RSVP to Ashly Thompson, 707.307.3360 or email athompson at laVentanaTreatment dot com

Please join Sponsors La Ventana and Sonoma State for an emotional and inspirational night as Doris and Tom transform perspectives by promoting understanding without judgment and clarifying misunderstandings. Ultimately their message is one of hope and possibilities.

Family Week Presentation--Private Event

Workplace health program for Pillsbury, et al Law Firm, based on the tenets of Health At Every Size in Sacramento, CA (not open to the public)

Workplace health program for Pillsbury, et al Law Firm, based on the tenets of Health At Every Size in Sacramento, CA (not open to the public)

Workplace health program for Pillsbury, et al Law Firm, based on the tenets of Health At Every Size in Sacramento, CA (not open to the public)

Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program events on Fri Oct 25, 2013:

8:15-11:00 AM Alumni Event w/ Tom & Doris Smeltzer at 3610 American River Dr., Ste 140, Sacramento, CA

11:30-1:00 PM  Professional Lunch & Learn Series at Arden Hills Country Club, 1220 Arden Hills Lane, Sacramento, CA 

Join Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program for the latest in its complimentary Lunch & Learn series, providing a free 1 CE presentation and opportunity to network with area eating disorders professionals over the lunch hour.

Summit is pleased to welcome nationally-recognized guest speaker, Doris Smeltzer, founder of the Andrea’s Voice Foundation, who will share her compelling personal story of her teenage daughter’s tragic death from medical complications stemming from 13 months of bulimia. Teaming with Summit’s Medical Director, Anna Vinter, MD, Smeltzer will discuss the importance of medical management in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders, while Dr. Vinter will explore a “common language” understanding of survival physiology and how individuals survive eating disorder behaviors. These key medical principles can—and should—be in the dialogue of all disciplines working with patients and families who struggle with eating disorders, not just physicians.

RSVP to Melissa O'Neill, at moneill@sedop.org

Workplace health program for Pillsbury, et al Law Firm, based on the tenets of Health At Every Size in Sacramento, CA (not open to the public)

Workplace health program for Pillsbury, et al Law Firm, based on the tenets of Health At Every Size in Sacramento, CA (not open to the public)

Workplace health program for Pillsbury, et al Law Firm, based on the tenets of Health At Every Size in Sacramento, CA (not open to the public)

Family Week Presentation: Private event

Held in the Rosehills Threatre of the Smith Campus Center on the Pomona College Campus. Please contact Kirk if interested in attending:

Kirk Bernal 
Pomona College 
Office of Campus Life
909.621.8256

Open only to NVUSD Counselors and Interns

Private event: Only for Avalon Treatment Center staff, clients and families.

Presentation limited to NVUSD Interns, School Counselors, Teachers & Administrators.

Andrea's Voice Presentation

Park in Memorial Union (MU) Parking Garage. Presentation is in the Great Hall inside the MU.

Appetizers served at end of event 

Iowa State Campus Map

Private presentation for Avalon Hills Treatment Center's Family Week

Neuroregulation and Eating Disorders

Presented by Ed Hamlin, Ph.D.
Clinical Director, Institute for Applied Neuroscience, Asheville, NC

July 15, 2017    9am - 5pm    
Staybridge Suites, SFO, 1350 Huntington Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066

$20 Workshop Fee:  
CASH (no checks) only at event site. To pay via credit card, please click here  

 6 CEUs provided at no additional charge for Licensed Psychologists, LCSWs, MFTs, & Licensed Nurses (Scroll down for CE details)

SEATING IS LIMITED: Click here & complete our contact form to reserve your spot now!

Eating disorders are a pervasive problem and have been shown to have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition, yet maintaining positive treatment outcomes is often a challenge. The reasons for this are varied, including but not limited to, the ego syntonic nature of the illness, poor insurance coverage for effective treatment that follows best practice treatment guidelines, and poor recognition of early indications of the problem. Neuroscience, though, is beginning to shed some new light on the underlying brain mechanisms associated with eating disorders.  In this workshop we will review the existing findings related to the neurobiology of eating disorders.  We will also discuss how these findings can be applied to treatment in order to improve outcomes in this challenging population.  Particular attention will be paid to recently developed quantitative EEG findings and their meaning for patients with eating disorders and how EEG biofeedback can be incorporated into treatment to help alter the underlying neurophysiology. 

Presenter Bio: Dr. Ed Hamlin is a psychologist and the Clinical Director of the Institute for Applied Neuroscience in Asheville, North Carolina. He has taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Duke University. He currently holds an adjunct faculty position as Professor at Western Carolina University and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina Medical Center. In addition to his clinical work, he conducts research and presents workshops regarding applied neuroscience and brain/mind relationships. He serves as a consultant and supervisor for the clinical staff at a number of facilities throughout the world. He has practiced neurofeedback and applied psychophysiology since the mid-1980s and has taught and utilized these techniques in a variety of settings. He has a particular interest in neuroplasticity and the potential for changing maladaptive brain organization patterns. His research projects involve examining the impact of early abuse and neglect on the developing brain and how to correct maladaptive patterns as well as a major collaborative research study with Avalon Hills into dysfunctional brain patters in patients with eating disorders.

Co-sponsored by Avalon Hills,  Andrea’s Voice Foundation & Spiritual Competency Resource Center

Important Continuing Education Information:

• American Psychological Association: Spiritual Competency Resource Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Resource Center maintains responsibility for its programs and their content.
• California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for license renewal by LCSWs and MFTs for programs from CE approved sponsors of the American Psychological Association. LCSWs and MFTs from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board for approval.
• California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP10318) for licensed nurses in California through the cosponsorship of the Institute of Noetic Sciences

For questions about CE contact, visit www.spiritualcompetency.com or contact David Lukoff, PhD at david.lukoff@gmail.com or (707) 763-3576

Credit hours:  6 CEs
Learning Objectives:  At the conclusion of this workshop attendees will be able to:

1. List and discuss the three primary neuroimaging findings associated with eating disorders.
2. Describe the role of the Default Mode initiating treatment changes.
3. Define the difference between symptom management approaches and transformative models of treatment.
4. Identify how EEG biofeedback may be productively used as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of eating disorders. 

Private presentation at Utah State University during Family Week

Private Event at Utah State University, Logan, Utah

Private presentation for Avalon Hills Treatment Center's Family Week