# Check an eating disorder program's claims and credentials

How to test what a program claims about its licence, accreditation, results and badges, and how to check each claim with the official body.

- Level: Specialist
- Length: 58 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Say what the licence and accreditation field on a listing shows and what it does not prove.
- Plan a check of a licence claim with the official body in the program's state.
- Plan a check of an accreditation claim with the accrediting body.
- Question an outcome claim: ask what was measured, for whom and where it is written.
- Keep a record of each claim, the source, the date and who confirmed it.

## Lessons

1. [What a licence field does and does not prove](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy/check-program-claims-and-credentials/what-a-licence-field-proves.md) (15 minutes)
2. [Check an accreditation claim](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy/check-program-claims-and-credentials/check-an-accreditation-claim.md) (15 minutes)
3. [Question outcome and marketing claims](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy/check-program-claims-and-credentials/question-outcome-claims.md) (14 minutes)
4. [Record your checks and check again](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy/check-program-claims-and-credentials/record-and-recheck.md) (14 minutes)

## Questions

### Is this course a qualification to inspect or approve programs?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It is not a licence, an accreditation or a board certification, and it does not allow you to approve a program.

### Will the course tell me whether a program has a current licence?

No. The listing shows what the SAMHSA record states, on a set date. The course shows how to check with the official body.

### Does a listing or a badge mean a program is good?

No. A listing is a record, not an endorsement. A Verified badge comes with a paid plan and means the owner's claim was matched to the program. A Featured or Sponsored label marks a paid position.

Also on the [web page](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy/check-program-claims-and-credentials).

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