
- Two-Hour and Three-Hour Presentations
- Full-Day Trainings
- Networking Receptions
- Poster Presentations
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MARCH 16, 2012.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY MAY 7, 2012.
CLICK HERE FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION AND TO DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS GUIDELINES.
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