Introduction to Eating Disorders Certificate
What you'll learn
- By the end of the course, the student will be able to describe: What are eating disorders, the different yypes of eating disorder, how are eating disorders diagnosed, the pros and cons of diagnosis, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, treatments and interventions, myths and stereotypes, signs and symptoms, environmental signs, helping organisations.
Requirements
- There are no pre-requisites for this course. All you need to have is an interest and or a need to learn more about eating disorders.
Description
This is a comprehensive introduction to eating disorders, that focuses in Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating and Bulimia Nervosa. The course is suitable for professionals who may come into contact with client's who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder. The course is also suitable for families, friends and carers of a person with an eating disorder.
We look at a whole range of topics including what is an eating disorder?, signs and symptoms, epidemiology, risk assessment, pros and cons of diagnosis, treatments and interventions, evidence based approaches, myths and stereotypes,
Who this course is for:
- People who prehaps work with clients who have eating disorder. People with a family member or frind with an eating disorder and would like to understand the condition better and how to support the person more effectively.
Course content
- Preview05:26
- Preview04:16
- 05:42Why Do We Eat?
- 08:03Myths about Eating Disorders
- 04:11More Myths About Eating Disorders
- Preview07:52
- 01:28Environmental Signs of Eating Disorder
- 00:42Anyone Can Experience an eating Disorder
- 00:40Men Get Eating Disorders Too
- 05:12Myths About Dieting
- 03:41Weight Loss and Weight Gain
- 07:00About Anorexia Nervosa
- 00:49Anorexia Nervosa Images
- 03:39How Anorexia Nervosa Affects the Body
- 03:54About Bulimia Nervosa
- 01:15About Binging Disorder
- 03:56Correlates of Binge Eating
- 04:23About Purging
- 00:43Causes of Eating Disorder Task
- 02:45Causes of Eating Disorder Answers
- 01:59Body Mass Index Explained
- 04:32Exercise: Challenges of Working with Eating Disorder
- 03:35Epidemiology and Prevalence of Eating Disorders
- 02:01Case Study 1
- 02:52Pro's Of Diagnosing Eating Disorders
- 02:13Cons of Diagnosing Eating Disorders
- 02:00Major Risk Factors
- 01:04Risk Assessment
- 01:11When a Client May Need Hospitalisation
- 01:41Case Study 2 Exercise
- 00:57How Have You Dealt With Challenges
- 01:41The Cycle of Anorexia and Bulimia
- 03:25Evidence Based Approaches
- 02:57Do's of Recovery
- 02:03Dont's of Recovery
- 09:32Treatments and Interventions for Eating Disorder
- 01:57Summary and Conclusion
Instructor
![Kevin Michael O'Doherty](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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I am a Psychologist, Forensic Mental Health Expert, CBT Therapist and Author of several self help books. I also carry out Medico Legal Psychological Assessments for Law firms. I provide Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for clients based all over the world with the aid of Virtual Programme Software such as Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp and Doxy. I consult, advise and deliver training on all aspects of forensic mental health in the UK, Europe and USA on request.
I find my work as a Forensic Mental Health Expert Witness fascinating and I do hope that I present some of that fascination to the student during the course.
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I provide live streaming/teaching of courses and workshops for groups via Zoom on request.