Obesity is a national epidemic that has been shown to negatively affect physical health, mental health, role function, lifestyle, longevity, and health economics and resource usage. A Medical Psychologist and psychologist working in hospitals and primary care facilities, in linkage to these facilities, in a community program, or in private practice needs expertise in understanding the literature, incidence and prevalence, effects, and diagnostic and clinical need of obese and morbid obese patients.
In this module, you can have a great review of the literature and techniques in this area, and have a solid background to lead staff, teams, programs, and facilities in the area of obesity and related clinical needs.
Review the slides and attached notes and bibliography, and when finished proceed to take the Quiz. Remember, you must pass the quiz with 70j% correct to get CE Credit for this course. You will receive 3 APA Approved CEUs in affiliation with NAPPP (www.nappp.org) with successful completion of this course. If you have problems or questions email: cmhcjerry@sbcglobal.net .