CPD 2017 - working with obesity - looking at food addiction and binge eating disorder

Aims and objectives

• To gain an understanding of a therapeutic treatment for obesity incorporating the 12-step facilitation model.
• To understand how to integrate this model of treatment into your own practice.

Contents

• Looking at what research has demonstrated with regard to food as an addiction and the similarity to substance addiction.
• Comparing compulsive overeating/bingeing with substance dependence by looking at the DSM V-TR criteria.
• Study of the cycle of addiction.
• Characteristics of binge eating disorder/compulsive overeating.
• Looking at other addictive/compulsive behaviours often associated with compulsive overeating.
• Learning the difference between group therapy and 12-step groups.
• Looking at the areas that need to be investigated during therapy sessions: family/personal history/trauma/abuse.
• Looking at the solution offered to clients.
• Interactive workshop – for attendees to experience group work.
• Abstinence from compulsive overeating – what is it? How is it achieved?
• An introduction and overview of the 12-step facilitation model and its use during and after therapeutic treatment.
• How to integrate this model into your own mode of treatment.

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Rochelle Craig MSc
roch.c@btinternet.com