Supporting an Adult "Child" in Treatment

Synopsis: Supporting an adult child with an eating disorder can be confusing to parents, and can generate a lot of uncertainty. Parents need to know what their role is in treatment when their child is an adult, they need to understand their role as a critical support, they need to feel "allowed" to be involved in their loved one's treatment, they need to know what the treatment options are for adults, and they need to know how to monitor an adult child who isn't living at home (or even nearby). This webinar will address all of the above, and more.
Bio: Rachel Chagnon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working in the adult PHP/IOP at the UC San Diego Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research. Rachel graduated with her BA in Psychology from Sonoma State University in and earned her MA in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego (USD). During her time at USD, Rachel completed her practicum at the UCSD CHEAR (Center for Health Eating and Activity Research) Clinic where she gained individual and family clinical experience working with patients across the lifespan with diagnoses of Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, and ARFID. Rachel found that during her practicum year she gained a passion for working with adult patients who have a diagnosis of an eating disorder, and their families, and started working in the adult program at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center following her graduation from USD. Rachel works with individuals, couples, and families at UCSD, and she coordinates the TFam (transitional family) programming for young adults and their families at the UCSD EDC. TFam is a multi-family group for young adults and their families to learn psychoeducation and support techniques for young adults in higher levels of care for EDs. This includes lessons and experiential activities on neurobiology of eating disorders, DBT skills, dietary, meal support, and more. In addition to EDs, Rachel has experience working with mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and disorders of over-control. Rachel helps co-lead the Radically Open DBT (RO DBT) track in the adult program. Rachel is trained in CBT-E and FBT, and specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and is passionate in assisting patients in creating their life worth living.