Treatment of Eating Disorders: Training for Mental Health Professionals

Course

In London

£ 1,150 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    35h

  • Duration

    5 Days

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This five-day course will cover the treatment of eating disorders in the child, adolescent and adult age ranges.
You'll learn about therapeutic approaches including:
individual assessment and therapy
family approaches
inpatient, outpatient and day patient approaches
inpatient refeeding in severely malnourished patients
You'll also learn about the development of eating disorder services and management of severe and enduring eating disorders (SEED).
The aim is to help you prepare for a career in the eating disorders field.
You'll gain a certificate of attendance at the end of the course provided you've attended 80% of it.
This course is run but UCL's Division of Medicine. It is part of the MSc in Eating Disorders and Clinical Nutrition but can also be taken as a standalone CPD module.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

This course is suitable for trainees and staff working in eating disorders services.
You'll need both the following:
a university degree
a qualification in a mental health profession
You should also be working, or training, in a service that accepts patients with eating disorders.

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Subjects

  • Mental Health
  • CBT
  • Models of care
  • Emergency treatment
  • Drug treatment
  • Ethical issues
  • Service Development
  • Adolescents
  • Management
  • Enduring eating disorders

Course programme

Topics covered during this course are:

  • Assessment in children, adolescents and adults
  • CBT and other therapies
  • Models of care
  • Prevention
  • Individual, group and family approaches
  • Community and inpatient care of children, adolescents and adults
  • Emergency treatment
  • Drug treatment
  • Role of carers and the voluntary sector
  • Ethical issues
  • Service development

Treatment of Eating Disorders: Training for Mental Health Professionals

£ 1,150 VAT inc.