Advanced Clinical Education in Child and Adolescent Obesity
Convenient DVD Program
Earn up to 46 hours of Continuing Education
Join the national effort
to improve the health and well-being
of obese children and adolescents.
Gain sensitive, effective and marketable skills.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY
PROBLEM - Child obesity is a major national health problem. Family-based care has demonstrated remarkable effectiveness, yet remains unavailable in most communities, primarily due to an insufficiency of providers. Most obese children still receive no meaningful care for their condition.
RESPONSE - Balboa Publishing, through its SHAPEDOWN Pediatric Obesity Program and JUST FOR KIDS! Obesity Prevention Program supports child and adolescent obesity specialists worldwide. This training is an integral part of that support.
TRAINING - Training is based on a model of care in which a provider with interdisciplinary skills functions within an interdisciplinary team of consultants. The provider conducts biopsychosocial assessments that aid the child and family in clarifying the etiology and consequences of the problem. The care plan is individualized, targeting the medical, affective, behavioral and interactional contributors. Family-based group and individual treatments are offered.
INTRODUCTORY COURSE
INTRODUCTION TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY This 6-hour course overviews the biopsychosocial, family-based approach to child and adolescent obesity and is a prerequisite to the advanced courses.
ADVANCED COURSES
ADVANCED CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY These courses deepen technical knowledge and enhance clinical skills ill the assessment and treatment of child and adolescent obesity. More than 100 videotapes of patient encounters - group and the exceptional faculty create a stimulating, interactive training experience.
CREDIT
The courses have been approved for continuing education hours as follows: Introductory Course: 6 hrs, Advanced Course 1: 13 hrs, Advanced Course 2: 14 hrs, Advanced Course 3: 13 hrs.
CERTIFICATE
Participants completing the three advanced courses receive from the University of Ca1ifornia, San Francisco, a Continuing Education Certificate, suitable for framing, recognizing completion of Advanced Clinical Education in Child and Adolescent Obesity.
The American Dietetic Association has approved this program for 40 hours of continuing education credit. Nursing continuing education credit of 40 hours has been accepted by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number BRN 00181. Psychologists, social workers and others may receive continuing education credit for this program upon their submission of the completion certificate awarded at course completion to the state boards of their professional organizations.
The computerized assessment, Y.E.S., and the pediatric obesity intervention, SHAPEDOWN, both developed at the University of California, San Francisco, are used as models in this training. These models can be adapted to other programs.
COURSE 1 - The Obese Child, Adolescent and Family
| A Model of Child and Adolescent Obesity Care | Laurel M. Mellin, M.A., R.D. |
| The Biological Determinants of Obesity in Children and Adolescents | Susan Johnson, MD. |
| The Psychological Development of Food Problems in Children and Adults | Jane Rachel Kaplan, Ph.D. |
| Family Exercise Demonstration | Marla Hughes, M.S. |
| The Cultural and Social Meanings of Obesity in the Young | Margaret McKenzie, Ph.D., R.N. |
| Families As Systems: Patterns of Function and Dysfunction | Carl Greenberg. M.S. |
| The Family’s Emotional Life: Communication | John Gray, Ph.D. |
| Family Communication Workshop | John Gray, Ph.D. |
| Food and Fat: Role and Patterns in Your Family of Origin | Laurel M. Mellin, M.A., R.D. |
COURSE 2 - Biopsychosocial Assessment of Obese Children and Adolescents
| Delivering a Biopsychosocial Assessment of Child or Adolescent Obesity | Laurel M. Mellin, MA., RD. | ||
| Assessment Methods Workshop: Anthropometncs and Fitness Testing | Marla Hughes, M.S | ||
| Common Medical Problems of the Obese Child and Adolescent | |||
| Endocrinology | Felix Conte, M.D. | Orthopedics | John T. Smith |
| Pulmonary | Judy Palmer, M.D. | Cardiology | Mary Malloy, M.D. |
| Disabilities | Lucy Crain, M.D. | ||
| Family Drawings Workshop | |||
| Common Psychosocial Problems of the Obese Child and Adolescent | |||
| Substance Abuse | George Saba, Ph.D. | Learning Dis. | Mary Crittenden, Ph.D. |
| Sexual/Physical Abuse | Kevin Coulter, M.D. | Divorce | Judith Wallerstein, Ph.D. |
| Suicide | Lynne Ponton, M.D. | Personality Dis. | Lynne Ponton, M.D. |
| Biopsychosocial Assessments: Case Analysis | Laurel M. Mellin, MA., RD. | ||
COURSE 3 - Family-based Treatment of Child and Adolescent Obesity
| Treating the Obese Child or Adolescent: An Overview | Laurel M. Mellin, M.A., RD. | |
| Techniques in Family Counseling: Scenarios and Role Plays | Lane Tanner, M.D. | |
| Counseling Strategies with Difficult Encounters | Velia Frost, L.C.S.W. | |
| Difficult Encounter Role Plays | Laurel M. Mellin, M.A., RD. | |
| Child Exercise Techniques Demonstration | Marla Hughes, M.S. | |
| Behavioral Therapy Method Workshop: Family System Sensitive Techniques | Laurel M. Mellin, M.A., RD. | |
| Individual Counseling Strategies: Adapting Care to Individual Needs | Laurel M. Mellin, M.A., RD. | |
| Individual Counseling Strategies: Adapting Care to Individual Needs | Laurel M. Mellin, M.A., RD. | |
| Legal | Abigail English, J.D. | |
| Promotion | Laurel M. Mellin, M.A., RD. | |
| Team Process | Susan Johnson, M.D. | |
| The Diversity of Pediatric Obesity Providers | Panel of Providers | |
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