Events Calendar
Upcoming Events
November 12-14, 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Family Ties: What Hurts, Helps and Heals
The Renfrew Center Foundation 20th Annual Conference Presents:
Feminist Perspectives and Beyond ~ Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future
Currently there is much controversy regarding the role of parental involvement when a teenager has an eating-disorder. The question is not whether parents should be involved, but how. Approaches veer from direct intervention with food issues (active re-feeding) to parental disengagement from food struggles. Mothers and fathers and other family members can have crucial roles in the process of recovery. Just how parents and caretakers can help—or hurt—the recovery process will be discussed. Audience participation will be encouraged.
Speakers: Dr. Judith Brisman, Dr. Judy Rabinor and Dr. Margo Maine
Location: Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Information: For more information, please contact Debbie Lucker at 1-877-367-3383 or dlucker@renfrew.org.
May 6 & 7, 2011, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Treatment of the Eating-Disordered Patient: Encounters &Negotiations
Austen Riggs Yasmin Roberts Memorial Lecture
Date & Time: Friday, May 6, 2010,
8:00-10:00pm
Cost: Friday Night Guest Lectures are free of charge.
Location: Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA
When Helping Hurts: Untethering the Family Tie
Austen Riggs Yasmin Roberts Memorial Lecture
Date & Time: Saturday, May 9, 2010 (a morning workshop),
9:30-12:30pm
Cost: Saturday Morning Workshops are open to licensed mental health professionals and require advance registration.
Location: Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA
For more information on either event, please visit austenriggs.org or call 413-931-5236.
Monthly, NYC
Supervisory Study Group for Professionals:
The Interpersonal Treatment of Eating Disorders
Dr. Brisman is now forming a supervisory group on the interpersonal treatment of eating disorders. The supervisory group is open to all professionals who are interested in the psychodynamic treatment of eating disorders. In particular, we will discuss the need for direct intervention with problematic eating behaviors while attending to the ongoing question of what the intervention actually means to the patient. Cases will be presented and readings will supplement discussion.
Location: The group will be held for an hour each week at 330 W. 58th Street (time to be determined). A bi-monthly group is also being considered.
Information: Please contact Dr. Judith Brisman at drjbrisman@edrcnyc.org or at 212-582-2217 if you are interested in more information. We look forward to hearing from you.
Past Events
Saturday, May 1, 2010, NYC
Bodies: What Exactly are These Bodies We are Trying to Live In?
Presented by The Eating Disorders, Compulsions and Addictions Service at the William Alanson White Institute in New York City
Celebrated New York Times food critic Frank Bruni will poignantly take us on his personal journey with his body—one that was filled with torment and despair – and ultimately resolution. Susie Orbach, renowned psychoanalyst and social critic, will discuss our culture's journey—one that’s filled with messages that denounce the existence of our bodies. Through these compelling talks, the next step of the journey will be questioned-- what we can do now to heal our bodies, our selves and our cultures.
Date & Time: This is a past event.
Presenters: Frank Bruni and Susie Orbach, Ph.D.
Discussant: Judith Brisman, Ph.D.
Moderator: Jean Petrucelli, Ph.D.
Location: The William Alanson White Institute, New York City.
Cost: Cost for the day long panel is $135 in advance and $165 at the door.
Information: For more information about this panel or the 2010 workshop series on the topics of Relationships, Dissociation, Economics and Bodies, please contact Carlos Acha by email at cacha@psychoanalysis.net or by phone at 212-873-0725 (ext 10).
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010, NYC
Talking to High Schoolers about Eating Disorders
Dr. Judith Brisman will speak to 9th through 12th graders about bulimia, anorexia and binge eating disorder. She will be joined by Dr. Doris Pastore and NicoleTeitelbaum.
Date & Time: This is a past event.
Location: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, New York City
Friday, November 20, 2009, 5:00pm, NYC
ANAD Vigil at NYU Kimmel Center, Washington Square Park
Dr. Judith Brisman will be speaking at New York University's Delta Phi Epsilon ANAD Vigil. This vigil is to honor National Awareness Week for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, and is open to the public.
Location: NYU Kimmel Center, Washington Square Park, New York City.