public function getCategories($conditions = array(), $options = array())
    {
        $conditions += array(
            'status' => 1,
            'type' => 'catalog',
            'store_id' => $this->store_id
        );

        $options += array(
            'entity' => 'category',
            'imagestyle' => $this->configTheme('image_style_category_child', 3));

        $categories = $this->category->getTree($conditions);
        $this->prepareEntityItems($categories, $options);
        return $categories;
    }