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PRESS RELEASE Jan. 29, 2007
River Centre Clinic Awarded Three-Year Accreditation by CARF for Five Mental Health Programs

Includes Partial Hospitalization, ResidentialTreatment, and Outpatient Treatment Programs
SYLVANIA, Ohio — Jan. 29, 2007 — River Centre Clinic, a Northwest Ohio based mental health facility specializing in eating disorder treatment, announced today that it has received a Three-Year Accreditation by CARF for the following programs:

Partial Hospitalization: Mental Health (Adults) Partial Hospitalization: Mental Health (Children and Adolescents) Residential Treatment: Mental Health (Children and Adolescents) Outpatient Treatment: Mental Health (Adults) Outpatient Treatment: Mental Health (Children and Adolescents)

The CARF accreditation represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization.  The Three-Year Accreditation outcome indicates that the River Centre Clinic has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.

CARF is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. For more information, please visit http://www.carf.org.

The River Centre Clinic, founded in 1996 as the Toledo Center for Eating Disorders, provides a full range of cost-effective, specialized, and evidence-based treatments for adults, adolescents, and children with eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Since its inception, the Clinic has treated more than 850 eating disorder patients. River Centre Clinic’s staff members have published more than 160 articles and authored two standardized tests in the eating disorders field, the EDI-3 and the EAT-26.

Our Mission
The River Centre Clinic’s Mission is to provide specialized and cost-effective treatment for individuals suffering from eating disorders. The approach to treatment conforms to the adaptation of a theoretical model of CBT for eating disorders developed over the past thirty years by the founder of the RCC and colleagues. A cornerstone of this model its linkage to evidenced based treatment principles whereby treatment implementation is continually refined through a Performance Improvement Plan designed to monitoring and evaluate the quality and cost-effectiveness of specialized treatment services delivered to individuals suffering from eating disorders. A key to this mission is a staff of highly trained professionals who have the special technical expertise as well as the compassion needed to treat individuals who suffer from eating disorders.

Our Vision
The River Centre Clinic’s primary purpose is to provide high quality, cost effective, specialized care for patients with eating disorders in a state-of-the-art treatment environment.  The levels of care deemed most cost-effective for the majority of these patients is Partial Hospitalization for adults and Residential Treatment for adolescents. A secondary focus is to outpatient services for this patient population to facilitate transition to and from the above higher levels of care usually required for treatment to be effective for this population. An ancillary goal is to provide consultation and mental health services to selected clients with a range of other psychological disorders using the same quality of care standards applied to our primary target population.

The Facility
The River Centre Clinic is a spacious, comfortable, and modern treatment facility located in a private setting in Sylvania, Ohio, an historic suburb of Toledo, Ohio. (photo tour) The facility was designed to provide an attractive alternative to hospital or hospital-based programs. The main building was newly constructed in December 1999 and is located on the banks of picturesque 10-mile creek across from a public park with walking trails. The River Centre Clinic is a two minute walk to a small shopping area in downtown Sylvania and there is easy access to shopping and entertainment. A three bedroom home is also located on the River Centre Clinic campus and offers one of our transitional living options for program participants.
The River Centre Clinic offers an independent living area as a safe and comfortable living option for women participating in the Partial Hospitalization Program. The independent living area provides shared rooms and a common living area conveniently located on the south end of the second level of the main treatment facility. The rooms are brightly colored and have their own bathroom. The common living area has an entertainment center, high-speed Internet access, a kitchen, and laundry facilities. There is always a licensed professional staff member on call and adolescent residential care workers are always available in the main treatment building.
There also is an historic three-bedroom home for adults located on the River Centre Clinic campus that is available for independent living. This home is typically available for program participants who are further along in treatment and who are transitioning to more permanent living arrangements.

Career Opportunities

The clinic is seeking to fill the following positions:

Clinical Psychologist with Cognitive Behavioral and Family Therapy Experience.
This position requires a candidate who is either an experienced psychologist or social worker and who is capable of providing leadership for the RCC Adolescent Residential Treatment Program.

Outpatient Therapist.
Candidates for this position need to be either a licensed psychologist or a licensed social worker.

Both of the above are full-time positions that include responsibilities for assessments; individual, family and group treatment; clinical supervision; and the opportunity to participate in clinical research. Previous experience with eating disorder clients is necessary. RCC is a progressive treatment facility that is strongly influenced by empirically based approaches to treatment and the scientist-practitioner model. Qualified candidates will have either a Ph.D. in psychology or a Masters Degree in Social Work and will be licensed or license-eligible in the State of Ohio. Positions are available immediately.

Openings in Partial Hospitalization Program for Eating Disorders
(PHP level of care. River Centre Clinic’s Partial Hospitalization Program has full-time positions available that include responsibilities for individual, family, and group therapy as well as training and program development. Previous experience with family therapy for eating disorder clients is essential; knowledge of CBT and DBT is preferred. Qualified candidates will have an M.S.W. or M.A. in family counseling and will be licensed or license-eligible in the State of Ohio. The clinic’s Eating Disorder Program is a progressive, multidisciplinary, private, and highly successful specialized treatment facility featuring state certified partial hospitalization and state-licensed adolescent residential treatment eating disorder programs. River Centre Clinic is committed to clinical excellence, empirically-based approaches to treatment and the scientist-practitioner model. Positions are available immediately, with competitive salary and benefits.

Residential Care Specialists
Full-time and part-time positions may be available in our Adolescent Residential Treatment and Adult Independent Living Units supervising patients who have eating disorders. These positions require leadership and management skills, reliability, mature judgment, dedication and the ability to deal with confidential patient information. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and a criminal background check. Positions have competitive salary and benefits.

If you would like to apply for any of the positions listed, please Fax, e-mail, or mail a letter of interest with salary requirements, curriculum vitae, and three references to:

David M. Garner, Ph.D.
President and CEO
River Centre Clinic
5465 Main Street
Sylvania, OH 43560
Fax: (419) 885-8600