Eating Disorder Resource Centre of Ireland
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“Approved by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).” |
Our Professional Training courses;
- Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders.
- Advanced Diploma – Essential Obesity Psychological Interventions for Obesity and Weight Related Issues.
DIPLOMA IN PRACTITIONER SKILLS FOR EATING DISORDERS COURSE 2012 (Dublin)
Each Module is a entire weekend, Sat 10am – 5pm and Sunday 9.30am – 4pm.
Venue ; Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Newlands Cross, Naas Road, Dublin 22.
Courses being presented subject to numbers , minimum 10 per course, maximum 20.
Module 1 – 26th/27th May
Module 2 – 23rd /24th June
Module 3 – 21st/22nd July
Module 4 – 25th /26th August
Module 5 – 29th/30th September
Module 6 – 20th /21st October
Module 7 – 17th/18th November
Module 8 – 8th/9th December .
ADVANCED DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE IN PRACTITIONER SKILLS FOR OBESITY COURSE 2012 (Dublin)
Venue ; Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Newlands Cross, Naas Road, Dublin 22.
Courses being presented subject to numbers , minimum 10 per course, maximum 20.
Module 1 – 1st/2nd September
Module 2 – 6th/7th October
Module 3 – 3rd/4th November
Module 4 – 1/2nd December
DIPLOMA IN PRACTITIONER SKILLS FOR EATING DISORDERS COURSE 2012 (Galway)
Venue ; To be confirmed.
Courses being presented subject to numbers , minimum 10 per course, maximum 20.
Module 1 – 15th/16th September
Module 2 – 13th/14th October
Module 3 – 10th/11th November
Module 4- 15th/16th December
Module 5 – 12th/13th January 2013
Module 6 – 9th/10th February
Module 7 – 9th/10th March
Module 8 – 6th/7th April.
Note: Upcoming dates can be found on the news page
DIPLOMA COURSE IN PRACTITIONER SKILLS FOR EATING DISORDERS:
This is a comprehensive course being presented to professionals who wish to work with people experiencing eating disorders.
A fully comprehensive manual is provided with this course as well as a complete set of bound notes prior to commencement of the course.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?
This course is suitable for all professionals who encounter people with eating disorders either as a main or secondary symptom, or those who work with other addictive disorders. People in the healthcare profession, education services, GP’s,
Dieticians, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, healers, homeopaths, social workers, nurses, and anyone who wishes to be more effective in working with their clients.
This course will enhance your competence, broaden your awareness on eating disorders and provides you with the necessary skills and strategies to help individuals to resolve their food, body, and weight issues. All 8 modules must be completed by professionals who wish to gain a Diploma qualification from this course.
This course is also structured for individuals who simply wish to acquire a better understanding of eating disorders from a parental, carer, or personal point of view. This course is a personal and professional development course, as you also get to explore your own personal eating world. Please note if you wish to practice working with clients in the field of eating disorders, it is necessary tTo have completed or to complete a Counselling/Psychotherapy Course. Legislation is changing in the coming years which requires all counsellors/psychotherapists to be accredited to a Irish Counselling/Psychotherapy Organisation.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course structure is made up of 8 modules, which takes place over 8 weekends.
Each day is structured with a seminar style programme in the morning which is primarily information giving , and a workshop style programme during the afternoon, where you get to role play and put into practice the ‘hands on skills’ reference the seminar material presented in the morning.
Each seminar is presented with a power point presentation and copies of all slides are also given to each delegate.
A fully comprehensive manual supporting the course is provided , as is copies of power point presentations, specific documentation useful in the treatment and prevention of eating disorders, questionnaires, food diaries, and a wide range of handouts and latest information which is of benefit to all.
The course is designed to develop an understanding of the reflective relationship between theory (seminar) and practice (workshop).
COURSE COST
Professionals who wish to gain a Diploma qualification must complete each of the 8 modules presented at a cost of 375 euro per module. Each module can be paid for independently and if a module is missed, payment must be made regardless.
If a professional is being sent by an organisation to complete the course, all 8 modules must be paid in full a week before course commences in march.
COURSE QUALIFICATION
The award of Diploma is granted on the basis of successful completion of the course and submittion of an assignment based on a case study. You are required to submit this assignment with in 6 months of course completion. The diploma is awarded by the National Centre for eating Disorder London and the Eating Resource Centre of Ireland. The course is approved by the British Psychological Society learning centre for the purposes of continual professional developement (CPD). As such the BPS logo will also appear on your Diploma.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The treatment model involves one to one interventions with the professional monitoring the clients feedback and progress. In order to facilitate change, each individual’s relationship with themselves, their body, their weight, and their food must change. The course enables this process to happen as it addresses the individuals issues on a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual level.
