Course Description
Eating Disorders: Understanding and Treatment
Gain insights into understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and support for eating disorders in this free online course. This course provides an overview of eating disorders, highlighting their types, causes, symptoms, and treatment methods. It is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Yana Simonenko, a certified educational program methodologist with additional training in General Pathophysiology, created this course, which is an adaptation of fundamental medical literature, incorporating WHO recommendations.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the different types of eating disorders and their core symptoms • Identify risk factors and causes associated with eating disorders • Assess the severity and presentation of eating disorder symptoms in individuals • Apply evidence-based treatment strategies for managing eating disorders • Recognize early warning signs and conduct effective assessments • Describe the roles of psychological, nutritional, and medical interventions • Evaluate prevention programs and strategies to reduce eating disorder risks |
| Course Code | 7670 |
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