Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name three components of narrative therapy as it relates to anorexia.
-List three social comparisons of anorexia nervosa.
-Name three aspects of early eating disorder onset.
-Name four similarities between anorexia and phobia.
-Describe four developmental stages of eating disorder.
-Name three concepts of obsession in anorexic clients.
-Name three components of the anorexic member’s effect on family functioning.
-Name three situations of anorexia nervosa in children.
-Name three dissociative states in eating disorders.
-Name three concepts related to eating disorders and incest.
-Identify three manifestations of anger in anorexic clients.
-Discuss three family-based treatments.
-Name three concepts related to externalized self-perceptions in anorexic clients.
-Identify three techniques regarding treatment for anorexia nervosa.
-Name four family factors that influence the development of Anorexia Nervosa.
-Explain why may a woman with Anorexia Nervosa be more vulnerable to external media messages about beauty and successfulness.
-Name two personality characteristics related to Anorexia Nervosa.
-Explain the possibility must clinicians be willing to accept when treating chronically ill clients with Anorexia Nervosa.
-Explain what is centrally involved in respecting a client's autonomy.
-Explain why does Abraham suggest incorporating a sensible exercise program into the refeeding and maintenance stages.
-Name five objectives in the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa.
-Explain what percent of clients with anorexia successfully recover.
-Name two methods for involving families in the treatment of a client with Anorexia Nervosa.
-Name three reasons why it is difficult to form a therapeutic alliance with an anorexic client.
-Explain what percent of anorexia nervosa cases are men.
-Explain why do many anorexic female clients show an aversion toward sex.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."