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Psychological Approaches for Weight Loss BPS Approved - Now Available to Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland delegates on-line via ZOOM

Life Therapies Clinic and Professional Training
This inspiring up-to-date course, is now available for potential delegates from Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland exclusively. See below for details:-
Professional Training Courses in Eating Disorders, Obesity & Nutrition from National Centre for Eating Disorders and Obesity in London.
Essential Obesity: Psychological Approaches for Weight Loss Approved by the British Psychological Society.
This course may be taken on its own or as part of the Master Practitioner Programme.
This inspiring up-to-date course brings the latest thinking from health psychology and other approaches to help you with weight loss clients in any professional setting.
Taught largely from the front, this course brings together people from all over the world and many find it helpful for their own weight management
It is Approved by the BPS Learning Centre for CPD BPS Learning Centre and CPD points are awarded subject to peer review by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on application. It is also part of the Master Practitioner Programme.
Suitability
The course is suitable for counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, doctors, psychiatrists, nutritionists, nurses, social workers & other health professionals
You will learn
- Current thinking about all weight loss approaches including drugs & surgery
- How to assess, engage & motivate
- How to customise treatment, getting the right fit
- How to manage barriers to change in diet & lifestyle
- How to deal with comfort & emotional eating
- Targeting relationships
- How to transform obesity thinking
- How to deal with difficult clients
- Dealing with pitfalls, like plateau & relapse
- Important counsellor qualities
- Where psychology, medication, meal replacement plans or surgery may fit into an overall treatment plan
- How to boost willpower
Trainer: Bridin McKenna
Venue: On-Line via ZOOM – Open to delegates from Northern and Southern Ireland only.
Next Dates: Thursday 29th October – Saturday 31st October 2020 OR
Friday 26th February – Sunday 28th February 2021
Investment: £550.00
Receive a substantial discount if you book this course as part of the Master Practitioner Programme
Book Now: http://life-therapies.com/professional-training/essential-obesity-psychological-approaches/
Awards
The NCFED Certificate in Obesity Skills is awarded if you complete an assignment after the course. This is optional and all delegates receive the certificate of attendance.
This training is a stand-alone course, and is also a module of the NCFED Master Practitioner programme. The other modules include Excellence in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders with Trainer Deanne Jade NCFED & Nutritional Interventions for Eating Disorders, with Jane Nodder, both being held via ZOOM. Dates are available on our website www.life-therapies.com/professional-training.
The Advanced Diploma is granted upon successful completion of assignments on the 8 day Eating Disorder training course, plus one other of the following, Essential Obesity or Nutritonal Interventions
The Master Practitioner award is awarded to those completing assignments on all 3 training courses.
- Education/training
- Health and wellbeing
Date and Time
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Location
228 Kingsway
Dunmurry
Belfast
BT17 9AE
United Kingdom
Contact Details
Life Therapies Clinic & Training, 228 Kingsway, Dunmurry Belfast BT17 9AE