THE NEXT 7 MONTH INFACT TRAINING AND SEMINAR

SEPTEMBER 9th 2022 - FEBRUARY 17th 2023

170 Hours for Certification as Food Addiction Professional and three courses for completion

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  1. REQUIREMENTS:

    • An examination from the Infact School Manual (open book exam). The manual is set up electronically on the Infact School Members site.
    • Participation in a study group (suggested that the group meet regularly throughout the seminar)
    • Project presentation (estimated 30 minutes per student)
    • Attendance negotiable
    • Assignments (to be worked with the student group and brought to the lesson time)
  2. SUBJECTS:

    • (44 Hours)    The Infact School Manual; 12 criteria for food addiction counseling and treatment.
    • (16 Hours)    Program Planning I – The biological part of the disease:  Abstinence and food plans.
    • (74 Hours)    Program Planning II – Treatment for Food Addiction.  Addressing the denial, emotions, trauma, and recovery plans of action.
    • (8 Hours)      The Science of Food Addictions.  Addictions as a brain disease.
    • (8 Hours)      Ways of practicing as a Food Addiction Professional.
    • (6 Hours)      Ethics.
    • (20 Hours)    Student groups and student project presentations.
  3. BOOKS:

    Material online:

    • The Infact School Manual.
    • Food plan material from Theresa Wright, Acorn, and Mfm/Infact.
    • Denial and Treatment outcomes by Phil Werdell.
    • Material on 12-step therapeutic approach for professionals.
    • A Guide to Eating-disorders recovery by Marty Lerner; download from the webpage: https://www.milestonesprogram.org

    Other books recommended:

    • The Addictive Personality by Craig Nakken.
    • Food Junkies by Vera Tarman.
    • Addictive Thinking by Abraham J. Twerski, MD.
    • The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
    • Your personal Food Plan Guide by H. Theresa Wright MS, RD, LDN www.sanefood.com 
    • Acorn; a Model for Recovery by Phil Werdell.
    • Treating Food Addiction; Book 1 by Phil Werdell.
    • Food Plans for Food Addiction Recovery by Phil Werdell.
    • Inventorying Food Slips by Phil Werdell.
    • Bariatric Surgery and Food Addiction by Phil Werdell.


We start the training Friday September 09 and Saturday September 10.
Lectures and training sessions will be held the following Fridays and Saturdays; 10am-2pm US EST;
       Always at this zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3233214137

Preparation prior to the beginning of course:
Reading material:  Addictive Personalities by Craig Nakken, Food Junkies by Vera Tarman.  Addictive Thinking by Abraham J. Twerski MD.

Week 1:

September 09: Friday, 10am-2pm EST:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on:

  • Introductions and setting up student groups;
  • Introduction to the Infact Members platform;
  • Guidelines for Zoom;
  • Introduction to the Infact School Manual and other material.

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Definition of Addiction;

September 10: Saturday, 10am-2pm EST:

10am-12pm: Mary Foushi; story of a food addict, Phil Werdell on the Normal eater, emotional eater, and food addict;

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Vera Tarman on; The Food Addiction Syndrome;  on the brain and hormones

Week 2:

September 16: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Dr. Nicole Avena on the science of Food Addiction

12-12.30pm: Break

12.30-02pm: Esther Helga on the Concept of Food Addiction and Chapters 1 and 2

September 17: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on Chapters 3(Orientation) – 4(Assessment) in the Infact School Manual.

12-12.30pm: Break

12.30-02pm: Continued...

Week 3:

September 23: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: The Yale Scale

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Zipporah Livneh

September 24: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Bringing it all together:  Screening, intake, orientation, and assessment

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Chapter 4

Week 4:

September 30: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Students present their findings from the process of:  Screening, Intake, Orientation and Assessment.

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Dr. Guttorm Toverud’s session one on Professionals applying the Big Book seminar

October 01: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on CH. 5(Treatment Planning) in the Infact School Manual

12-12.30pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Levels of treatment

Week 5:

October 07: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on Infact treatment methods

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

October 08: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on chapter 6

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Dr. Robert Lustig MD.  The Metabolic Science

Week 6:

October 14: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Marty Lerner on treatment methods

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

October 15: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: H. Theresa Wright on abstinent foodplans

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

Week 7:

October 21: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Dr. Guttorm Toverud on Addiction Treatment

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Dr. Guttorm Toverud on the Professionals applying the Big Book

October 22: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Karla on Co-Dependency and trauma

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

Week 8:

October 28: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Amanda Leith on Shift treatment method

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Relapse prevention

October 29: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on Ch.6(Counseling)

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Esther Helga on Ch. 7(Case Management) and 8(Crisis Intervention)

Week 9:

November 04: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Phil Werdell on Denial.

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Ch 9(Patient Education) and Ch 10(Referral)

November 05: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on Ch. 11(Reports and Record Keeping) and 12(Consultation)

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Esther Helga on Appendices: Personal Growth

Week 10:

November 11: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on applying the treatment methods

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

November 12: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on applying the treatment methods

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

Week 11:

November 18: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on Ethics and supervision

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

November 19: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on applying the treatment methods

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

Week 12:

November 25: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on applying the treatment methods

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Vera Tarman on The Food Addiction Syndrome  Lecture II

November 26: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Preparation for the exam

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

Week 13:

December 02: Friday, 10am-12pm:

10am-12pm: Exam overview and grading

Week 14:

December 09: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Preparation for the presentations

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Dr. Guttorm Toveruds Final session

Week 15:

January 13: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Preparation for the presentation

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued



Week 16:

January 20: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga, on setting up your practice and putting it all together

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Alumni presentations

January 21: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on treatment

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Alumni presentations


Week 17:

January 27: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on treatment

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued

January 28: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: Esther Helga on treatment

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: Continued




Week 18:

February 03: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

February 04: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS




Week 19:

February 10: Friday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

February 11: Saturday, 10am-2pm:

10am-12pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

12-12.20pm: Break

12.20-02pm: STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

Week 20:

February 17: Friday, 11am-12.30pm:

Online Certification Ceremony