Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that tries to improve your mental health by modifying dysfunctional emotions, behavior and thoughts. It is an evidence-based practice that helps you to change your perceptions and behave for treating certain problems in your behavior. The course illustrates the concepts of CBT approach with a special focus on “eating disorders”.
Throughout the course, you will learn to treat “eating disorders” by applying CBT approach. You will learn to deal with the patients suffering from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder. CBT method helps you to focuses on solutions and encourages your patients to challenge distorted cognitions and change destructive patterns of behavior.
After finishing the course, you will be able to work as a CBT therapist and help people having “eating disorders”.
Course Curriculum
CBT Eating Disorders Promo
About the Tutor
About the Course
What is CBT (the CBT model)
NICE guidelines
The therapeutic alliance, Trust and Empathy
Ethics of the therapy
Eating disorders: Categorisations
Core Psychopathology of Eating Disorders
Co-morbid psychiatric illness
Social and Family factors
Cognitive factors
Emotional Intelligence
First session – Assessment
Dietary and Nutritional issues
Setting Goals with the client
Motivational factors
Working with Anxiety
The Socratic approach (Socratic questioning)
Psychoeducation
The ‘Exposure’ technique
Working with Beliefs (shape, weight, food)
Behavioural Experiments
Designing and Reviewing Action plans
Concluding therapy successfully
Follow up and Relapse Prevention
Thank you and Good Bye!
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