Conferences

CAFE content area specialists work with academic departments and agencies to provide local, national and international programs to develop, coordinate and facilitate seminars and workshops focusing on customized training, public service, human and social problems, cooperative agreements; and educational training for federal contracts.

Past examples have included:

Upcoming Conference

Culture Calamities: Increasing Eating Disorders
in a Technological World

October 20, 2009

TIME:
8:00am – 4:30pm
(Registration 8-8:30am)

WHERE:
Norman Regional Education Center, 901 N. Porter, Norman, OK

PRESENTED BY:
University of Oklahoma OUTREACH

CO-SPONSORED BY:
Norman Regional Hospital, Behavioral Medicine Services

OBJECTIVES:

• How genetic vulnerability interacts with environment in the development of eating disorders
• How co-morbid conditions found in eating disorders (anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder) are worsened by the tech-driven culture we live in
• The role that impaired delayed gratification plays in self-destructive behaviors, including eating disorders
• The definition of healthy eating and body image and how current culture impedes its development
• How technological advances are influencing treatment for disordered eating

WORKSHOP DESIGNED FOR:

• Psychologists
• Mental Health Professionals
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Educators
• Dietitians
• Physicians
• Parents

COST:
The cost for the workshop registration received before October 15, 2009 is $89. On or after October 15, 2009, the cost is $105. Cancellations in writing will be accepted with a full refund until October 15, 2009. A $25 cancellation fee will be charged after that date.

LOCATION: The one day workshop will be held at the Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, located at 901 N. Porter, Norman, OK. Maps will be sent with registration acknowledgement letters. CEU’s: This workshop is designed to offer continuing education credits for many professionals as part of the workshop fee. A certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the workshop. Call (405) 325-5101 for more information.

All payments must be in U.S. funds. The University of Oklahoma reserves the right to change scheduling, presenters, cost and location, if necessary. Registration fees are transferable to a different individual. The University is not responsible for expenses incurred by the participant in the event of cancellation. The opinions and ideas expressed in this program are not representative of the University of Oklahoma.

LODGING: For information on local lodging, contact the Norman Chamber of Commerce at (405) 321-7260 or visit their website at http://www.normanchamber.com/chamber/contact.asp.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!
Eating disorders are the extreme expression of food and weight issues, body obsession, and psychological disturbances including depression, anxiety, and obsessive-
compulsive disorder. We live in a society that culturally sanctions slenderness and excessive measures to achieve it; however, when the means to be thin interferes with healthy physical and psychological functioning, an eating disorder may emerge.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Dupell received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Central Oklahoma, and her doctorate in counseling psychology from Oklahoma State University. She has completed an internship in counseling psychology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Dupell has worked as a sports psychologist, a staff psychologist in university counseling centers, and as an adjunct professor in counseling psychology and education. Dr. Dupell and her colleague, Dr. Sharla Robbins, co-founded the Disordered Eating Center of Central Oklahoma (DECCO) in 2000. DECCO is an intensive outpatient treatment facility providing services for individuals with disordered eating. Clients receive psychological, nutritional, and medical services from a multidisciplinary team specializing in the treatment of eating disorders.

Register for this conference.