The Annual iaedp Symposium Offers Eating Disorder Experts as Keynote Speakers

Early Registration for 2015 Symposium Continues to January 15th

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Jan 06, 2015, 01:00 ET

PEKIN, Ill., Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp) Foundation's 2015 Symposium, slated for March 19 – 22, 2015 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, features keynote speakers who are among the world's most renowned experts in the treatment of eating disorders.

"Our mission is to present the leading authorities in research and treatment of eating disorders and co-occurring addictions with the critical intent to educate professionals and promote effective, high quality treatment for patients," said Bonnie Harken, Managing Director at The iaedp Foundation.

During the 2015 Symposium, two keynote speakers – Claudia Black, PhD and Dan Tomasulo, PhD – will provide their innovative presentations to the more than 600 expected to attend the 2015 conference in Phoenix.

Dr. Black, a renowned author and trainer internationally recognized for her pioneering work with family systems and addictive disorders, will offer her work with children impacted by substance abuse. She currently serves as a Senior Fellow and Addiction and Trauma Program Specialist at The Meadows Treatment Center in Arizona and is on the Advisory Board for the National Association of Children of Alcoholics and the Advisory Council of the Moyer Foundation.

Dr. Black is the recipient of numerous national awards including the 2004 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Washington School Of Social Work, the 2010 Conway Hunter Award for excellence in the field of addictions, the 2012 Robert Rehmar Addiction Professional Award and the 2014 Father Joseph C. Martin Professional Excellence Award. She also is the author of several books.

The first licensed psychologist and psycho-dramatist to graduate from the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012, Dr. Tomasulo currently writes for Psychology Today as an expert on group therapy (The Healing Crowd) and authors the daily column, "Ask the Therapist" for PsychCentral.com and the "Proof Positive" blog on practical applications of positive psychology.

Dr. Tomasulo also is the creator of Interactive-Behavioral Therapy and the Dare to be Happy experiential workshops and is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New Jersey City University. He is co-author of Healing Trauma: The Power of Group Treatment for People with Intellectual Disabilities and authored the American Psychological Association's first book on the subject.

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SOURCE iaedp Foundation