PO Box 16488
St Paul, MN 55116
director@joyproject.org
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Program
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Patient Demographics
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Support Groups
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We host weekly
support groups for members of the community who are struggling to
recover from an eating disorder.Friends
and family members are also welcome to attend. We follow the curriculum
of ANAD, and we also get referrals from ANAD.
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Anyone affected
by an eating disorder or body image issues is welcome. Friends and
family members are welcome as well.
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Recovery-Support
Online Message Boards
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Our Message
Boards, located at www.joyprojectonline.com
give people in recovery the ability to chat with other people in
recovery to support each other, give and receive feedback, share
helpful information, and challenge each other to continue to fight
their eating disorder. Features include: Option to create a personal
online diary, daily challenge projects, weekly "Challenge
Food Challenge" contests, interactive polls, and permanent
threads with useful info and links to more information
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edastpaul@gmail.com
eda.minnesota@hotmail.com
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Program
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Patient Demographics
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Eden Prairie Support Groups
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Sundays @ 5:00pm
6630 Shady Oak Road, Wooddale Church room 133 (downstairs), Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Questions can be emailed to: eda.minnesota@hotmail.com or leave a message at 651.246.5935
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Individuals who struggle with disordered eating or
eating disorders of any type. Friends and family are also welcome. Balance – not abstinence -- is our goal
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Little Falls Support Groups
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2nd & 4th Mondays 6-7:30pm
St Gabriel Hospital, Rose Room
JoAnn 320.232.9576
edalittlefalls@hotmail.com
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Individuals who struggle with disordered eating or
eating disorders of any type. Friends and family are also welcome. Balance – not abstinence -- is our goal
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Owatonna Support Groups
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Thursdays 6:00-7:30pm
Kid's Korner building on Florence Ave, Owatonna, MN 55060
Questions can be emailed to Kim at EDA.Owatonnamnyahoo.com, or call 507-390-0447 for more information
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Individuals who struggle with disordered eating or
eating disorders of any type. Friends and family are also welcome. Balance – not abstinence -- is our goal
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St Paul Support Groups
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Sundays 7-8pm
St Luke Lutheran Church
1807 Field Ave
Heather 651.756.8768
stpauleda@gmail.com
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Individuals who struggle with disordered eating or
eating disorders of any type. Friends and family are also welcome. Balance – not abstinence -- is our goal
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St Louis Park Support Groups
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Thursdays 6-7pm
Emily Program SLP Location
1660 S. Hwy 100, Conference rm B
Kelly eda.minnesota@hotmail.com
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Individuals who struggle with disordered eating or
eating disorders of any type. Friends and family are also welcome. Balance – not abstinence -- is our goal
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justynrubenstein@gmail.com
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Program
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Patient Demographics
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Support Groups
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Wednesdays @ 6:00pm
Lake Harriet Spiritual Community Center, 4401 Upton Ave S
Questions can be emailed to: justynrubenstein@gmail.com
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2265 Como Ave
1660 S Highway 100
Chestnut Building
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Suite 250
200 E. Chestnut Street
Phone: (651)-645-5323
St Louis Park, MN 55416
Stillwater, MN 55082
Fax: (651)-647-5135
Phone: (952) 746- 5774
Phone: (651) 645-5323
Fax: (952) 746-5962
Fax:
(651) 439-1098
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Program
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Patient Demographics
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Outpatient
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Groups meet to
share common experiences to alleviate feelings of shame and isolation.
The sharing of common experiences breaks these barriers and inspires
self-understanding as each person learns to identify unhealthy patterns
and develop healthy alternatives.
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Intensive Outpatient
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Flexible
programs that allow individuals to continue their everyday activities
such as work or school. The programs include three or four sessions
during the week and a multi-family session on Saturday. The intensive
outpatient programs combine group therapy, meals, experiential therapy,
meal planning, psychoeducation, and family therapy.
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Ideal for
clients who require a more structured program to interrupt their
symptom use.
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Intensive Day
Program
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Meets Monday
through Saturday for three to seven hours per day and combines group
therapy, meals, experiential therapies, meal planning, psychoeducation,
alternative therapies and family therapy
The Intensive
Day Program emphasizes maximal involvement of the individual's family
and/or significant other. The family is involved in the psychoeducation
group which provides an understanding of the various components of the
eating disorder. The family is also expected to attend the dinner and
group therapy session one evening a week as well as lunch and group
therapy on Saturdays.
