[Adta] Re: Adta Digest, Vol 21, Issue 25

Fri Jul 27 08:11:39 EDT 2007

Re: the 13yo writing about anorexia in her emails to a camp counselor
Anorexia is a serious disorder that causes death in at least 1 out of 5
people diagnosed. Many Social Service Departments now address untreated
anorexia in minor children as evidence of neglect. Some children have been
mandated to receive treatment until released by the therapist. I realize
there are lots of possible scenarios here, but the most important thing to
me is that the child is communicating that she has a serious illness. If she
told us she thought she had diabetes, we would suggest she get a medical
evaluation right away. The camp nurse or director needs to contact the
parents and tell them that camp staff members have serious concerns about
their child's health, particularly a possible eating disorder. It should be
clear that this concern is based on communications from the child, not
observations of the child and not statements by others campers.
13 year olds may think that a camp counselor is the same as a school
counselor or licensed counselor. They may not understand that email is
official communication or that their rights to privacy are not guaranteed on
email. These are important life lessons to understand and 13 is a good age
to begin helping them understand how to ask for help when it is needed.
Also, I think the person calling the parents will want to open the
conversation with a statement like, " I know you are caring and concerned
parents and you would want to know about any concerns we have about your
child." I also suggest that the parents be told that this is not the first
time this has happened; other parents have had similar things ocur with
their teens. Also, gently remind them that young teens often begin exploring
their independence, relationships outside of the family, etc. before going
to their parents for help. It would be a good idea to intervene now in a
supportive way rather than a punitive one.
I hope this is helpful.
Leslie Armeniox, PhD, LPC, ADTR

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> Date: 25 Jul 2007 12:00:10 -0400
> From: gloria at adta.org
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> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:26:46 -0400
> From: Danielle Fraenkel <daniellefraenkel at kinections.com>
> Subject: [Adta] Liability Insurance
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> Currently I use Marsh Associates (once McGinnis) for liablility
> insurance. I see that HPSO(accruate acronym?) is much cheaper.  Is HPSO
> a reliable carrier?
> Dani Fraenkel
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> From: "Orit Janco-Golan" <ojmoves at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Adta] Looking for 2-3 roommates for ADTA conference...
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> Hello friends and colleagues,
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> I would like to attend the ADTA conference in NYC in September, and would
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> happiest if I could share a room with 2-3 others.
> SO, if anyone is looking for a third or fourth roommate, please contact me
> at my email address: ojmoves at gmail.com
> Or, if there are 2-3 people who contact ME, I would be happy to book a
> room
> for all of us! PLease write asap!. Many thanks,
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> Happy summer,
> Orit (Janco Golan)
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> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:27:07 -0400
> From: Christine Hopkins <ch2yes at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Adta] dance therapy in the Phillipines
> To: Katcaban at yahoo.com, adta at adta.org
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> Hi Katrina--
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> There is a wonderful dance therapist in the Phillipines.  Her name is
> Dinghy Bareiros (not sure about the last name and she's gotten married
> since I last saw her).  She's not listed in the ADTA directory so is not
> currently a member.  She studied for her PhD (in psych, I think) in the
> Phillipines and fought to include a dance therapy research project for
> her dissertation. She's a wonderful woman.  I sent her three boxes of
> dance therapy books from my graduate school program so she has the dance
> therapy library for the Phillipines.  I'll post a query on the listserv
> and try to find her that way and will get back to you.  Her email
> address is on my old computer in the basement--so I can get to it
> eventually.  How about you send me a reminder in about a week or two so
> I'll be sure to get back to you about how to get in contact with
> Dinghy.  It would be great for you to connect with her as she's very
> enthusiastic and knowledgeable!
>
> Dinghy:  If you're out there reading this, please email Christine from
> Seattle!!! at dancingsmart at yahoo.com.
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> And Katrina, please use my dancingsmart at yahoo.com address also because
> I'm phasing out the ch2yes email address.
>
> Thanks and more later,
> Christine Hopkins
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> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:54:05 -0400
> From: danceramy at aol.com
> Subject: [Adta] question about dealing with eating disorders in young
> girls, from a lurker on the list
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> Hello,
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> I am a special educator with training as a D/MT who usually lurks on the
> list.
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> I have a counseling related question.? I just finished an overnight summer
> camp for Highland Dancers (week long), and there are some lingering young
> teenage girl eating disorder issues that I need to help my mother (the
> director of the camp) figure out how to address.? Nothing disturbing was
> observed, but apparently there were some conversations between a 13 year
> old dancer and her 18 year old counselor that have been ongoing,
> resulting?in the 18 year old passing along information because she?feels
> it?is tool much for her to handle.? The 13yo told her counselor that she
> had a history of anorexia, and apparently feels the need to continue to
> discuss this based on repeated emails to the counselor.? It is not clear
> whether the discussion is attention seeking, or a current crisis.? The
> only solution we can think of is to contact her parents and let them know
> the nature of these discussions.? Any advice on how to handle this, or how
> to present parents with this concern, would be !
> greatly appreciated.? She is a wonderful girl,very hard working (chosen by
> teachers as a scholarship recipient for next year), bubbly personality,
> great sense of humor.? Thanks for any suggestions you have.
>
> Amy Mooney
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