Understanding anorexia and bulimia. How can we support and work with sufferers?

Aims and objectives:

• To gain an understanding of the essential characteristics of anorexia and bulimia.
• To gain knowledge of the 12-step model for use in supporting sufferers and integrate key concepts into your practice.

Contents:

• What is an eating disorder?
• Characteristics of anorexia/characteristics of bulimia (DSM V reference).
• Research – anorexia and addiction.
• Cycle of addiction and its connection to anorexia/bulimia.
• Anorexia/binge eating/bulimia – the triple threat.
• Attachment theory relating to eating disorders.
• Invited speaker (anorexia/recovery journey).
• 12-step model and it correlation to the Nice guidelines for working with eating disorders.
• Steps 1-12 summarised.
• Lily’s poem.

Five hour CPD Certificates issued.

Suitable for:

• Counsellors.
• Nurses.
• Psychotherapists.
• Trainees.
• Psychologists.
• Students.
• Dieticians.
• Occupational therapists.
• Nutritionists.
• Teachers.
• Psychiatrists.
• Youth workers.
• Family therapists.
• Personal trainers.
• General practitioners.
• Social workers.

Full price £75 per person per workshop (see details of other workshop in events section for December).

**Early bird discount extended**

• CPD 1 - Understanding Anorexia and Bulimia. How can we support and work with sufferers? - Sat Nov 3rd - £68 paid before September 30th
• CPD 2 - Working therapeutically with obesity, looking at Food Addiction and Binge Eating Disorder - Sat Dec 1st - £68 paid before October 30th

£125 for both workshops booked together before September 30th.

About Rochelle Craig

I specialise in working with disordered and destructive eating.