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 Two
popular options to consider are:
I.
The Advanced Clinical Training Videocourse
A convenient
30-hour Advanced Clinical Training Videocourse in Child and
Adolescent Obesity, segmented into Three Courses:
COURSE
1 - The Obese Child, Adolescent and Family
Biological
Determinants of Pediatric Obesity, Psychological Development
of Food Problems in Children and Adults, Cultural and Social
Meanings of Obesity in the Young, Family Systems
Theory: Patterns of Function and Dysfunction, the Family's Emotional
Life, Communication Workshop, Food and Fat: Role and Patterns
in Family of Origin, A Model of Child and Ado-
lescent Obesity Care.
COURSE
2 - Biopsychosocial Assessment of Obese Children and Adolescents
Delivering
a Biopsychosocial Assessment, Anthropometrics and Fitness Testing,
Common Medical Problems of the Obese Child and Adolescent: Endocrinology
- Pulmonary - Disabilities, Family Systems Drawings, Common
Psychosocial Problems: Substance Abuse - Sexual/Physical Abuse
- Suicide, Assessment Case Study.
COURSE 3 - Family-based Treatment of Child and Adolescent
Obesity
Techniques
in Family Counseling: Scenarios and Role Plays, Counseling Strategies
for Difficult
Encounters, Child Exercise Techniques, Behavioral Therapy Method
Workshop, Individual
Counseling Strategies, Special Issues in Providing Care to the
Obese Young, Treating the
Obese Child or Adolescent: An Overview.
Note:
Completion of the Advanced Clinical Training Videocourse is
required of all Certified
SHAPEDOWN Instructors and rental of the course is included in
the SHAPEDOWN Start-Up
Package. The Videocourse may be purchased separately.
Training
is based on a model of care in which a care provider with interdisciplinary
skills functions with support from an interdisciplinary team
of consultants as needed. The provider conducts biopsychosocial
assessments that aid the 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.
Contact
us to request a Training brochure:childobesity@aol.com
II.
Children & Weight: What Health Professionals Can Do
For Presenting
Workshops to Health Professionals:
Included
in this in-service training kit are:
A videotape
with three segments: teen group body image discussion, pediatric
endocrinologist's
guide to patient screening, pediatrician's guide to assessment
and care planning.
A notebook
containing 5 unit lesson plans, complete with educational objectives,
teaching acti-
vities, overhead masters, and handout masters.
Extensive
Resource List.
Teaching
"Flip-Chart" for use with low-income families.
Sample pamphlets
for parents.
A review
of recent scientific research on pediatric obesity.
An Evaluation
Instrument.
To order:
call 1-800-994-8849 or 1-510-642-2431 or fax to 1-510-643-5470.
Webpage:
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu
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