Getting Started
To schedule an appointment, call 210-826-7447 and one of our intake staff will conduct a phone screening with you. You will then be contacted by one of our professionals and your initial assessments will be scheduled.
On the initial assessment day, EDCASA will conduct a thorough assessment of your current situation. This will include visits with a mental health professional, a dietician, and a physician.
On assessment day, please complete and bring with you the appropriate paperwork. In addition, please bring any recent lab work and growth charts from your pediatrician. If you have difficulty answering any questions just leave them blank and they will be addressed in your assessment session.
- Adult Paperwork
- Adolescent Paperwork
- Child Paperwork
- EDCASA seeks to provide cost effective treatment for eating disorders. We are very pleased to bring the options of day treatment and intensive outpatient therapy to South Texas. No longer do South Texans have to travel long distances to receive quality care.
As a day treatment program and intensive outpatient program we can provide cost effective care because: - The cost of day treatment is significantly less than in-patient or residential care.
- Families save on expensive travel to visit and participate in family therapy while their loved one is away in in-patient or residential care.
- Treatment is integrated into the client’s home environment which predicts a more positive outcome.
- If you have specific questions regarding fees and insurance, please do not hesitate to call EDCASA for details
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- The process group is a time for the group to address the issues that arise in the life of the EDCASA community. Clients are encouraged to exercise the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy interpersonal relationship skills they are developing.
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- Often we find ourselves unaware of anything outside the realm of ideas and thoughts. The physical, emotional, and spiritual seem out of focus. The movement group aims to reunite all of these aspects of the self through Nia, an expressive movement form composed of three different kinds of martial arts, dance arts, and healing arts. These nine movement forms work towards the development of self and body awareness, mindfulness, voice, and the masculine and feminine elements of the self. Individuals who are prohibited from participating due to medical instability are invited to practice mindfulness or stretch during this time. For more information on Nia, please visit http://nianow.com.
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- Each day begins with an assessment of challenges faced the day before, a look at homework assigned and the setting of specific goals for the day ahead.
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- The goal of this group is to encourage clients to explore and grow in their own spirituality and faith. No pressure is place on any client to ascribe to a set pattern of beliefs. Instead, the group provides a venue for clients to further their own spiritual journey and to explore their questions. The group will be led by a licensed pastoral counselor.
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- The focus of this group is to utilize art and creativity as self expression, as therapeutic release of tension and emotion, and as a self-soothing techniques. A multitude of media and experiences are used. These experiences provide an opportunity for clients to explore the opposites of valuing the product v. valuing the process.
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- Recent brain research has shown that development of the skill of mindfulness improves overall brain function and specifically contributes to the ability to regulate ones emotions. Development of the mindfulness skill is a core Dialectical Behavioral Therapy goal. Therefore, it is integral to the entire program. Mindfulness group looks specifically at this skill and provides opportunity to practice.
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- This group is based upon the investigation of archetypes through the study of myths, fairy tales, and parables from around the world. The universal struggles and experiences presented in these stories help the clients to approach their own analogous situations through a less threatening, metaphorical lens. Through personal reflection and discussion with the group, clients discover their own strengths, their own struggles, and develop their own self.
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- TThrough education, discussions and activities, clients are led to explore the evolution of their self image, including their feelings about their bodies and personalities.
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