PROFESSIONALS— Rationale/Principle Interventions in Family Treatment for Teen Anorexia (PART 2)

ABOUT WORKSHOP:
In this overview: Drs. Lock and Le Grange describe the underlying rationale for using FBT for anorexia nervosa in adolescents. Next, they illustrate ways to implement the main interventions employed in FBT through role-plays and examples. Lastly, they describe how to use FBT in the context of a treatment team.

ABOUT SPEAKERS:
James Lock, M.D., Ph.D. is a Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Stanford School of Medicine and the Director of the Stanford Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program. Dr. Lock has over 200 publications including original peer reviewed articles, professional articles, book chapters, and books in the field of eating disorders. He has completed several NIH funded treatment studies and is currently involved as PI or Co-PI on three additional awards all focused on treatment interventions for eating disorders.

Daniel Le Grange, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, and Director of the Eating Disorders Program at The University of Chicago Medical Center. He received his doctoral education at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, and trained in family-based treatment at the Maudsley Hospital in London. He completed postdoctoral training at the Institute of Psychiatry and Stanford University School of Medicine.