INFACT TRAINING AND SEMINAR AUGUST 22nd through MARCH 28th 2020
150 HOURS FOR CERTIFICATION AS FOOD ABUSE COUNSELOR/PROFESSIONAL:
- REQUIREMENTS:
EXAMINATION FROM THE FOOD ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE COUNSELOR-WORKBOOK (OPEN BOOK EXAM)
PARTICIPATION IN A STUDY-GROUP (SUGGESTED THAT THE GROUP MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEMINAR)
PROJECT PRESENTATION (ESTIMATED 30 MINUTES PER STUDENT)
ATTENDANCE NO LESS THAN 80%
ASSIGNMENTS (TO BE WORKED ON WITH STUDENT-GROUP; SPOKESPERSON PRESENTS FINDINGS AT SUNDAY LESSON-TIME)- SUBJECTS:
(30 HOURS) THE WORKBOOK; 13 CRITERIA FOR FOOD ADDICTION COUNSELING
(10 HOURS) PROGRAM PLANNING I – THE BIOLOGICAL PART OF THE DISEASE: FOOD-PLANS – THE BRAIN SCIENCE
(40 HOURS) PROGRAM PLANNING II – Treatment for Food Addiction. THE MENTAL – EMOTIONAL – SPIRITUAL PART OF THE DISEASE –
RECOVERY PLANS OF ACTION
(10 HOURS) THE SCIENCE OF FOOD ADDICTION
(4 HOURS) HOW TO START PRACTICING
(6 HOURS) ETHICS
- SUBJECTS:
(50 HOURS) STUDENT GROUPS AND STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS.
- BOOKS: Material online: THE INFACT FOOD-ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE COUNSELOR WORKBOOK, BOOKS ON FOOD PLANS FROM THERESA WRIGHT, DENIAL AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES BY PHILIP WERDELL, MATERIAL ON 12 STEP THERAPEUTIC APPROACH FOR PROFESSIONALS. MARTY LERNER´S BOOK A GUIDE TO EATING DISORDERS RECOVERY IN ONLINE FROM HIS WEBPAGE: https://www.milestonesprogram.org
Other books recommended: THE ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY BY CRAIG NAKKEN, FOOD JUNKIES BY VERA TARMAN, THE BIG BOOK, PHIL WERDELL´S BOOKS: BARIATRIC SURGERY AND FOOD ADDICTION AND ACORN A MODEL FOR RECOVERY, TREATING FOOD ADDITICTION BOOK 1, FOOD PLANS FOR FOOD ADDICTION RECOVERY, INVENTORYING FOOD SLIPS. - TEACHERS AND LECTURE-TIMES:
Phil Werdell: August 22: (2 hours)
Vera Tarman: August 23: (2 hours)
Esther Helga and Phil Werdell: August 23: (2 hours)
Marty Lerner: August 29: (3 hours)
Theresa Wright: September 05: (2 hours)
Philip Werdell: September 05: (2 hours)
Theresa Wright: September 06: (2 hours)
Phil Werdell: September 12: (2 hours)
Phil Werdell: September 26: (2 hours)
Guttorm Toverud: October 10: (3 hours)
Guttorm Toverud: October 11: (3 hours)
Guttorm Toverud: October 24: (3 hours)
Guttorm Toverud: November 07: (3 hours)
Bitten Jonsson: January 16: (2 hours)
Vera Tarman: January 16: (2 hours)
Nicole Avena: January 30: (60-90 min)
Robert Lustig: January 30: (60-90 min)
INFACT WEBINAR with FAI on Food Addiction Treatment
Guttorm Toverud; John Kelly; Phil Werdell Marty Lerner; Esther Helga; February 14: (4 hours)
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SYLLABUS 2020 – 2021: All times are set up in EST timezone.
THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE TRAINING IS AUGUST 22-23 10am-3pm EST (5 hours each day the first weekend)
LECTURES AND LESSONS WILL BE HELD THE FOLLOWING SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS; 10am – 2pm EST
(4 hours each session for the rest of the seminar)
Preparation prior to the beginning of course:
Reading material: Addictive Personalities by Craig Nakken, Food Junkies and listen to lecture from Vera Tarman (the link will be in her material on the Infact.members.infact.is
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Week 1:
AUGUST 22: Saturday, 10am-3pmEST:
10am-12.30pm; ESTHER HELGA:
a) ON First day of teaching:
b) Introductions of students and setting up student groups;
c) Introduction into the Infact Members platform;
d) Learning the Zoom;
e) Introduction into the Food Abuse and Dependence Counselor Workbook (INFACT-FADCWBOOK):
12.30-13pm: PAUSE
01-03pm: PHIL WERDELL; ON Normal, Emotional and Compulsive Eaters
AUGUST 23: Sunday, 10am-3pm EST:
10-12.30am: ESTHER HELGA AND PHIL WERDELL: ON The history of Addiction Counseling and Treatment;
12.30-13: PAUSE
01-03pm: VERA TARMAN ON THE BRAIN AND HORMONES
Week 1 assignments: Listen to prerecorded lectures on Ch.1-2-3-4 in INFACT-FADCWBOOK. Meet with study group, do assignments, discuss in class August 30.
