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

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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

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