Why INFACT?
“No other Food Dependency training program offers anything comparable,” explains INFACT’s Director, Esther H. Gudmundsdottir MSc.. “There are no other programs teaching the clinical criteria for Food addiction counseling and treatment. INFACT is the only school and training which has been accepted for certification by certifying bodies world-wide. We’re the first and only,” adds Gudmundsdottir, who also directs the MFM Center for Treatment of Food Addiction in Iceland. “The lineup of teachers and lecturers is a unique blend of pioneers in this field. Between us we, have over 200 years of combined experience in counseling and treating the disease of Sugar/Food Addiction as expertise in metabolic science.”
INFACT 2021/2020 schedule starts March 1 – 6, 2021. To register: https://infact.is/registration-form/
(There is a 20% discount offered for participants already working in the field.)
NOTE: Professional graduates can qualify for the US National Certification as a Food Addiction Professional
The course consists of 28 online training sessions (taught in English). The 2021 training begins March 1, 2021 through September 5, 2021. (there will be a summer break)
Click here for more information about INFACT’s expert instructors!
The Program:
This seven-month training is designed for current or future professionals in the fields of addiction, social work, health, obesity, nutrition, physical education, etc. It will benefit anyone wishing to increase their knowledge of the root causes of food addiction/compulsive eating and the enduring solution for it. All graduates will have learned effective methods of counseling and treatment to achieve lasting recovery.
- 50 students have graduated since this groundbreaking training was introduced in 2016. INFACT alumni are launching their own practices and being hired as Food Addiction Counselors (FACs) for leading obesity centers, hospitals and food addiction treatment centers internationally!
- The course consists of 25 online training sessions (taught in English) on designated Saturday and Sunday mornings. Click here for the complete course schedule.
- Each Saturday and Sunday online learning session lasts four hours (beginning at 10am EST). Classes include lectures, hands-on teaching/learning and active discussion.
- AGENDA 2021: All times are set up in US EST time zone.
THE INTENSIVE 10am-3pmEST (5hour sessions)
LECTURES AND LESSONS WILL BE HELD THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY´S AND SOME SATURDAY´S; 10am – 3pm EST