Main description:

This groundbreaking volume presents a new conceptual approach to treating adults with eating disorders and their children. By utilizing Parent-Based Prevention, a state-of-the-art intervention program from Stanford University for families who risk raising children in the context of parental eating disorders, Parents with Eating Disorders offers a practical, evidence-based manual to working with affected families with the goal of preventing disordered eating from being passed to future generations. Additional resources include intervention planning and self-assessment forms intended for clinicians to use as they implement the program.

Contents:

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Understanding the Risk of the Offspring of Parents with Eating Disorders Chapter 3: The Broader Context of the Transition to Parenthood in Adults with Eating Disorders and their Partners Chapter 4: The Development of Typical and Atypical Feeding and Eating Processes in Children and Youth Chapter 5: Two Families Seeking Help Chapter 6: Overview of Parent-Based Prevention Chapter 7: Adapting Parent-Based Prevention to Diverse Family Structures and Backgrounds Chapter 8: Treatment Planning and Real-time Evaluation using Assessment Tools Chapter 9: Phase One: Setting Up Joint Goals Chapter 10: Session 1: Gearing Up Chapter 11: Session 2: The Family Meal Chapter 12: Session 3: Embracing Change Chapter 13: Phase Two: Distinguishing the Parental Eating Disorder from Parental Functioning Chapter 14: Session 4-5, 7-8: Individual Sessions with the Affected Parent Chapter 15: Session 6: A Conjoint Meeting with Both Parents Chapter 16: Phase Three: Enhancing Parental Efficacy and Family Resilience Chapter 17: Parent-Based Prevention in Action: Stacey and Rob Chapter 18: Parent-Based Prevention in Action: Dave and Gabby