Student Profile
This programme is designed for people who wish to gain an understanding of working with Eating Disorders, and the basic skills required to work with such complex conditions. No prior knowledge is required.
Study Method
The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home. Students receive course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support. There are no deadlines for assignments. However, you must complete the full course within 12 months from the date you received it.
Assessments
Assessment takes the form of a series of tutor marked assignments plus one extended essay. There is no word count for these assignments. However, you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the question asked.
Timescale
The programme takes place over a timescale to suit the student. Once registered, tutor support is available for up to one year or until completion whichever is sooner.
Location
The programme is home- or work-based enabling students to complete the course without having to attend scheduled college teaching sessions.
Tutor Support
Throughout the course, students will receive tutor support by email and by post. This will last for a full 12 months. To complete this course it will take in the region of 100 study hours which can be spread over the 12 month period.
Extra Online Support
The tutor for this course has now set up a forum for all of his students studying Understanding Eating Disorders and related courses. This will assist you with your studies, as not only will you get full tutor support from a professional tutor for the duration of the coure, but you will get help from other students who are studying at the same time as you. You will also get an insight into other related courses by talking to students studying them. You can ask other students questions about your course or theirs, and they will try to help you.
You will be able to interact with students studying the following courses:
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Understanding Abuse and Trauma
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Counselling and Psychotherapy
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Introduction to Counselling
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Mental Health and Psychiatry
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Working with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
Your tutor will provide all the details of how to get onto this forum if you decide to order the course.
Payment Method
You can choose to pay in full at the time of ordering, or you can pay in monthly instalments (no discount applies).
If you would like to pay in instalments, we would need one of these as a deposit with your order (either by cheque or by credit/debit card). We will take the rest of the instalments off the card for the remaining months. For further details on paying by instalments, please call or e-mail UK Open Learning.
Course Outline
Types of Eating Disorders
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Anorexia Nervosa
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Bulimia
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Binge Eating Disorder
Classifications
Diagnosis
Complications
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Side effects
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Complications
Who is affected?
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Men
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Women
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Children
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Elderly
Causes of Eating Disorders
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Psychological
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Biological
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Social
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Patient perspectives
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Media and magazines
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Self esteeme
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Childhood experiences
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Healing the past
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Addiction
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Dependent
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Anxiety
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Sleep
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Self harm
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Friends and family
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Personality disorders
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Depression
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Stress
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Suicide
Treatment options
Information for Friends and Family
Research
