Outpatient Treatment | Eating Disorders

   What is the Eating Disorder Day Treatment / Partial  

   Hospital Program?

     Our Eating Disorder Day Treatment / Partial Hospital program is our   

     most intensive treatment service. It meets Monday through Saturday

     for 6 to 8 hours. Treatment involves the provision of lunch, dinner,

     and two snacks, as well as staff supervision at mealtimes, and a  

     therapeutic structured holding environment throughout the day.

     Clients rely on the structure and supervision provided by a multi-

     disciplinary treatment staff, including caring and compassionate

     therapists, dietitians, and psychiatrists.

     We provide individual, group and family therapy, nutritional

     counseling, and psychoeducation on a variety of topics. Adjunctive 

     therapies include fitness and life skills training, spiritual

     enhancement, sexuality and body image awareness, as well as

     art, music, yoga, and other expressive therapies. Additionally, we

     incorporate Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive

     therapies into all of our core programming.

   Day Treatment / Partial Hospital Treatment

   Philosophy & Goals

     The Eating Disorder Day Treatment / Partial Hospital program at  

     Shoreline Center was created in an effort to help individuals receive

     high quality, intensive treatment in the least restrictive environment

     possible while maintaining safety and effectiveness. Although we

     recognize the need for a high level of containment and structure,

     we also know that it is in the real world, not just in treatment, that    

     people struggle and move back into their eating disorder. Unlike

     full residential programs, spending some hours away from the

     program after dinner and in the early morning, for example, give  

     individuals the opportunity to start practicing the skills they are

     learning before they have to discharge. Our program is unique

     as it allows an individual to get highly intensive treatment without

     being in a sterile hospital based setting. Instead, treatment takes

     place in a warm home-like space, which we believe enhances the 

     recovery process.

     In keeping with the philosophy of Shoreline, each client's treatment  

     plan has individualized goals based on their specific challenges.

     Some of these goals might include learning how to tolerate and

     appropriately express feelings, learning to identify the meaning of

     their symptoms, and replacing unhealthy and destructive coping skills

     with healthier ones.

   Satori House Option

     For those who need even more supervision and support, we offer

     Satori House. Satori House in a non-clinical extended care

     residence where individuals may live and gain extra footing in their

     eating disorder recovery before attemptin to go back to their

     independent lives. Individuals may live at Satori House while 

     participating in either of our treatment programs.

     Some individuals choose to continue living at Satori House even

     upon completion of treatment so that they will have some additional 

     support while they integrate back into life.

   Admissions | Eating Disorders Treatment

     The admissions process for the Eating Disorder Day

     Treatment / Partial Hospital program at Shoreline Center begin

     with a call to our intake specialist. Potential clients will be

     scheduled for a detailed assessment to determine which of our

     treatment programs is the appropriate level of care. Out of town

     clients considering the program will participate in their assessment

     over the telephone. The assessment is an important aspect of the

     process, as it helps to devise well-defined goals and treatment

     planning specifics. Additionally for those who are using

     insurance, the information gathered is used to obtain clinical

     authorization for treatment required by most managed care 

     organizations. All clients will be required to acquire medical

     clearance from their primary care physician, indicating they are

     medically stable enough for this level of care (we will provide the

     clearance form).

      The Day Treatment / Partial Hospital program at Shoreline Center is

     pleased to announce that it is formally contracted with the following

     managed care companies:

     Aetna Behavioral Health                      PacifiCare Beahvioral Health

     Blue Cross/Blue Shield of California      United Behavioral Health

     Cigna Behavioral Health                      Value Options

     This means that for the above companies, we will obtain

     authorization and bill directly. You are responsible for both your

     co-pay and deductible.

     For individuals with other health care insurance, we accept

     PPO plans on a case-by-case basis.

     For more detailed information, please contact Cindy Tomei

     our manager of billing and administration. She can be

     reached at (562) 434-6007.