Eating Disorder Assessment at CHWB
The SUMMIT team provides –
Support, Understanding, Medical Monitoring, and Integrated Treatment.
Your initial appointment will include:
- A nurse visit which will include vital signs and a blind weight check
- A medical check-up and a nutrition assessment
- A mental health assessment
- Signing release of information forms for off-campus medical providers, previous care team, and family members who support your recovery
What can I expect after my initial appointment?
After your initial appointment, the ED Assessment team will create a plan with recommendations to best support you. One week after your initial appointment, you will re-connect with the ED Assessment team to review the plan together.
Depending on your needs, the team may suggest that you connect with providers off-campus for more support. If this is your situation, the team will recommend specific providers in the community and help you schedule with these providers.
What are some signs that this service could be useful for me?
- I experience brain fog, dizziness, lightheadedness, headaches, and/or fatigue and I don’t know why
- I struggle with digestive problems, like diarrhea, constipation, and unexplained stomach pain
- I don’t think I’m eating enough, or people tell me I’m not eating enough
- I have trouble eating certain textures
- I have intrusive thoughts about food
- I have experienced bingeing and/or purging
- I have been diagnosed with an eating disorder and need help figuring out next steps
- I have worked with an eating disorder treatment team in the past, and want to create a team here at UVM
- I am in recovery from an eating disorder and want help maintaining my recovery
Understanding Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are both complex and treatable. They can affect people from all demographics, regardless of gender, age, race, sexual orientation, body shape, or weight.
Know the Signs
Restrictive eating habits and dieting are some of the strongest risk factors for developing disordered eating. Negative body image and lack of self- worth, when combined with other biological, emotional, psychological, interpersonal, social, and cultural factors like beauty standards and fad diets, can lead to an eating disorder.
If you think you might have an eating disorder we are here for you. Everyone’s experience and road to recovery looks different and is shaped by the broader context of culture and systemic oppression. The Center for Health and Wellbeing strives to recognize these differences in our collective work and to approach disordered eating and eating disorders through a body liberation lens. We believe that all bodies are worthy of care and we celebrate body diversity in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders on campus.
Getting Support
You can fully recover from an eating disorder. It is easiest to achieve when you seek support early.
Because eating disorders are complex illnesses, they are best addressed by a team, including a medical provider, a therapist, a psychiatrist, and a dietitian. The team works together to support your physical health, address your thoughts or psychological concerns that contribute to disordered eating, ensure that you are adequately nourished, and create a recovery plan to prevent relapse.
Additional On-Campus Resources
Body Positive UVM
Body Positive UVM is a community that fosters body acceptance and self-love by encouraging students to explore their relationships with body, food, and movement. Based on Health At Every Size™ it provides weight-neutral information about health, challenges diet culture and discrimination based on body size and appearance, and provides a space for interpersonal connection and community.
Your CHWB Eating Disorder Assessment Team
Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse
Counseling Staff
Registered Dietitian