Hello and welcome to the first “thread” I am flying blind in this process…If you have any questions or comments on WSG 15 please fire away (with kindness and respect).
In one of the articles I posted they talk about the brain and the predisposition of the eating disorder of any kind being hard wired. How can a recovering ED person stay healthy when it is hard wired into their brain not to be? Im not sure if you read that article...
I have not read that particular article before however having a genetic predisposition to something does not mean you will develop an eating disorder. Multiple factors go into developing an eating disorder and having a genetic link is one. There is usually an environmental stressor that triggers the person to start using eating disorder behaviors as coping skills. Once that person seeks help they learn new coping skills to manage their emotions or eating disorder urges. They also learn who they are without their eating disorder which plays a large role in recovery.
I have a question, does the for profit nature of the institutions that treat people with eating disorders affect the type of care given? or, is there an inherent conflict of interest in making a profit and finding clients? Naive questions, probably. But, it's the for profit nature of many rehabilitation-like institutions I wonder about.
I have only ever worked for a non profit company when I was not working in eating disorders. It was a DCF funded program. I can say that both non profit and for profit companies have some limitations. I do not know of any non profit resident or day programs for eating disorders in Massachusetts. What can be limiting when working with a for profit company is that all companies may not work with all insurances due to low reimbursement rates which can limit access to care. Working for profit we have had to make decisions in regards to staff if census is chronically low however I can say that middle management is always aware of client needs and if they can become impacted and advocate for what they need.
In one of the articles I posted they talk about the brain and the predisposition of the eating disorder of any kind being hard wired. How can a recovering ED person stay healthy when it is hard wired into their brain not to be? Im not sure if you read that article...
I have not read that particular article before however having a genetic predisposition to something does not mean you will develop an eating disorder. Multiple factors go into developing an eating disorder and having a genetic link is one. There is usually an environmental stressor that triggers the person to start using eating disorder behaviors as coping skills. Once that person seeks help they learn new coping skills to manage their emotions or eating disorder urges. They also learn who they are without their eating disorder which plays a large role in recovery.
Thank you, Michelle..that makes sense. What a fascinating field of study you are working in.
I have a question, does the for profit nature of the institutions that treat people with eating disorders affect the type of care given? or, is there an inherent conflict of interest in making a profit and finding clients? Naive questions, probably. But, it's the for profit nature of many rehabilitation-like institutions I wonder about.
I have only ever worked for a non profit company when I was not working in eating disorders. It was a DCF funded program. I can say that both non profit and for profit companies have some limitations. I do not know of any non profit resident or day programs for eating disorders in Massachusetts. What can be limiting when working with a for profit company is that all companies may not work with all insurances due to low reimbursement rates which can limit access to care. Working for profit we have had to make decisions in regards to staff if census is chronically low however I can say that middle management is always aware of client needs and if they can become impacted and advocate for what they need.