Family Program Schedule
Family Program Day 1 - Monday
10:00am – 12:00pm Visiting Family Members Only
Introductions and Orientation
We have something in common
Eating Disorders as a Disease/Not just a bad habit
His/her diseased Behaviors vs. His/her true self
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch Break (off-grounds for family members)
1:30 – 2:30pm Patients Join Family Week
Reading the red and green list
The E.D. Lie
2:30 – 3:30pm Art Therapy
3:00- 3:15pm Snack Break
3:15 – 5:00pm Family Session Art Therapy Processing with feedback
Family Program Day 2 - Tuesday
8:30am Feelings Check-in (Why and How)
9:15am How does the eating Disorder Start? Looking at the Puzzle
10:00am Snack Break
10:15am The Event Cycle
Culture
The Parentified Child
12:00-1:30pm Lunch Break (off-grounds for family members)
1:30-3:00pm Am I enabling the disease and how to know what’s helpful, what isn’t
Feelings and Defenses
3:00pm Snack Break
3:20-5:00pm Communication and Boundaries
The Never Ending Argument
The Triangle pattern
Why Do We Need to Listen? The Feedback Loop
Secrets
Examples of List Work
Preparation of List Work
HOMEWORK: List work preparation
Family Program Day 3 - Wednesday
8:30am Hand in List Work for Family Therapist the Review
8:30 - 9:15am Psychiatric and Medical Aspect of Eating Disorders
Q & A
10:15 -10:30am Snack Break
10:30-12:00pm Food Planning and Aftercare Lecture
Q & A
12:00-1:30pm Lunch Break (off-grounds for family members)
1:30-3:00pm Families Present List Work to Patients
3:00-5:00pm Family Session
Family Program Day 4 - Thursday
8:30 – 9:00am Feelings Check-in
9:00 – 10:30am Family Discusses Family Patterns Together
10:30-11:00am Snack Break, Review Patients List Work
11:00-12:00pm Patients Present List Work
12:00-1:30pm Lunch Break (off-grounds for family members)
1:30-3:00pm Patients Present List Work
3:00 - 3:20pm Snack Break
3:20-5:30pm Patients Present List Work
HOMEWORK: Amends List Work
Family Program Day 5 - Friday
8:30am – 12:00pm Feelings Check-in
Aftercare Hierarchy
List Work: Will You Forgive Me For… / Amends
Family Self Care, Family Participation Questionnaire
Art Work – What’s Changed?
Closing Circle
12:30pm Adjourn