Listen to Phil Werdel´s lectures:
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Week 2:
AUGUST 29: Saturday, 10am-2pm:
10-12.am: Lecture: Marty Lerner
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: Continued…
AUGUST 30: Sunday, 10am-2pm:
10-12am: ESTHER HELGA Ch: 1-2-3-4 in Infact-FADCWBOOK. Esther Helga
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: Continued……
Week 2 assignments:
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Week 3:
SEPTEMBER 05
10-12am: H.THERESA WRIGHT: on Program planning I; The biological part of the disease: ABSTINENCE
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: PHIL WERDELL: on Biological Denial.
SEPTEMBER 06
10-12am: H.THERESA WRIGHT on Abstinence plans
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: ESTHER HELGA: on CH: 5 in INFACT-FADCWBOOK.
Week 3 assignments
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Week 4:
SEPTEMBER 12:
10-12am: PHIL WERDELL: on Denial and Food Inventory.
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: ESTHER HELGA: on PROGRAM PLANNING I AND II
SEPTEMBER 13:
10-12am: ESTHER HELGA on PROGRAM PLANNING I AND II
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: Continued……..
Week 4 assignments
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Week 5:
SEPTEMBER 26:
10-12am: PHIL WERDELL: on PSYCHOLOGICAL DENIAL
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: ESTHER HELGA: on PROGRAM PLANNING II
SEPTEMBER 27:
10-12am: ESTHER HELGA: on CH: 6 INFACT FADCWBOOK
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: ESTHER HELGA: on CH: 6 INFACT FADCWBOOK
Week 5 assignments
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Week 6:
OCTOBER 10:
10-12am: GUTTORM TOVERUD: on Therapeutic Treatment based on the 12 steps
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: CONTINUED…….
OCTOBER 11:
10-12am: GUTTORM TOVERUD: SAME
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: CONTINUED…..
Week 6 assignments
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Week 7:
OCTOBER 24:
10-12am: GUTTORM TOVERUD: on Therapeutic Treatment based on the 12 steps.
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: CONTINUED…………
OCTOBER 25:
10-12am: ESTHER HELGA Ch: 7-8 in INFACT-FADCWBOOK
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: CONTINUED………
Week 7 assignments
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Week 8:
NOVEMBER 07:
10-12am: GUTTORM TOVERUD: on Therapeutic Treatment based on the 12 steps.
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: CONTINUED…………
NOVEMBER 08:
10-12am: ESTHER HELGA; on Ch 9-10 in INFACT-FADCWBOOK
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: CONTINUED………
Week 8 assignments
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Week 9:
NOVEMBER 21:
10-12am: ESTHER HELGA: CH. 11-12 in INFACT-FADCWBOOK
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: ETHICS
NOVEMBER 22:
10-12am: ESTHER HELGA CH. 13 in INFACT-FADCWBOOK
12-12.30: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: ESTHER HELGA APPENDECIES IN INFACT-FADCWBOOK
Week 9 assignments
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Week 10:
DECEMBER 05:
10-12am: ESTHER HELGA: EXAM
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: ETHICS
EXAMINATION FROM THE INFACT-FDACWBOOK
Week 10 assignments
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BREAK FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
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Week 11:
JANUARY 16:
10-12am: BITTEN JONSSON
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: VERA TARMAN
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Week 12:
JANUARY 30:
10-12am: NICOLE AVENA
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: ROBERT LUSTIG
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Week 13:
FEBRUARY 13:
10am-02pm: WEBINAR: Science of Food Addiction treatment methods:
Guttorm Toverud/John Kelly, Phil Werdell, Marty Lerner, Esther Helga
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Week 14:
FEBRUARY 27:
10-12am: Setting up your practice and consultancy
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
FEBRUARY 28: ADDED SESSION!!
10-12am: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
12.12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
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Week 15:
MARCH 13:
10-12am: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
MARCH 14:
10-12am: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
12-12.30pm: PAUSE
12.30-02pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
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Week 16:
MARCH 28: CERTIFICATION ONLINE
11-01 EST