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The International School for Food Addiction Counseling and Treatment (The INFACT School) is the world’s first and only Food Addiction counseling training program that awards professional certification from an accredited certification body. Graduates qualify for a Certified Food Addiction Professional (CFAP) certificate from the European Certification Board and a CFAP from the Addiction Professionals Certification Board.

INFACT offers a graduate-level curriculum that integrates evidence-based clinical expertise, professional supervision, and comprehensive career development. It also provides a unique network of Certified Food Addiction Professionals (CFAP), ongoing professional development, continuing education, and experiential treatment opportunities for food addicts seeking recovery.

INFACT strives to incorporate the most recent research-based methods based on the science of addiction and the treatment of food as a substance use disorder to provide treatment for food addiction recovery.

INFACT incorporates the European Certification Board of Prevention & Addictions Counselling (ECB) Ethical Standards for Food Addiction Professionals, The Association for Addiction Professionals/The National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC/ NCC AP) Code of Ethics, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM Criteria®) Six Dimensions for addiction treatment in clinical practice. It also adheres to DSM-5-TR criteria for food addiction as a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) by implementing the Yale Scale 2.0 and the INFACT Screening Tool.

The INFACT School is designed in alignment with the ethical codes governing the profession, including:

      • European Certification Board of Prevention & Addictions Counseling (ECB)
      • Ethical Standards for Food Addiction Professionals
      • The Association for Addiction Professionals
      • The National Certification Commission for Addiction
      • Professionals Code of Ethics
      • The American Society of Addiction
      • Medicine’s Six Dimensions for addiction treatment in clinical practice

Fun facts

  • INFACT is a pioneer in clinical training for food addiction treatment, assessment, stage of progression, level of severity, and continuum of care.
  • We have educated almost 200 students from 19 countries so far, many of which have begun their carrier as Certified Food Addiction Professionals (CFAPs)
  • The expert faculty has over 40 years of experience in food addiction clinical treatment and cross-domain knowledge in neuroscience, neurobiology, psychology, trauma, medical, bodily, nutritional, and spiritual food addiction treatment approaches.
Welcome to our Alumni program! 😀

Hi everyone! I hope you’re having a happy holiday season.

The alumni will only meet once this month on Thursday, December 19th, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST. 

For those of you who still need to sign up for Alumni, you can do so for $20, which includes a link for participation.

Please use the following PayPal link: https://paypal.me/INFACT?country.x=IS&locale.x=en_USHi everyone! 

From Esther Helga
Thank you, Jessica Randal, for your incredible lecture on working with Bariatric surgery patients this past month.
Those who missed it can view the recording on the Infact Moodle platform. 
Our alumni, Mike Featherston, will do a trigger-free cooking class on Thursday, January 16th. 
Tina Meals has agreed to do a session on the Two-Way-Prayer in the new year.
We decided to have Alumni give short introductions at the beginning of the supervision session and then discuss client issues.

To sign up for the Alumni, click the link: https://paypal.me/INFACT?country.x=IS&locale.x=en_US. 
and send an email to esther@infact.is
The price for a year is $200.
You can also pay $20 every month.
 
Those signing up for the Alumni Community this year will have access to the Infact Moodle student platform and Infact 2024-25 cohort lectures and the opportunity to attend sessions and hear our excellent teachers and lecturers.

You'll receive group supervision sessions on the third Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. EST and the fourth Monday at 10 a.m. EST.

✅Monthly lectures: Mike Featherston will teach a cooking class for us in January, and Tina Meals will talk about the Two-Way-Prayer.
✅ Full Access to our Accessive Moodle student platform with essential resources and a forum for continued support.
✅ Half-price off for a private session with Esther Helga.
✅Half-price off the 8-week Treatment & Recovery Practicum course for experiencing outpatient treatment; learn by doing. The next one begins on April 3rd, 2025.
✅ Access to Alumni and their expertise. 

Please let us know if you want to lecture on any subject, and we will sign you up.

If you'd like to take advantage of this opportunity, please send your name and email to esther@infact.is. We will then send you a payment link.
Secure your spot today and embark on this life-changing journey!

Warmly,
Esther Helga Guðmundsdóttir

Are you interested in discovering if you are a food addict?

The INFACT School now offers you access to a free diagnostic tool called the Yale Scale. If you’re curious to find out whether you might have a food addiction or just keen to see the self-report measure in action, you can complete the questionnaire below.

Once you complete the questionnaire, we will be in touch with the next steps to help you in your recovery process.
Complete questionnaire
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