Residential Program

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Eating Recovery Center’s Residential program is designed for patients that need 24-hour support, but that no longer require the medical support and stabilization at the same intensity as the Inpatient program. The Residential program offers round-the-clock observation and support, as well as daytime medical and psychiatric supervision. A structured schedule incorporates groups, community meetings and individual therapy to model a recovery-based daily structure to help patients overcome their destructive routines, rules and behaviors.

The Residential program focuses on helping patients understand the factors that are maintaining their eating disorders and gain recovery skills. Evidence-based clinical interventions that enhance behavioral change include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), while experiential therapies include art, psychodrama, movement and yoga. Patients also participate in relaxation groups.

Within the step-down model of care, the Residential program offers medically stable patients a highly structured and supportive 24-hour treatment environment. Patients and treatment teams are able to test recovery in real-world situations, including meal and activity outings as well as day and weekend passes, to identify recovery challenges and determine readiness for entry into a lower level of care with more autonomy.

 

Residential Program Medical and Clinical Leadership

 

Emmett R. Bishop, Jr., MD, FAED, CEDS

Founding Partner and Medical Director of Adult Services

“The Pillars of Recovery—Values, Mindsight and Connectedness—form the foundation of the treatment philosophy at Eating Recovery Center. This model helps patients develop a sense for what they value in life, as well as an awareness of when those values apply and when completing one’s values requires connecting with others.”

Enola Gorham, LCSW, CEDS

Clinical Director of Adult Services

“One thing I always want to impress upon potential patients, their families and referring professionals is that we involve them throughout the treatment process. The objective is to become educated, focused and knowledgeable about how to treat the patient, and also how to support their recovery after they leave Eating Recovery Center.”

Carolyn Jones, RN, LPC, CEDS

Director of Nursing

“Dedication, caring and wisdom are evident in all aspects of the treatment program at Eating Recovery Center. Our highly-skilled, compassionate staff, combined with our commitment to implementing evidence-based techniques, can pull someone out of the depths of an eating disorder and start them on the road to recovery.”

Marla Scanzello, MS, RD

Director of Dietary Services

“The role of nutrition services is very important in the treatment of an eating disorder. Our dietitians work with patients who are often terrified of eating, to help them eat, to achieve a balanced pattern or nutrition and to achieve a healthy weight for optimal recovery.”

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Testimonials

After four years of closed doors for recovery via inpatient treatment for my daughter who had relapsed after 15 years of walking in recovery, I found hope for her recovery through the program offered at Eating Recovery Center. My husband and our adult children received similar hope through family therapy and Family Days experiences.

-Mary K., parent of patient