You are invited:

The Feminist Art Project – MI: The Art of Healing: Explorations of Women’s Health

Gallery, Duderstadt Center, 2281 Bonisteel Boulevard, University of Michigan North Campus

May 2-16, 2008

Opening Reception Friday May 2, 5:00-8:00 pm. Sponsored by the Center for Eating Disorders.

The Feminist Art Project facilitated by Rutgers University is a nationwide celebration of women’s contributions to art.  The Art of Healing , a juried exhibit, will be an expressive, dynamic, challenging and informative collaboration that integrates artwork and informational exposes. The artwork will respond to, comment on, and draw attention to historical, psychological, medical and social issues relating to women’s health. Prepare to be provoked, stimulated, disturbed, and inspired.

For further information about The Feminist Art Project visit http://feministartproject.rutgers.edu.

Professional Training:

Academy for Eating Disorders 2008 International Conference on Eating Disorders

Bridging Science and Practice: Prospects and Challenges

May 14-17, 2008

The Westin Seattle, Seattle, Washington

Outstanding international professional training and education opportunity.

Website: www.aedweb.org

CED welcomes new staff members!

The Center for Eating Disorders is pleased to announce Jacki Dilley, LMSW and Robin Okun, MSW, CNI have joined our staff. Jacki provides individual treatment for adolescents and adults with eating, weight, and body image issues. Robin teaches mindful movement and healthy body image integration techniques through group classes and workshops. We welcome these experienced professionals to our treatment team!

Collaboration:

Amy Pershing, CED Clinical Director and Director of CED’s Bodywise Recovery Program is pleased to announce a collaboration between Bodywise and area Curves Clubs (Curves is an international fitness company) to provide an education and prevention seminar series designed to address issues related compulsive eating, yo-yo dieting, and binge eating disorder.  Amy will also be contributing a regular column, to the regional Curves newsletter, that will address ways to: “naturalize” eating patterns, avoid binge eating, and overcome food and weight obsession.  Watch our website for excerpts.  For dates and times of these upcoming Bodywise seminars call 734-668-8585.

Center Signs AED World Wide Charter for Action on Eating Disorders!

Developed by the Academy for Eating Disorders, the World Wide Charter for Action is a patient and family bill of rights, spelling out what patients and their loved ones should be able to expect from those responsible for health care treatment and policy.  To read the Charter and sign online go to www.aedweb.org and click on the link to the Charter.