NEXT STEPS After Certification Course Purchase
Congratulations on beginning your journey on the way towards achieving the credential of Certified Food Addiction Professional!
The next step in the student application is to provide the following via email to Esther
REQUIRED:
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- Two (2) letters of recommendation;
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- one is a personal character reference and
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- the other is a professional work recommendation
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- Two (2) letters of recommendation;
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- Letter of Intent
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- Tell us why you want to attend;
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- why you are interested in the CFAP certification and
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- how it will help you achieve your professional goals.
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- Include information about your background, experience, and qualifications that make you a good fit and
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- How the course will help you develop new skills and knowledge that will forward your professional and/or personal goals
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- Letter of Intent
OPTIONAL
- If you have been involved in a 12-step program, your experience and as much detail as you’d like to share with us is greatly appreciated. You will understand the relevance in the Professionals Applying The Big Book portion of the course. If you have no experience or do not wish to share this information, that is acceptable.
PREPARATION PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF COURSE
Read the following books:
- Addictive Personalities by Craig Nakken
- Food Junkies by Vera Tarman
- Addictive Thinking by Abraham J. Twerski MD.
Additional books recommended:
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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
The certification course is delivered on the open source learning platform, Moodle. You will receive information about accessing the course curriculum and your student account prior to the course beginning. Details about accessing the course and navigating within the Moodle platform are covered in the first session.
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