Hi everyone,I want to introduce you to a friend and colleague of mine, Dr. Danielle Cornia. We've been working together for the past 6 months, in a partial hospital program for both women and men with eating disorders. It's called, Centre Syracuse. Dr. Cornia has worked with individuals with eating disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has previously worked on the inpatient Eating Disorders Unit at the Western Psychiatric Institute in Pittsburgh, Pa. At the University of Pittsburgh she conducted research on college athletes who had eating disorders. Her current research interests include: cognitive-behavioral treatment of eating disorders and community education about eating disorders.
I especially enjoy working with Danielle because with my education and training in Creative Arts Psychotherapy; Working together, we create a balance of weaving both non-verbal and verbal approaches, accessing both right brain function and left brain function to help our clients. Creative Arts Therapies can be integrated into a comprehensive team approach to treatment for eating disorders in order to help patients to increase awareness and expression of feelings and may help to relax patient defenses, given the utilization of non-verbal techniques (Fallon & Wonderlich, 1997). Together we use a variety of techniques to achieve a balance of generating affect, and emotional containment. It's been an absolute delight. (*We have a multidisciplinary team at Centre Syracuse with extensive education and training in the treatment of eating disorders. Check out our website: Centre Syracuse.)
Danielle will be joining me here, "Creating Your Health", once a week. Blogging about our mutual goal of running a 5k on Saturday, December 11, 2010. We have signed up for the: It's a Wonderful Run race in Seneca Falls, New York. Here is a link to a video clip: Countdown to It's a Wonderful Run!
We set this goal for ourselves, because we both believe that goal-setting is important and can be a powerful way of motivating people, and motivating ourselves.
For me, December 11, 2010, marks my one year anniversary from my hospitalization leading up to my open heart bypass operation. To run a 5k on this date, is meaningful.
The value of goal-setting is recognized and accepted as one of the most useful motivation theories in industrial and organizational psychology, and human resource management. We've all probably heard about SMART goals? SMART being the mnemonic for setting objectives used in both project and performance management, as well as personal development.*
S: specific
M: measurable
A: attainable
R: relevant
T: time-framed
The 5k fits the bill as being a SMART goal. I have to admit, while I love to get exercise outdoors (love hiking, kayaking, biking, etc..), I've never been much of a runner. This will be a challenge. stay tuned.
To your good health,
Chris
*The first known uses of the term occur in the November 1981 issue of Management Review by George T. Doran.[1]
Fallon, P., & Wonderlich, S. A. (1997). Sexual abuse and other forms of trauma. In Garner, D., M., & Garfinkel, P. E. Handbook of treatment for eating disorders (2nd Edition). New York: The Guilford Press.
