Family Program: Families in Focus
Center for Eating Disorders
at Focus Healthcare of Tennessee
Focus Healthcare of Tennessee is pleased to partner with Thomas and Thomas Consulting Group, LLC for a monthly two and a half day family support and treatment program. Individuals who have family involvement in treatment have better success with sobriety. Part of what families will learn in this process is that addiction is a boundary failure, which is why treatment offers so much hope. Boundary systems can be learned and improved.
Listen to Thomas Tullos [MP3 format]
Meet Thomas Tullos, Focus Healthcare of Tennessee Clinical Director, through this short audio interview as he speaks about Addiction and Addiction Treatment.
Workshop Results
Following this workshop, participants will be able to do the following: educate family members on the nature of the addictive process, understand how the disease impacts families, engage family members in interactive conjoint group process with patients, teach healthy communication skills, and educate family members about boundaries, family roles, and codependency issues.
Addiction Recovery
Families often ask us for statistics on addiction recovery. Our answer is this: Recovery rate is 100% when the treatment plan is followed 100%. Family involvement is part of the treatment plan.
In a large-scale study published on October 4 in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry, teenagers with the eating disorder showed better recovery after receiving family therapy. Read the article To overcome teen eating disorders, get the family involved, published by The Independent, Wednesday, 6 October 2010.
Schedule
The Families in Focus Program is offered monthly. Therapeutic activities for the family program are scheduled all day Friday, Saturday, and until noon on Sunday. Sunday afternoon will be set aside for therapeutic visitation.
Upcoming session weekends include the following:
- February 17, 18, 19
- March 16, 17, 18
- April 20, 21, 22
- May 18, 19, 20
- June 22, 23, 24
Call 800.675.2041 for more information.
| Friday | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 9:00 10:30 10:45 12:00 1:30-2:45 2:45 3:00-4:00 | Registration Lecture on the Addictive Process Break Lecture on Eating Disorders Lunch on your own Lecture on Family Roles Beak Group Process/Q&A |
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 10:15 10:30 12:00 1:30 2:45 3:00-4:30 | Lecture on Boundaries Break Group Process: Family Impact Sharing Lunch on your own Group Process: Family Impact Sharing Break Group Process |
| Sunday | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 10:30 10:45 12:00 1:00-3:00 |
Continuing Self-Care Plan Break Affirmations and Closing Lunch Visitations |
Fees
For the Patient: Free
For the Family: $150/family member in advance, $200 at the door.
Workshop Protocol
For the safety and consideration of all workshop participants, attendees are asked not to bring weapons, purses, cameras, cell phones, valuables, and outside food and drinks to any of the sessions.
Families in Focus Workshop Design
The Center for Eating Disorders is here not only to help individual recovery, but to facilitate a healing process for the entire family.
Our belief is that eating disorders are a family disease and treatment for the entire family is important for everyone’s recovery. Focus Healthcare’s Families in Focus is designed to educate, empower, open communication, and provide support for the family.
To learn more about the Families in Focus program or to register call Melissa Rogers at 1.800.675.2041.
Families in Focus is conducted by Sheila Thomas, LMFT, CSAT and Thomas Tullos, LPC, CSAT. In 2012, Focus Program Director Diane Monteleone will also be supporting these sessions.
Register Online Today
for Families in Focus
Note: The fee for Families in Focus is $150 in advance, or $200 at the door per family member. Online payment is accepted until 5pm the day before the start of the event.
