Certificate in
Anorexia & Bulimia Awareness
Distance
Learning Course
Details
If you are a qualified therapist
or health professional this course will lead to
the
Certificate of Professional
Development in Eating Disorders -
P.D. Cert. (Eating
Disorders)
College accreditation: International Association for Distance Learning.
Course approved by Institute for Meridian Psychotherapy
for
professional development purposes.
An eating disorders awareness course for
professionals or personal interest.
The belief that being thin is the ideal
shape, fostered for too long by Hollywood, television, the fashion
industries and the glossy magazines, is starting to crack as more people realise
the injury it has done to vulnerable bodies and minds. This course will
help to undo that damage.
Total
recommended period of study: approx.
4
months or less. Continuous enrolment. No time limit.
Cost:
£125.00 (125 Pounds Sterling - for currency conversion see
www.xe.com )
(A FREE textbook will be sent to UK students. Non-UK students will normally have to purchase the book on-line
from an internet bookstore.)
Method of study:
Textbook study. Written assignments based on
the set textbook. Assignment questions are issued by email and
students return their written work by email. Grades and feedback are issued by
email.
Course description:
This course provides an overview
of previous physiological and psychological theories of eating disorders -
specifically anorexia and bulimia.
The course
introduces an important new theory which unites the roles of body and mind in
the maintenance and progression of these illnesses.
This
updated approach, firmly based in over 15 years’ research by the textbook’s
authors, leads to criticism of some previous practices and to many detailed
pointers to good practice for the helping professional who has eating-disordered
clients.
This course is NOT in itself a qualification in counselling or psychotherapy,
though it may be used in conjunction with such qualifications to signify
additional specialist learning.
Entry
Criteria: Open entry.
Suitability:
This certificate is for:
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Carers, parents, relatives and people with eating disorders who would like
to understand more about these conditions
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Helping professionals, social workers, teachers, volunteers and others who
come into contact with people with eating disorders, enabling them to
recognise potential problems and refer people to sources of professional
help
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People who are considering specialist training in this area
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Practicing complementary therapists who would like an additional
certificate for professional development purposes, to add to their knowledge and to
display alongside their other credentials, and to use for evidence of CPD
wherever accepted.
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Professionals already working in the field of eating disorders who would
like to update their knowledge.
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People in the fashion, advertising and entertainment industries who would
like to be more aware of the problems of people who deliberately keep
themselves thin, and to work towards changing attitudes within those
industries.
Qualification
Successful graduates will receive the Certificate
in Anorexia & Bulimia Awareness. If you are a qualified therapist
or health professional this course will lead to
the Certificate of Professional
Development in Eating Disorders - P.D. Cert. (Eating
Disorders) These are awarded by UK College of Holistic Training and are private UK
qualifications.
The college is accredited by the International Association for
Distance Learning.
The course is approved by
The Institute for Meridian Psychotherapy
(which is linked to UKCHT) as a professional development course (see
societies page for explanation).
This course is accepted by
Calamus International University (a
non-UK, private distance university with private accreditation) for credit towards
a degree.
Please see our FAQs page for general information.
We reserve the right to change the syllabus and other details of any course at
any time.
To apply for this course
now, go to our Application page
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