Eating Disorders & the Family Unit

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Lesson One
  • Introduction
    • The Role of the Therapist
    • Labelling
    • Childhood Phases
    • Types of Eating Disorder
    • Predispositions to Eating Disorders
• Lesson Two
  • Being Parents
    • Myths and Misconceptions about Eating Disorders
    • Signs that the Family can Look Out for
    • Anorexia and Bulimia
    • Selective Eating
    • Restrictive Eating
    • Food Phobia
    • Food Avoidance Emotional Disorder
    • Compulsive Binge Eating
• Lesson Three
  • The IBI Effect
    • CNC - The Negative Mind Set
    • Counteracting Negative Self-talk
    • Counteracting the IBI Effect
    • Predisposition
    • Distraction from Negative Thoughts or Feelings
    • Depression
    • Symptoms
• Lesson Four
  • Working with the Family
  • The First Session
  • Communication
  • Conflict
  • The Child
  • Working Together
  • Subterfuge
  • Rules Concerning Meals
  • Questions on Lesson Three
• Lesson Five
  • The Child Causing Concern
    • Before the Child's Inclusion
    • The First Session with the Child
    • Further Sessions
    • Siblings
    • The Whole Family
  • Support Systems for the Parents
    • Parents' Support Group