✨ Episode Summary: In this episode, Allison and Jen talk about the different levels of eating disorder care, what therapeutic and nutritional interventions look like, and the various barriers to getting eating disorder care, including cost and insurance. Grab a beverage, get ready to be a little fired up, and let’s chat!

🧰 What You’ll Learn:

• The different levels of eating disorder care and what nutrition looks like at each level
• The pie analogy for determining the level of care needed
• What happens when the body adapts to starvation
• Barriers to getting eating disorder care, including cost and insurance
• How we handle when someone needs a higher level of care, but is unable to go
• Our Hot Takes and Cold Truths

Timestamps

• 0:00 – Intro Teaser + Podcast Intro
• 1:02 – Intro to the Episode Topic
• 3:32 – Overview of Levels of Care
• 9:28 – What Nutrition Support Looks Like at Each Level
• 12:14 – Refeeding Syndrome
• 14:35 – What Nutrition Support Looks Like at Each Level Cont.
• 19:27 – Is the Appropriate Level of Care Always Accessible? 
• 20:41 – Statistics and Barriers to Care
• 25:15 – Cost and Insurance Barriers
• 31:05 – The Collab Hybrid Model and Harm Reduction
• 35:32 – Hot Take, Cold Truth
• 38:40 – Disclaimer

📚 Resources & Mentions:

• ED Levels of Care Blog Post: https://www.collab-counseling.com/blog/eating-disorder-levels-of-care
• Barriers to ED Care Blog Post: https://www.collab-counseling.com/blog/barriers-to-eating-disorder-treatment
• Atypical Anorexia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa Blog Post: https://www.collab-counseling.com/blog/anorexia-nervosa-atypical-anorexia-nervosa
• Project Heal Cost of Treatment Breakdown: https://www.theprojectheal.org/cost-of-treatment
• Project Heal Resources: https://www.theprojectheal.org/
• Work with the Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition Team: https://www.collab-counseling.com/contact

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