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Ad Category: Announce & Events > Community Notices"Eating Disorders" will be presented on June 17, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, by Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D.; Addictionologist; and Robin Edison, M.Ed., LLPC; Dawn Farm therapist and EDEN group facilitator. This presentation will examine the evidence that eating disorders are true biopsychosocial diseases, similar to chemical dependency. Different models of treatment will also be discussed. This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues; and to dispel the myths, misinformation, secrecy, shame and stigma that prevent chemically dependent individuals and their families from getting help and getting well. Workshops are free and open to anyone interested in attending, including people with alcoholism/addiction, people in recovery, people interested in recovery, family members/friends and others affected by chemical dependency, people who work with chemically dependent individuals, students, people interested in any topic for any reason – ALL ARE WELCOME! Registration is not required. 1.5 hours of free C.E. approved by MCBAP (Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals) is offered for each workshop. A certificate to document attendance is provided on request. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please contact (734) 485-8725, Email Me Here, or see http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan.