Eating Disorders and OCD

A 5 day classroom-based intense diploma course for professional therapists

Anorexia, bulimia, eating disorders and OCD are more prominent in our society today. The therapeutic approach can be extremely complex and needs to be of great value to the client. The course tutors will help you accomplish a better understanding of these conditions, and more importantly, provide you with a well established means of assisting the individual with these disorders.

This course is gong to provide a massive amount of information, including:

Statistics
Risk Factors, Family & Social
Biological & Psychological Factors
AEBW (Average Expected Body Weight)
Signs & Symptoms
Effects of Under Nourishment
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia
Simple Bulimia
Binge & Other Eating Disorders
Compulsive Over Eating
Initial Consultation - What to look for and Ask
Plan of Action for Each of the above, Effective Therapy
Writing / adapting scripts
Homework Directives
OCD
Common Obsessions
Compulsions
Similar Disorders
Belief patterns
Cognitive Intrusions
Initial Consultation
Plan of Action, Effective Therapy
ERP Exposure & Response Prevention
Homework Directives
Case Histories on the above
Group participation / scenarios in all the above
Co-morbid mental health conditions with all the above

In short, we ensure that when you have completed your studies, you will be thoroughly conversant and confident with every concept with which you may be required to work.

Only for the professional therapist

The course assumes that you have an at least adequate knowledge of clinical practice, and hypnosis or hypnotic induction techniques will not be taught during the study week. A variety of methods are used to resolve client difficulties and we will ensure that you are thoroughly conversant with all of them. In addition to this, the professionally prepared resource pack contains everything that is taught on the class and more.

At the end of the study week you will receive a multiple-choice, 'take home' exam to complete within one month. Once successful, you will receive a Diploma which clearly illustrates that you have completed a bona fide study course and will also be eligible for a free entry on the register of EICH-trained specialist practitioners.

Course Tutors

The tutors for this course are the renowned UK therapist David Kato, and USA eating disorders expert Kim Manning. The course they have developed between them covers every angle of this notoriously difficult, yet immensely rewarding, area of therapeutic endeavour.

Why The Essex Institute?

Why study with us? There are six excellent reasons. We:

Are long established and successful
Have our own dedicated premises
Are staffed only by professional therapists
Provide FREE post-graduate support
Make ongoing advanced training available
Provide truly professional tuition

Course Dates, Times and Fees

The next course runs on the week: March 16^th - 20^th, 2009

Times: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm each day (1.00 pm finish on Friday)

The total fee for the entire course is only £450.00 which may be paid by cheque, bankers draft or Credit card. A deposit of £50.00 is required at the time of booking

Click here for an application form (PDF format) or call +44 (0)1702 434431