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How We Work in the Eating Disorders Program
Dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of children and adolescents by expanding the reach of evidence-based, family-focused mental health care.
The Eating Disorders Program at Children's Colorado provides a variety of treatments. Perhaps most important is that our treatment is always tailored to the unique needs of each patient and family.
Every family has a "team," which includes a:
- Psychiatric expert to evaluate the overall severity of the eating disorder, determine the potential role of co-existing anxiety, depression and obsessional symptoms and coordinate interventions with the team.
- Adolescent medicine specialist to monitor and evaluate growth with a target weight range, assess potential medical complications and consult around the child's gradual return to more normalized activity.
- Family therapist to provide individual and family therapy sessions each week, in addition to the group therapy program for kids and parents.
- Registered dietitian to work with parents on meal planning and managing nutrition at home and at school. The dietitians also work with kids to address nutrition questions, appetite regulation and practicing meals outside of the program.
Learn more about the history of the Eating Disorder Program and the care we provide.