New Scholarships Available for Bariatric Support Group Leader Certification

February 20, 201412 yr

New Scholarships Available for Support Group Leader Certification

Since 2000, Bariatric Support Centers International has worked diligently to improve the quality and consistency of bariatric support groups throughout the world. With much gratitude to our Support Groups of Excellence Sponsors - Bariatric Advantage, Celebrate Vitamins, BariLife, BariatricPal. We are pleased to announce that a select few scholarships are available for Support Group Leader Certification in 2014. Scholarship Recipient will receive $495 towards registration for the live or web-based Support Group Leader Certification Course of their choice.

Scholarship Requirements:

Scholarship applicant must be a post-op bariatric patient at least one year from surgery in need of financial assistance to obtain this certification.
Must not currently be working as a paid staff member of a hospital or doctor based bariatric program.
Must have a desire to give back to the bariatric community as evidenced by their volunteer contribution to the bariatric community either online, at an event, for a bariatric program, association or in a local support group.
If a live course is selected, recipient must be able to pay for all travel related expenses including travel, hotel & meals.
Provide the contact information for two references (1 personal and 1 from a member of their bariatric staff, ie doctor, RN, RD, Program Coordinator etc.
Submit a paragraph detailing how they will use the certification to improve their support group.
Allow scholarship sponsors and BSCI to announce this award through all media channels including social media platforms, website and email campaigns.
Must possess an interest in and commitment to furthering their education and work with in the bariatric community.