Posts Tagged ‘castlewood’

Employment Opportunities:

Icon Written by Deanna on September 7, 2010 – 9:35 am

Due to our current expansion, Castlewood is looking to fill the following positions:
Senior Level ED/Trauma Therapists:
Castlewood is seeking full time senior level therapists. LPC, LCSW, LMFT, PHD or equivalent required. Applicants must have significant experience treating clients suffering with eating disorders and facilitating trauma resolution work. Any experience with Internal Family Systems Model is preferred. [...]

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Castlewood Receives CARF accreditation

Icon Written by Deanna on August 12, 2010 – 7:04 am

We are THRILLED to announce that the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) just awarded Castlewood Treatment Center a 3 year full accreditation for all service levels of care (Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Day Treatment, and IOP). This achievement is an indication of the our organization’s dedication and commitment to improving the quality of the lives [...]

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Rehab is easy, Recovery is hard

Icon Written by Deanna on August 12, 2010 – 6:14 am

This article was written by one of our alumni about the differences between rehab and recovery.
Rehab is easy. Recovery is hard.

Rehab is easy. Recovery is hard.
At least, that’s been my experience. Throughout the the years I struggled with anorexia, bulimia, self-harm, drug abuse, and bipolar I had a very distinct pattern: get sick, make [...]

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Inside Stigma: A Patient’s Persepctive

Icon Written by Deanna on July 12, 2010 – 12:44 pm

Below is a beautifully written narrative from an alumni of Castlewood. Thank you Sarah for sharing about this topic!
 Hi, my name is Sarah. I’m Anorexic, Bulimic, and a Cutter.
You could call me these things. But they wouldn’t be accurate. Because I am not these things, these labels. And I am not in recovery from [...]

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Castlewood II Opens!

Icon Written by Deanna on June 17, 2010 – 12:37 pm

This Sunday June 13th, Castlewood II opened for business. The new facility is only a few miles away from the current Castlewood in Ballwin, Mo. The Castlewood staff admitted 7 new clients.  The new facility is gorgeous, with plenty of space to grow and expand. We are so very excited about this new program and [...]

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Castlewood II Featured in Saint Louis Business Journal

Icon Written by Deanna on June 1, 2010 – 12:02 pm

Castlewood’s expansion to an additional Residential treatment facility, Castlewood II was featured in the Saint Louis Business Journal this last month. You can check out a portion of the article by clicking the link below. The entire article can be viewed by those subscribing to the business journal. We are so excited about Castlewood II [...]

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Jess Weiner: Creating a Nation of Confident Women and Girls

Icon Written by Deanna on May 17, 2010 – 8:21 am

At Castlewood, we are always looking for new information and websites that empower women to believe in themselves and overcome any obstacles they may face. This website by Jess Weiner does just that. This is website is all about developing a culture of women who love their bodies, who encourage one another, and challenges the [...]

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Recovery Poems, Quotes, Writing, Art, Music

Icon Written by Deanna on May 5, 2010 – 7:26 am

Castlewood would like to provide a space for clients recovering from eating disorders to share poems, art, writing, music, or any other creative endeavor that has helped in your recovery process. In the newsletter which will be sent to all Castlewood alumni, Theresa is asking former clients to submit to her things which have helped [...]

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The Recovery Process

Icon Written by Theresa on April 13, 2010 – 9:02 am

The ‘secret’ to life that we are all looking for is just this:
Charlotte Joko Beck  a Zen teacher and author wrote, “To develop through sitting and daily life practice the power of courage to return to that where we have spent a lifetime hiding from, to rest in the bodily experience of the present moment [...]

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Richard Schwartz, Ph.D to Join Castlewood Staff

Icon Written by Deanna on April 6, 2010 – 9:12 am

We are delighted to announce the addition of the preeminent, Dr.Richard C. Schwartz, creator of the Internal Family Systems Model of therapy, to our clinical staff as of June 1, 2010. Dr. Schwartz is an esteemed clinician, teacher, author  and pioneer whose approach to psychotherapy was recently acknowledged as one of the most significant contributions [...]

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