Crisis on campus: Eating disorder intervention from a developmental-ecological perspective

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to review a crisis intervention using the developmental-ecological protocol (Collins and Collins, 2005) with a college student presenting with symptomatology of an active eating disorder.

Participants: Participants included University Wellness Center employees responding to the crisis.

Methods: Methods include an informal review of the crisis intervention response and application of the ABCDE developmental-ecological crisis model.

Results: Results reported include insight into crisis intervention when university counseling and health center is not available as resources.

Conclusions: ABCDE Developmental-ecological model recommendations for university faculty and staff are included.

Keywords: College wellness center; crisis assessment; crisis intervention; developmental-ecological crisis model; eating disorders.