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Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders Suicide Prevention and Risk Consultant, Dr. Mary Bartlett, attended an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) on Sept 28 and 29th, in Springfield, OH.
She is now trained in the ASIST approach which is a two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It is by far the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world. Over one million caregivers have participated in this two-day, highly interactive, practical, practice-oriented workshop
The workshop is for all caregivers (any person in a position of trust). This includes professionals, paraprofessionals and lay people. It is suitable for mental health professionals, nurses, physicians, teachers, counselors, youth workers, police and correctional staff, school support staff, clergy, and community volunteers. Dr. Bartlett now adds this training to her myriad of experience that benefits clients at Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders.
Summer is usually a time for fun in the sun, but here at Magnolia Creek, we've been keeping busy! Here are just a few things we've been up to, along with some links for some extra summer reading:
A generous silent donor has offered to match any funds donated to Manna up to $45,000 before August 15, and Magnolia Creek will donate a 45-day stay for a potential total of 90 days of eating disorders treatment. For more details, read our recent press release. And, please, please visit the Manna Scholarship Fund website, and donate to this worthy cause. Your dollars will automatically be matched, and double in value.
Magnolia Creek will be working with Dr. Thomas Joiner, Jr.'s research team to conduct studies exploring the relationship between eating disorders and suicide, as well as self-harm. We hope that this study will help us and other treatment providers come to a greater understanding of individuals who are affected by eating disorders and thoughts of suicide and offer them better quality treatment and care. For more details, read our recent press release, and contact Magnolia Creek directly with any questions.
Check out our new Contributed Articles page to read two recently published articles written by associate therapist Sarah Moorad, clinical director Dr. Mary Bartlett, and executive director Dr. Nicole Siegfried. We've also listed here other articles that have been contributed by various members over the past three years.
Magnolia Creek is excited to announce the opening of our Partial Hospitalization (also known as "day treatment") Program today.
Partial hospitalization is designed for clients who are stepping down from inpatient or residential care or for clients who require a higher level of care than outpatient services are able to provide.
Below is a list of several of the weekly therapy groups in the program. A PHP schedule will be published on our website very soon.
If you have any questions about the PHP, please contact Lynn Eastman at (205) 678 4373.
Magnolia Creek and The Ranch are teaming up to bring renowned speaker and seminar leader Mary Bellofatto to town to lead a special day workshop for treatment professionals. The workshop will focus on experiential techniques dealing with addictions, eating disorders, resistant clients, and the therapist parallel process.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Lunch will be provided.
Mary is an award-winning speaker, leading retreats, seminars, trainings, and program development in the eating disorders field. She has worked in mental health for more than thirty years, fifteen of them as Clinical Director and National Training and Aftercare Director at one of the leading addictions treatment centers in the nation. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors for iaedp and the Executive Counsel of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. Mary's workshops are known for their deep sense of spirituality and hope for change, all while having fun.
If you are a treatment professional in the area and would like to attend this free workshop, please contact Brittany at (205) 790 2929.
This is an exciting 6 hours of training that you will not want to miss!
I thought it was high time to post on the blog myself and share a little bit about some of what goes on at Magnolia Creek. Last Wednesday night at the Creek was our third Drum Circle with John Scalici from Get Rhythm Programs.
John teaches that drum circles can be used as a metaphor for many aspects of recovery, including empowerment, overcoming struggle, and connection.
I’d never participated in a drum circle before, so I was a little apprehensive- thinking that we might have to yell out war calls or worse yet- perform a solo :). I was surprised as to how relaxing drumming can be. I expected it to be kind of loud and overwhelming, but it was more centering and comforting.
My favorite part was when one of the residents played a rhythm of recovery, symbolizing her triumph over the eating disorder. She used an ocean drum, which makes sort of a humming/purring noise, as a metaphor for the balance she wants to have when she recovers.
If you live in the area, John told us that he has a community drum circle one Saturday a month in Homewood. We’re thinking it would be really cool to do this as an outing!
Peacefully situated beside a private lake and nestled among more than thirty wooded acres near Birmingham, Alabama, Magnolia Creek provides residential and day treatment for women struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and other eating & exercise disorders. Our programs provide a comprehensive treatment experience, addressing the psychological, medical, nutritional, spiritual, and relational needs of our clients.
Certified by the State of Alabama
Accredited by The Joint Commission
Accredited by the Better Business Bureau
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