Board Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management (CSOWM)

Issued by Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

A CSOWM is a health professional who possesses comprehensive knowledge of and expertise in obesity and weight management. A CSOWM professional educates, supports, and empowers patients/clients to understand and manage their weight and risks associated with being overweight or obese through nutritional, physical, psychological, behavioral, medical and/or surgical interventions.

Type Certification
Level Intermediate
Time Years
Cost Paid

Additional Details

Skills

Adolescent Weight Management
Adult Weight Management
Bariatrics
Behavior Change Interventions
Behavior Modification For Weight Loss
Counseling
Development Of Healthy Eating Plans
Evidence Based Practice
Exercise Physiology
Obesity
Overweight
Pharmacotherapy
Physical Actiivty
Social Work

Earning Criteria

Maintenance of a current, valid certification as an APRN (NPs or CNSs from AANPCB, ANCC, NCC, or PCNB), Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP, ACSM-RCEP, ACSM-EP), Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Pharmacist, Licensed Physical Therapist, PA-C (NCCPA), or Registered Dietitians (CDR) for a minimum of two years by the time of application.
Documentation of 2,000 hours of specialty practice experience in obesity and weight management while holding one of the aforementioned credentials within the past five years.
Submission of an eligibility application requiring third-party verification of 2,000 hours of recent work in obesity and weight management.
Successfully pass a 150-item computer-based, multiple-choice exam.