All Continuing Education Certificate courses may be taken as either certificate courses or as stand-alone Continuing Education courses.
In the last decade, the occurrence of eating disorders has increased at an alarming rate. Subclinical issues such as chronic dieting, obsessive exercise, weight preoccupation and body image disturbance have become concerns in treatment. This eating disorders certificate is designed to provide licensed practitioners with the knowledge and skills to effectively treat individuals who struggle with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder and other eating problems. Courses cover assessment, diagnosis and treatment from both historical and current perspectives. The certificate program exposes participants to a wide range of theoretical orientations and offers electives that address specific symptoms, different modalities of treatment, various populations and the application of theory to practice.
Certificate Requirements: A total of seven courses is required. This includes three core courses and four electives.
Core Courses
1. Assessment and Diagnosis of Eating Disorders
2. Treatment Issues in Eating Disorders
3. Medical and Physiological Aspects of Eating Disorders
Courses Currently Offered:
Eating Disorders: Modalities of Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Treatment (Elective)
Health at Every Size (HAES): A New Perspective on Health for Adults with Weight Issues(Elective)
Health at Every Size (HAES): An Alternative Treatment for Obesity(Elective)
Assessment & Diagnosis of Eating Disorders (Core)
Treatment Issues in Eating Disorders: Anorexia & Bulimia (Core)
Expressive Arts Therapy with Eating Disordered Clients (Elective)
Recovery, Relapse, Recurrence(Elective)
Please complete and submit a Certificate Application before starting coursework.
