Jennifer Gorman & Dr. Jennifer HenrettyAIRED:  July 8, 2013– 11 am PST

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AUDIO REPLAY/DOWNLOAD Available  7-10-13

TITLE: “Center of Discovery: The Exploding Epidemic of Eating Disorders”

SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Jennifer Henretty & Jennifer Gorman

http://www.centerfordiscovery.com

Quick to find a cause for the issues of teen and child eating disorders, images of ‘perceived beauty’ portrayed in every fashion magazine and television advertisement are too often blamed for an increased obsession to be thin, but there’s a lot more to it than that. While these images, messages and advertisement may be detrimental to a proper self-image, they are NOT the reason so many teens and adults are developing eating disorders.
Dr. Jennifer Henretty and Jennifer Gorman join Answers for the Family to talk about there life-changing work with teens and women who are struggling with eating disorders as a result of negative coping mechanisms and/or mental illness. Tune in to learn more about this epidemic and what is being done to help those in need.
ABOUT DR. JENNIFER HENRETTY & JENNIFER GORMAN

Dr. Jennifer Henretty graduated summa cum laude with her BA from Ohio Wesleyan University before going on to earn her MS and PhD at the University of Memphis. While attending the University of Memphis, Dr. Henretty was awarded the prestigious S. Howard Bartley Scholar Award and the Society of Psychotherapy Research’s Enrico E. Jones Memorial Award. Dr. Henretty has been in the therapeutic industry for over 10 years, treating eating disorders in both adolescent and adult populations.She has worked in inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings.She has authored multiple publications, in such journals as Psychotherapy Research and Clinical Psychology Review. Dr. Henretty serves as a board member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) and is the Director of Outcomes and Research and the Intensive Outpatient Program Director at Center for Discovery.

Jennifer Gorman has been specializing in the treatment of eating disorders and related issues since 1991. She received her education at the University of Arizona and the University of Phoenix, earning a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology in 1993.  Ms. Gorman joined Center for Discovery in 2002 where she has served as the Program Director of two different residential treatment centers.  In her current position as the Director of Operations of Center for Discovery’s Eating Disorder Division, Ms. Gorman is responsible for overseeing the daily operations at all of Center for Discovery’s eating disorders facilities, providing support and guidance to the treatment teams.

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