DPA's 14th Annual Convention
October 21 & 22, 2016
"Interpersonal Treatment of Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating and Body Image Issues: Integrating Neurobiology, Attachment, Affect Regulation and Clinical Conundrums."
Presented by: Jean Petrucelli, Ph.D. Dr. Petrucelli's bio
Please click here for the convention brochure
Convention Program
Eating disorders present particular treatment challenges to clinicians in how they engage with and welcome bodies – their patients and their own --into the therapeutic dialogue. Interpersonal treatment with patients struggling with eating disorders involves an ongoing complicated negotiation. This negotiation is between attending to the direct intervention of the symptom while simultaneously stepping away from the pull to do so. The goal is to explore what an intervention means to the patient and ultimately to understand what role the symptom plays in the patient’s intra-psychic and interpersonal world. click here to see the learning objectives
Hotel rooms must be booked by September 30th to ensure DPA convention rate. The DPA group code is G-DEPA Please click here for more information
If you are only attending Friday or Saturday’s program, we hope you’ll consider joining us for dinner. The dinner option is $50 and at the end of the registration process, if you have any questions please email or call the office. (Dinner is included in the full conference registration) We would also love to see you, even if you just come for dinner! We have added the registration option to just join us for the happy hour, dinner and silent auction portion of the weekend. If you have an item for silent auction - let us know! You can email the office or fill out the form linked here
DPA hopes to see our sponsors at the beach! If you are interested in having an information table, sponsoring an event or placing an advertisement in the program, please click here
Calling student presenters! If you are interested in presenting your research projects,please click here