Practitioner Skills in Eating Disorders Course

This course is the foundation of the 3-module Master Practitioner Program. Whilst it is offered as a stand-alone module, it cannot qualify for the Master Practitioner Diploma without the remaining 2-modules (see the link below for more information )

Connecting with like-minded professionals adds depth and perspective to your learning experience. The combination of formal training and experiential work makes this a very special course.

*Recognition: Our Master Practitioner Program is Approved by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre for the purpose of Continuing Professional Development. For any CPD points or CME credits, attendees will have to make their independent requests through their professional organization to assess if their organization will grant them CPD or CME based on the course learnings.

Practitioner Skills in Eating Disorders

9-Day Course.

This remarkable, inspiring course is updated in line with the latest thinking from a range of evidence-based psychological approaches. Learn effective take-home skills to help people recover from their eating distress. The experiential content of this course could transform your relationship with food. It could change your life.

Course Outline :

  • The biology of hunger and eating disorders

  • The effects of dietary chaos on mood and physiology

  • How to engage and motivate people with eating disorders

  • How to motivate and sustain change

  • New skills for emotional eating and food restriction

  • How to manage resistance

  • How to transform your own relationship with food

  • How to understand, engage & motivate people with eating disorders

  • How to build a treatment plan and get to the heart of the problem

  • Prioritising treatment strategies for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive eating

  • About the various recognised evidence based therapies

  • As well as skills from traditional as well as new wave therapies CBT, CeBT, CBT-E, FBT and others

Accredited Award:

A Certificate of Attendance will be offered at the end of the training, however, if you seek to validate your learning to receive a Diploma Award, you will be required to complete a marked assignment.

Note: Upon receiving the Diploma Award, you will require close and ongoing clinical supervision to ensure best practice. It is essential to note that becoming an eating disorders specialist takes time and experience. The training offered is an important step in becoming an expert.

About The Training

Held via Zoom

Part of the training is experiential in order for health professionals who work with eating disorders and obesity may have an opportunity for personal growth as well as integrative learning. We believe that this will assist you in working compassionately and excellently with clients.

Suitability

This course is suitable for psychologists, psychotherapists, counselors, health coaches, addiction specialists, psychiatrists, family doctors, endocrinologists, nutritionists, dieticians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals; whether they are interested in working with people struggling with eating disorders or not. This course will be a very valuable addition to one’s career and work as a professional.

  • Jeremy Alford