Eating Disorders & the Family Unit Course

Course overview

The effect on the family of an individual suffering from an eating disorder can be devastating. There can be little worse than to watch a family member starving or bingeing, yet feeling powerless to help. This course explores the impact of eating disorders within the family unit and offers help and guidance in coping with such a situation.

Syllabus

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

Practical training

No practical training is required to complete this course.

Prerequisites

You do not need to have any additional qualifications before studying this course.

Level

On successful completion of this course, you have received training designed as either a foundation qualification leading to further studies to attain a practitioner level, or professional development to gain additional skills and knowledge to expand the practice of the existing therapist.

Certification

On successful completion students will receive the following award: The BSY Professional Certificate of Merit in Eating Disorders and the Family Unit.

How the course works

Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.

You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you.

Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.

Additional benefits

Health and Harmony Magazine
Enrol on this course and you will receive a complimentary issue of Health & Harmony, our inspirational full colour magazine. Giving complementary and natural health updates and news, it also includes student profiles, lists the most recent award winners, and provides interesting articles and short stories.

Enrol on this course from £50

There are two ways you can enrol on this course. You can:

Pay with a deposit of £50, followed by 9 monthly instalments of £25
or
Pay the total course fee of £275 in one sum and receive a voucher towards the cost of your next course