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Level 4 Obesity & Diabetes Management Course Level 4 REP's

The UK's first Level 4 REPs accredited Obesity Qualification

Discovery Learning is proud to announce the launch of the Nation's first Level 4 Certificate in Obesity & Diabetes Management. This Level 4 obesity and diabetes management course is designed for health and wellness practitioners that are working (or planning to work) in the field of obesity management. If you are an exercise professional, this obesity course will provide you with the credentials to register as a REP's level 4 Fitness Professional - currently the highest in the UK. This Obesity Qualification was developed in conjunction with Weight Management Centre (WMC) who is on the Department of Health List of Obesity Trainers as compiled by DOM (Dieticians in Obesity Management) and is also appointed to the Dept of Health Framework of Childhood Obesity Providers. WMC are also responsible for direct delivery of obesity services on behalf of a number of Primary Care Trusts for both Children and Adults. In this way we can keep abreast of the practical and logistical aspects of delivering obesity services.

The Level 4 Obesity & Diabetes Management Qualification is awarded as an Industry Award through Sector Skills Council SkillsActive and will then progress onto the National Qualifications Framework in conjunction with an appropriate Awarding Body.

REPs Level 4 Obesity & Diabetes Management Course Eligibility:
  • Related level 3 Qualification:
  • Level 3 Nutrition & Weight Management or level 3 and above nutrition
  • Level 3 Advanced instructor, GP (exercise) Referral Qualification or Physiotherapist
  • Level 3 or above Psychology, Social or Behavioural Sciences
  • Practicing Specialist Clinician such as Obesity Nurse or Dietician
Level 4 Obesity & Diabetes Management Course Structure:

Our REPs Level 4 Obesity Management Qualification is a blended learning course, meaning that you do approximately 4-6 weeks home study followed by a 2 day tutorial. You will then complete a further 6-8 weeks home study and attend a further 2 days at one of our venues.

Level 4 Obesity & Diabetes Management Course Content
  • An overview of the obesity pandemic: Prevalence of Obesity, Causes of Obesity, Unhealthy Foods and Pathogenesis of Obesity and Disease, Impact of Early Life and Growth Patterns, Economic consequences of an obese population

  • Obesity & Disease: The Impact of Obesity – Mortality, The Impact of Obesity – Morbidity, Benefits of losing weight, Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome, Disordered Eating, Pharmacotherapy for Obesity, Bariatric surgery, Two Models of Obesity: The Medical Model, The Public Health Model, The Obesogenic Environment, Economic Drivers of Food and Drink Consumption, Local Government, Policy and Planning

  • Weight Gain - an Explanation: Set Point Theory, Diets Don’t Work, The Obesity Cycle of Self Perpetuation, Sleep and Obesity, The Palaeolithic diet, Genetic Susceptibility to Weight Gain, Thrifty Genotype, Epigenetics & the Phenotype, The Role of Fat, Fat Equals Energy, Fat Storage and Utilisation, Other Forms of Energy Utilisation, Adipocyte Biology, Fat Deposition & Distribution, Basic concepts of human energetics, Energy – Intake & Expenditure, Regulating Energy Expenditure, Control of Food Intake, Chemical Signals and Neuro-transmitters in Energy Regulation, Integrated Models of Food Control.

  • Some practical aspects of weight management: Food Cravings and Addictions – Are they Real? Why Do We Eat When We Are Not Hungry? Determinants of Food Choice, Some psychological messages for your client, Strategies for Curbing Emotional Eating, A Review of Dietary Regimes for Weight Loss, High Protein Diets (Low Carb Diets), Weight Maintenance

  • Exercise for Obese or Diabetic Clients: Introduction to Exercise Obesity and Diabetes, ACSM on Appropriate Levels of PA for Weight Loss & Preventing Regain, Barriers to Physical Activity, The Basics of Providing a Physical Activity Plan, A Walking Programme, Exercise and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Exercise and Obesity, Exercise Regime for pre and post Bariatric Surgery

  • Human Behaviour, Changing Habits: Theories of Behaviour Change, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, The Performance Equation, Strategies for Changing Behaviour, Social Marketing a practical explanation

  • Setting up a Weight Management Intervention: NICE Clinical Recommendations – Summary for Practitioners, Client Assessment, Risk Stratification and Screening, General Guidance of the Assessment of Clients, Body measurements and Calculations, NHS Exercise Referral: A National Quality Assurance Framework, Health and Safety, Guidance on Efficacy of Self Help Weight Management, Overview of Programme Approach, Course Structure & Suggested Components, Creating a Daily Calorie Deficit, Planning & Time Management, Administration and Record Keeping, Promotion and Evaluation of the Service
What will I achieve by the end of the course?
  • Have a thorough understanding of principals of the underpinning factors driving the obesity epidemic.

  • Understand the linkages of obesity to disease and the development of the metabolic disruptions associated with excess adiposity

  • Have expertise in designing weight reduction programmes for obese subjects involving physical activity, behavior modification and nutritional advice

  • Be able to develop safe and effective exercise programmes for clients with multiple comorbidities

  • Have the knowledge and information to set up a NICE complient obesity management programme

  • Have an in-depth knowledge of the environmental, social and cultural aspects of population obesity sufficient to lead on aspects of policy and strategy development.

  • Understand professional working practices and best practice relating to health and safety within the field of weight management and obesity provision

  • Have the necessary skills and ability to lead one to one intensive intervention programmes or lead group meetings.

  • Have the skills and knowledge to work with all classifications of overweight and obesity

  • Have an in-depth knowledge of the physio-biological determinants of obesity

  • Have a working knowledge of the drug therapies and their actions for obesity and the common comorbitidies

This course provides Register of Exercise Professionals’ Level 4 Status and 20 CPD point.

Level 4 Obesity & Diabetes Qualification is in association with Weight Management Centre www.wmc.uk.com

Affordable Payment Options:
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Obesity & Diabetes Management
£595
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