The Importance of Early Change in Eating Disorder Care

The Importance of Early Change in Eating Disorder Care

Early change in treatment is one of the most replicated and well-established predictors of a positive outcome in psychotherapy. In other words, patients whose symptoms decrease notably early on in treatment (roughly within the first four to eight weeks) have a better...
The Importance of Feedback Informed Treatment

The Importance of Feedback Informed Treatment

Columbus Park believes in Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT). We shouldn’t wait weeks into treatment to assess how patients are responding. Instead, progress should be monitored closely right from the start. Furthermore, adjustments to the treatment need to be made...
Moving Beyond Diet Culture

Moving Beyond Diet Culture

Each January brings an onslaught of articles, tips, and social media posts about New Year’s resolutions. And every year, losing weight is among the most popular resolutions. In fact, almost half of the respondents in a national survey named losing weight as a...
2021 Outcomes at Columbus Park

2021 Outcomes at Columbus Park

Critical questions for any eating disorder treatment provider or facility:   “Is your treatment effective?” “Are your clients getting better?” “If so, how can you tell?”   At Columbus Park, we’re proud to report an effect size of 0.93 for the treatments that we’ve...