The course acknowledges and utilises skills from Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Enhanced (CBT-E), Cognitive Analytical Therapies (CAT), Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Motivational Therapy (MT), and transactional analysis.
The strength in the therapy lies in knowing that the treatment for eating disorders involves using several therapeutic interventions concurrently, and interventions need to be tailored to the specific needs and symptoms of the individual.
YOU WILL LEARN ……
- How to build and maintain rapport with the client - Rapport being the most curative aspect of effective therapy.
- How to elicit high quality information from the client through motivational interviewing techniques presented.
- How to incorporate information received to assess, diagnose, and design a treatment paradigm for recovery and healing of food, body, and weight issues.
- How physiological changes perpetuate faulty eating choices and behaviours.
- How to empower the client to change their relationship with self and thus with food.
- How to get to the ‘core’ problem quickly.How to deal with your own food and weight issues (if present) so they will not interfere with your work with clients.
- How to create your own state of personal excellence.How to achieve well formed outcomes for the clientHow to transform your personal effectiveness.
- How to assess, diagnose and design a treatment programme which is solution focused, and skill based.
- How to enhance your respectful, practical, and effective approaches towards clients.
- How to draw on the clients own strengths and resources
COURSE SCHEDULE SATURDAY -
DAY 1
Registration 9.30am
Seminar Commences 10.00am
Coffee Break 1 11.15am
Lunch 12.45 - 2.00pm
Coffee Break 2 3.15pm
Workshop Ends 5.00pm
SUNDAY - DAY 2
Seminar Commences 9.30am
Coffee Break 1 10.45am
Lunch 12.15 - 1.30pm
Coffee Break 2 2.45pm
Workshop Ends 4.15pm
For further information, course synopsis, booking forms etc., please contact us at
Eating Disorder Resource centre of Ireland,
24 Glendoher Close
Ballyboden,
Rathfarnham,
Dublin 16
Ireland
Tel: 01 - 4953577
Mobile: 087-2056560
Email us at info@eatingdisorders.ie
Website www.eatingdisorders.ie.
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The Complete Course in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders
The following is a comprehensive and detailed synopsis of the Diploma course in Practitioner
Skills for Eating Disorders
This is a fully accredited course and is presented by Suzanne
Horgan, founder of the Eating Disorder Resource Centre of Ireland.COURSE FORMAT
In addition to the theoretical content and the therapeutic interventions necessary in the
treatment of eating disorders, this course also provides practical applications, personal food awareness skills, and experiential learning, all of which take place during the workshop section of each module.
Each module takes place over one weekend a month and each day is divided into a seminar
style presentation in the morning, followed by a workshop style format in the afternoon.
The seminar style is basically the presentation of information pertaining to all aspects of eating disorders and the workshop format is where delegates make experiential and practical use of the information presented that morning and also information provided in the manual.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS - delegates put into practice information received and apply
through the use of role play
.PERSONAL FOOD AWARENESS SKILLS - delegates work on a one to one basis and in
groups on experiential processes which will bring to light their own concerns, issues, and
considerations pertaining to food, body, and weight.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING - delegates get to experience first hand the impact that the
exercise and homework has on each client.The delegate gains empathy for the client as a
result of this part of the course.
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ADVANDED DIPLOMA COURSE 'ESSENTIAL OBESITY'
We are pleased to present our Essential Obesity – ADVANCED DIPLOMA /CERTIFICATE IN PRACTITIONER SKILLS FOR OBESITY COURSE
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?
This is a comprehensive course directed toward Health Care Professionals who encounter people who are overweight or obese, and are trying to lose weight or maintain weight loss.
This course can be done as a stand alone course and the award on successful completion is ‘Certificate in Practitioner Skills for Obesity’, fully accredited to the National Centre for Eating Disorders London.
Practitioners who have already completed the Diploma Course will receive the award of ‘Advanced Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Obesity.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Course is made up of 4 modules, each module taking place over
A weekend.
Each day is structured with a seminar style programme in the morning which is information presented in the form of power point and the afternoon programme is ‘experiential’ where practitioners put into practice ‘hands on skills’ which have been presented earlier in the day.
A fully comprehensive manual entitled ‘Essential Obesity’ supports this course and copies of power point presentations, specific handouts useful in the treatment of obesity, food diaries, questionnaires, etc will also be given to practitioners on each module.
Obesity and weight related issues are a national and indeed a global problem and fast becoming the number one reason why people seek help. There are many ‘diets’ and low fat products out there but they only target the eating behaviour not what is triggering it. Traditional diets and medical remedies have failed to provide the holy grail to weight loss, yet several people DO lose weight and DO keep it off !
