Eating Disorder Treatment Programs & Services, New York City

Extended Day Program

Columbus Park Collaborative’s Extended Day Program is indicated for our patients who need additional support in the afternoons and evenings. Participation in our core Day Program (from 9-2:30pm) along with the addition of our Extended Program in the afternoons and evenings, creates a therapeutic structure for up to ten hours daily Monday through Friday (including 3 meals and 2-3 snacks daily). When indicated, we also add additional nutrition support through customized home-delivered meals on the weekends. Our core Day Program with this extended service mimics a residential treatment experience; however participants sleep in their own homes at night and on the weekends. This paradigm allows patients to work towards recovery without dramatically disrupting their home lives.  Furthermore, engaging in treatment while engaged in the home environment allows program participants to incorporate their recovery seamlessly into their lives - developing and practicing coping skills, improving relational patterns, and facing life stressors with the support of their treatment team. As long as a patient is medically stable we believe it is most effective to work toward recovery within the context of real life and created our Extended Day Program to this end. The best way to determine what level of care is appropriate is to have an intake assessment with the specialized staff at CPC.

Transition Program

As Day Program patients progress through their treatment, they are able to gradually reduce their supervised treatment experience per the recommendations of their treatment team and eventually decrease involvement in program work to three days per week. Patients move forward with regular individual psychotherapy and nutrition appointments while attending Day Program groups and meals three days weekly. Additionally, when indicated, patients are encouraged to participate in local restaurant meals, one-on-one with their therapist or nutritionist so that they may further challenge themselves with increased food variety in novel settings.