Goals for the Eating Disorders Intensive Outpatient Program (EDIOP):

• Learn healthy nutritional habits
• Increase comfort with food
• Improve self-esteem and body image
• Learn healthy ways of expressing and coping with feelings
• Reduce perfectionism and rigidity
• Learn and utilize relaxation skills
• Learn conflict resolution and communication skills
• Challenge eating disorder thinking and behaviors
• Develop a balanced lifestyle
• Increase comfort with maintaining a healthy body weight

The program philosophy is that with ongoing support and continued practice, these new coping skills can be learned, strengthened and maintained for life which decreases the likelihood for future relapse.