If you want to learn about what works, then this is the course for you !
Treating Weight related issues involves the practitioner being a Sponsor who fosters healthy habits, a Guide who helps the individual see what is contributing to their weight issues, a Coach who motivates and helps change negative behaviours with food, body and weight, and a Teacher who helps the individual build a variety of skills which will ultimately change their relationship with food ie. Anxiety Reduction, Communication, Planning, Problem Solving, Relaxation, Stimulus Control….. Treatment also involves the Practitioner being able to listen,
Empathise, motivate, encourage, support, understand the individuals personal barriers to change and yet facilitate change !
COURSE COST
The cost of each module is €350 - individuals must complete the 4 modules if they wish to qualify for the award. If you wish to pay for 4 modules together then the cost is 1200- euro’s for the entire course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES….
This course will be of value to anyone who encounters individuals with weight issues as a primary or secondary symptom or who has an interest in weight loss, weight control, and weight management.
COURSE QUALIFICATION
if you have completed our Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders, then on successful completion of Essential Obesity , you are granted an Advanced Diploma.
Subsequently this course can also be completed as a stand alone course and the Award granted is a ‘Certificate in Practitioner Skills for Obesity’.
In order to receive your qualification you must complete an assignment which involves answering questions pertaining to treatment of a client presenting
With obesity and weight related issues. This assignment must be completed within 3 months from last day of course.
YOU WILL LEARN……
How to assess, diagnose and design a treatment plan tailored to the individuals lifestyle.
How to empower clients with the necessary information to facilitate change in thoughts, feelings and behaviours which are contributing to their weight .
How to motivate individuals and keep them motivated through out treatment
How to identify the individuals barriers to change and how to overcome these barriers.
How treatment involves a 5 step programme
How within this programme there are domains which must be addressed for weight loss to be maintained.
The importance of balancing blood sugar levels in order to lose weight and maintain weight loss.
How there are 3 different types of fat in the body and how they all work differently
Why weight loss is hard and WHAT WORKS !
Specific Interventions to deal with an overweight client who binges.
COURSE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY DAY 1
Registration 9.30am - 10am
Seminar starts 10.00am
Break 11.15am
Lunch 1.00pm
Workshop commences 2.00pm
Break 3.15pm
Finish 5.00pm
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SUNDAY DAY 2
Seminar starts 9.30am
Break 10.45am
Lunch 12.30pm
Workshop commences 1.30pm
Break 2.45pm
Finish 4.00pm
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MODULE 1 OF 4 - INTRODUCTION TO OBESITY
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO A COMPLEX PROBLEM
OBJECTIVES OF MODULE 1
You Will Learn……
What is Obesity ?
What is Considered Obese ?
What Causes Obesity ?
What Influences Obesity ? (push/pull factors)
Critical Periods for the development of Obesity ?
What’s the Problem ?
What is the nature of fat in the Body ?
Remedies for treating Obesity
Why Weight Loss is so hard ?
What Works !
The 5 Step Treatment Plan
Step 1 - How to Assess,
Step 2 - How to Engage and set Goals and
Step 3 - How Motivate the overweight / obese client.
MODULE 1 - DAY 1 SEMINAR STYLE PROGRAMME
Registration, Meet and Greet
We will address the following…
What is Obesity ?
What is considered Obese ?
What influences Obesity ?
What are the critical Periods in the development of Obesity ?
What’s the Problem ?
Understanding the Nature and Behaviour of Fat in the Body
Remedies for Obesity Explored - Dieting, Activity, Behavioural Programmes, Medication, Surgical Interventions.
MODULE 1 - DAY 1 WORKSHOP STYLE PROGRAMME
1.Group Discussions re expectations of the course
2.Practitioners will do a short quiz ’Obesity Causes and Myths’ to highlight knowledge on weight related issues.
MODULE 1 - DAY 2 SEMINAR STYLE PROGRAMME
Why Weight Loss is Hard ?
What Works !
The Obesity 5 Step Treatment Plan
Step 1, 2, and 3 How to Assess, Engage & Goal Set and Motivate the Overweight/Obese Client
The importance of being ’Ready, Willing and Able’ in regard to treatment being successful.
MODULE 1 DAY 2 - WORKSHOP STYLE PROGRAMME
Practitioners will role play an initial session with an overweight client in order to gain experience on how to elicit a comprehensive assessment.
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MODULE 2 OF 4 - THE TREATMENT MODEL (ADDRESSING THE DOMAINS)
OBJECTIVES OF MODULE 2
You Will Learn….
