The Bronte Foundation has a committed team who are fully educated in our unique treatment philosophy and methodology, offering the highest quality continuum of care.
Fully Serviced Centres in Melbourne and Brisbane offer treatment programs for children, adolescents and adults, along with support and education for families, for all eating disorders including obesity related to compulsive overeating.
Treatment Teams focus on understanding the individual client within the context of their psychological milieu and develop integrated courses of treatment for individuals and their families. Tailored programs offer comprehensive eating disorder treatment delivered through Outpatient (Monday to Friday 9 am -5 pm) and Day Programs(Monday to Friday 10 am – 3 pm) which are both outcome and cost effective.
A Complete Spectrum of Care is delivered through our highly specialised and multi-disiplinary teams, including doctors, psychologists, dietitians, counsellors, social workers, teachers and experiential therapists.
Specialised Treatment Programs & Treatment Plans are designed after a complete audit of: symptoms, level of functioning, age, individual needs and formal diagnosis. Recommended Treatment Plans are presented after a two week assessment period which includes the family and extended support network, determining the level of care at which a client could expect to enter into treatment and maximise outcomes.
Therapeutic Services
Intensive Care Day Program – 5 day - provides a level of care matched to acute stage of illness. Parent/staff handover morning and afternoon provides for a continuum of care and communication enbabling implementation of regular eating patterns. This program includes daily responsive therapy, dietary counselling, family support and education.
Day Program – 5 day - provides immersion in a range of group and individual activities designed to encounter change in a safe yet challenging environment. This program includes regular counselling, dietary and family sessions.
Integration Day Program – 3 day – provides support so that clients may undertake a reintroduction to social, educational and vocational settings, primarily external to the treatment environment. This program includes regular counselling, dietetic and family sessions.
Specialised Individual Counselling Sessions - counsellors utilise an eclectic approach incorporating the adaptive change model, DBT, CBT and other psychoanalytical approaches.
Innovative Individualised Dietetic Sessions - are client-focused and involve an approach to nutritional management that aims to help individuals overcome fear, learn self-regulation and develop healthy relationships with food.
Family Communication Sessions - allow for the treatment team to involve family as carers in the determination and implementation of treatment plans.
Family Advocacy and Support – provides a level of representation amongst the treatment team ensuring that families are heard, understood and their needs met wherever possible.
Accessing Treatment Programs - to request an information package or arrange a confidential Initial Consultation contact your nearest centre.
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