16 March 2008
Family Days April 17th and 18th, 2008
18/03/08 15:50 Filed in: Westwind
Program
Westwind Family Days
Thursday April 17th and Friday April18th, 2008
We have long recognized that having an organized approach to family involvement in our treatment program was desirable, but we had not developed a model for doing this. With advice on what works best from a few other programs which offer such components , we are now offering a Family Days component. These two interactive and educational days are offered to all family members and friends free of charge.
The emphasis of this aspect of the program is to provide as much information over a two day span as we can about the nature of eating disorders, the course of treatment and recovery, and what you can expect to encounter with your family member working to overcome the disorder. Most of the material will be presented in a lecture format, with plenty of opportunity for questions, discussion and networking with other families.
A second goal we want to address involves a therapeutic activity called Knees to Knees carried out in a group format. This will have been discussed in advance with your family member, and she will have decided if she wishes to follow up on it at this time. If she does want to do so, she will then discuss it with you, or arrange for us to do so. The exercise is a communication exercise, and all Family Days attendees are present as observers, even if they are not actually participating in the exercise itself.
While our initial focus is on clients who are currently residing at Westwind, we are going to use a model of including both our outpatient families and former clients and family. We will be offering this on a continuing basis throughout the year, so if you miss one set of dates, there will be another one coming reasonably soon.
We hope you will choose to join us for Westwind Family Days to be held on Thursday April 17th and Friday April 18th 2008 at the Canad Inn in Brandon. To register please contact Westwind at 204-728-2499 or Lynne@westwind.mb.ca. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Lynne Robertson
Outreach Director