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Ideal for people
who need intensive treatment, support, and structure.
The level of
support and therapeutic involvement within the Intensive Day Program is
meant to help individuals overcome obstacles to recovery, gain new and
healthier coping skills, and achieve their individual treatment goals.
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Group
Therapy/Support Groups
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Groups meet to
share common experiences to alleviate feelings of shame and isolation.
The sharing of common experiences breaks these barriers and inspires
self-understanding as each person learns to identify unhealthy patterns
and develop healthy alternatives.
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Family Therapy
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Family therapy
sessions explore and improve long-standing patterns of communication
between family members. These sessions provide awareness of common
issues and roles and help the individual with the eating disorder to
recover. Affected family members also receive support.
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Transitional Living
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Supportive housing environment for those making the transition from treatment to regular life | |
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Program
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Patient Demographics
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Residential
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- Medical
monitoring/nursing care to evaluate and monitor medical status
- Nutritional
intervention and counseling to restore proper nutrition and accomplish
weight restoration
- Psychiatric
evaluation of co-morbidities and consideration of medications in
treatment
- Psychotherapy
in individual, group and family formats to help the individual reduce
eating disorder symptoms and assist families in understanding how to
help the individual recover
- Complementary
and alternative therapies to relieve anxiety, improve body image and
address spiritual well-being
- Exercise
evaluation and therapy to assess physical conditioning and assist in
developing healthy exercise routines
- Spiritual
therapy to address issues of spiritual health through prayer,
meditation, spiritual counseling, group discussions, and worship
experiences as appropriate to the client's beliefs
- Occupational/Experiential
therapy to assist the individual in self-expression and in gaining
assertiveness and symptom control while implementing what they have
learned through community experiences including clothes shopping,
grocery shopping and dining at restaurants
- Education/Schooling
to allow the individual to continue to proceed with their formal
academic experience in conjunction with local schools through tutoring
or onsite classroom experience
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Long-term
residential eating disorder treatment program for adolescent and adult
women.
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14569 Grand
Ave S
Burnsville, MN 55306
(952) 898-5020
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Program
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Patient Demographics
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Group
Therapy/Support Groups
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Offers Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
(DBT) therapy group oriented
specifically for adolescents with eating disorders. Participants in
this group will learn to apply DBT principles to help them to cope with
the urges and emotions arising from and/or triggering eating disorder
behaviors every Monday from 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Participants
will be asked to commit to attending the group regularly for 6 months
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This group involves the active learning
and practice of behavioral skills geared
to assist with coping with emotions, parental involvement is required.
One parent per adolescent is expected to attend every group, so that
(s)he can learn the skills and coach his/her adolescent in their use.
This parental involvement has been found to be an essential piece for
adolescents' successful skill learning and use.
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6500 Excelsior
Blvd
Contact: Cynthia Shallock
St Louis Park, MN 55426
schalc@parknicollet.com
Phone: (612) 993-6200
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Program
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Patient Demographics
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Outpatient
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The outpatient
program offers individually scheduled appointments with a licensed
psychologist, registered dietitian, medical doctor or psychiatrist.
Appointments are available Monday through Friday days and some evenings.
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Intensive
Outpatient
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The intensive
outpatient program offers support, education and supervised meals.
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Ideal for
patients who are transitioning to a less-structured environment.
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Partial Day Hospital
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The partial
program is a hospital-based, outpatient program offering therapeutic
activities, support and education eight hours a day, five days a week.
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Ideal for people
who require nutritional and medical monitoring.
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Inpatient
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The inpatient
hospital program, located on the eighth floor of Methodist Hospital,
offers 24-hour medical care and structured therapeutic activities.
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Intended for
medically unstable patients.
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Binge-Eating
Disorder Program
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Phase
1: Weekly 3-hour
sessions for 12 weeks.
Phase 2: Weekly 3-hour
sessions for eight weeks.
Participants
learn to manage stress, decrease episodes of binge eating, and help
change their thinking about food, weight and self-esteem through what
is called cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy
combines two powerful tools – therapy that addresses how
people think with how they react – to stop symptoms and get
lives back on track.
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Phase I:
Phase II: Optional and
designed for those who need additional support and reinforcement of
skills from Phase 1
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