This clinical experience is a capstone course for those enrolled in the eating disorders certificate program. Students will be able to choose a focus on awareness, prevention, and education experience or a clinical experience working in an eating disorders treatment facility for 120 hours. Prerequisite: 12 credits of Eating Disorders certificate program.
Students must contact instructor (margaret@plymouth.edu) to arrange meeting dates and times by Oct 1. Please note: this course is cross-listed with (GR) CO-5150, CRN: 20112.
The focus of the course will be on increasing the student's knowledge of awareness, education, prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Discussion will include diagnostic classifications; causes of eating disorders; history, prevalence and treatment approaches to eating disorders; a discussion of a wellness/holistic approach to medical, nutritional and psychological therapies; special populations, i.e., women, children, males, athletes; prevention programs; resources; the latest research and information on becoming a coordinator of Eating Disorder Awareness and Prevention Week. Also presented as CO 5160.
Please note this course is cross-listed with GR: CO-5160; CRN: 20110. Please note that this course is being held in Arizona and that the deadline to register is 12/15/14.