Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

* Employs the same interventions as standard FBT for anorexia and bulimia: externalization, agnosticism, parental empowerment, a behavioral focus on changing eating behavior
* Early sessions focus on inciting parents to make changes and includes a family meal that allows therapists to observe and consult directly to mealtime behaviors
* The first phase is focused on parents taking charge and changing the eating behaviors of their child that are maintaining ARFID. The second phase focuses on the child taking up in an age appropriate way managing their eating consistent with the changes the parents have employed in the first phase. For adolescents with ARFID, a third phase is a brief series of sessions focused on the impact of ARFID on adolescent developmental process