Clinical Weight Control Course

£409.00

The whole issue of weight control is far more complex than simply controlling food intake - hence the massive failure rate of "diets". This course will enable students to integrate the latest information in a safe programme for weight control.

This course deals in depth with both the physiology and psychology of weight issues thus enabling the trained clinician to obtain consistently excellent results within the lucrative area of weight control.

Course fees: £409.00 if paid in full.

Pay monthly option: £119 Deposit followed by 7 monthly payments of £50.00. (Total fees of £469.00) Call in for guaranteed payment plan.

Entry requirements:

There are no previous skills or qualifications required to register for this study programme.

Support:

All students will be assigned a personal tutor with whom they may correspond with via telephone or email. Details will be in your course study pack.

Duration:

All students have one year to complete this course from date of registration. Average study of 150 hours.

Provided materials:

NCFE approved course pack
Unlimited support Monday to Friday
NCFE registration
Certification

Course syllabus:

The psychology of weight control
Body image
Lifestyle
Transactional analysis
Responsibility
Creative visualisation
The physiology of weight control
Addiction
Symptoms
Nutritional needs
Eating for health life
Eating disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge eating
The clinician's role as counsellor
Basic counselling
Setting up a practice

Assessment method:

This course is completed using continual assessment, allowing your tutor to closely monitor your progress every step of the way. Therefore no examination is required.

Examination:

No examination is necessary

Qualification:

On completion of your course, you will receive two qualifications:

Qualification 1:

Clinical Weight Control Diploma

Diploma entitling you to use the letters SAC Dip after your name.

Qualification 2:

Level 3 Clinical Weight Control Award

At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a level 3 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3).

This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

Professional Membership

On completion of this course students can apply for membership to the Society for Holistic Therapists and Coaches (SHTC), a professional body who are dedicated to recognised standards of qualification and practice - students will also be able to use the initials 'SHTC' after their names.