VISTAS School Counseling

VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.



The School Counselor’s Role in Addressing Eating Disorder

Juleen K. Buser

2012

School counseling professionals can bring a voice to the often silent and shrouded symptoms of eating disorders. Authors have noted that intervention early in the progression of an eating disorder may be related to more successful treatment outcomes (Currin & Schmidt, 2005). As more school counselors are able to provide informed prevention programs, identify adolescents struggling with eating disorders, and offer early intervention strategies, adolescents will benefit. Those at risk for developing an eating disorder may be assisted before symptoms manifest. Those already in the throes of eating disorder symptoms may be more likely to recover and less likely to progress to more entrenched eating disorder behaviors and attitudes.

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