Step 4 of the Treatment Model - Addressing the Domains
Addressing the Physiology Domain
Behavioural Interventions for the Obese Client
Patterns to target in the Obese client for weight loss to be maintained
Addressing the Nutrition Domain
Nutritional Interventions to promote weight loss
Nutritional Goals - food wisdoms
The principles of Nutritional Changes for weight loss/maintenance
Addressing the Lifestyle Domain
MODULE 2 - DAY 1 SEMINAR STYLE PROGRAMME
We will address the following ….
Revisit info presented on module 1
Step 4 of the 5 step Treatment Model - Addressing the Domains
Addressing the Physiology Domain
Behavioural Interventions for the Obese Client
Patterns to target in the Obese client
Addressing the Nutrition Domain
Nutritional Interventions/Goals/blood sugar imbalances and how to balance
The Principles of Nutritional Changes.
MODULE 2 - DAY 1 WORKSHOP STYLE PROGRAMME
Practitioners will role play completing the ‘Readiness Test’ with their overweight client to ascertain their state of readiness
Group discussion on how you will help the client who isn’t ready ?
MODULE 2 - DAY 2 SEMINAR STYLE PROGRAMME
Addressing the Lifestyle Domain - here we address all aspects of the clients environment and how they can be contributing to their weight problem - home, work, personal situations, excuses relationships and support networks.
Addressing the Lifestyle Domain - here we address personal skills, activity, and holidays, what to do to promote change.
MODULE 2 - DAY 2 WORKSHOP STYLE PROGRAMME
Educational DVD will be shown re the internal affect on the body and changes that occur due to the introduction of activity in the treatment programme.
Group Discussion
Practitioners will role play a session with a client involving strategies to deal with excuses, barriers to change.
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MODULE 3 OF 4 - THE TREATMENT MODEL (ADDRESSING THE DOMAINS)
OBJECTIVES OF MODULE 3
You will Learn……
Step 4 of the Treatment Model Cognitive/Attitude Domain : common mindset problems experienced by the obese client and strategies to deal with.
Step 4 of the Treatment Model Cognitive/Attitude Domain : common mindset problems re body image experienced by the obese client and strategies to deal with.
Step 4 of the Treatment Model Emotional Eating Domain in the overweight/obese client, and strategies to deal with the underlying issues.
Practitioners will learn Emotional Literacy ie acknowledging, accepting and expression of emotions.
MODULE 3 - DAY 1 SEMINAR STYLE PROGRAMME
We will address……
Revisit information covered on module 2
Step 4 of the Treatment Model Cognitive/Attitude Domain : The Obese Mindset - common mindset issues the overweight/obese client may have and strategies to deal with.
Step 4 of the Treatment Model Cognitive/Attitude Domain : common mindset issues re body image in the overweight/obese client and strategies to deal with.
MODULE 3 - DAY 1 WORKSHOP STYLE PROGRAMME
Practitioners will role play a session using cognitive interventions to deal with the obese mindset.
Group Discussion.
MODULE 3 - DAY 2 SEMINAR STYLE PROGRAMME
Step 4 of Treatment Model Emotional Eating Domain : what the various emotional issues may be and how they are contributing to the clients weight problem
Step 4 of the Treatment Model Emotional Eating Domain : Strategies to deal with Emotional Eating in the overweight client.
MODULE 3 - DAY 2 WORKSHOP STYLE PROGRAMME
Practitioners will role play sessions using strategies to deal with emotional eating in the overweight/obese client
Practitioners will role play how to teach emotional literacy.
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MODULE 4 OF 4 - THE TREATMENT MODEL
OBJECTIVES OF MODULE 4
You will learn ……
Step 5 - Lapse prevention/ Management : how to help the client deal with lapses by teaching them the lapse map.
Treatment of Binge Eating in the Overweight /Obese Client - the importance of this in regard to a successful outcome.
What the criteria are for the case study assignment submission necessary for your award.
MODULE 4 - DAY 1 SEMINAR STYLE PROGRAMME
Revisit information presented on module 3
Step 5 : Lapse Prevention and the importance of teaching the lapse map to your overweight client.
Criteria necessary for case study assignment .
MODULE 4 - DAY 1 WORKSHOP STYLE PROGRAMME
Practitioners will role play sessions addressing various aspects covered on the domains : lifestyle, nutrition, physiology, cognitive, and emotional eating.
Group Discussion : Question and Answer session on course requirements necessary for award.
MODULE 4 - DAY 2 SEMINAR STYLE PROGRAMME
Specific Interventions to treat the Obese/Overweight Client who is bingeing.
Final Question and Answer Session
Finish at 1pm today
Practitioners will be asked to complete a case study within 12 weeks of completion of course in order to qualify for the advanced diploma accreditation.
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