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host training on body image and ba href=/eating disorder/a/bs Thursday, March 23, 2006 E-mail article View text version View most popular WESTON - The Middlesex District Attorney's Office and Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc.

hosted a training session on March 16, entitled, "Become a 'Super Model: How to Effectively Help Teens with Eating and Body Image," as part of their Spring 2006 Contemporary Mental Health series.

The training was presented by Kathleen Burns Kingsbury.

This workshop, featuring representatives from Reading schools, explored how to prevent ba href=/eating disorder/a/bs and support teens with anorexia, bulimia and binge ba href=/eating disorder/a/bs.

Kingsbury discussed how to identify the "red flags" of disordered eating, strategies for effectively talking with students and parents about food related concerns, do's and don'ts of supporting a student through the recovery process, and how and where to refer a teen and their family for specialized treatment.

Kingsbury also discussed media literacy, how our culture negatively impacts our body confidence, and how this and other factors contribute to the obesity epidemic in the United States.

Participants were taught concrete strategies for improving adolescents' body confidence, conducting effective prevention activities and improving skills in managing stud...

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