This full-day course begins by giving staff an understanding of the presentation, causes and challenges relating to the range of Eating Disorders including the clinical diagnoses of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and Non- Specified Eating Disorders.
Building on this foundation, this course then seeks to build the confidence of staff and offer them a broader range of strategies for working with adults or young people experiencing these disorders. This includes options around nutritional management, consideration of physical and psychological needs, and positive support around self image and self esteem. It also enables all staff to work constructively with multidisciplinary teams providing medical, psychiatric, psychological and general support in accordance with NICE Guidelines.
In addition, the course looks at the contribution that can be made in treatments of Eating Disorders by staff promotion of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) techniques. These include positive reinforcement of desirable behaviour and it focusses on the holistic needs of a the person, taking into account social, emotional, physical and psychological needs.
The course can be tailored to services treating both adults or children with an Eating Disorder
The Course references:
Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders Guidance on recognition and management; CR233, May 2022
NICE Guidelines on Eating Disorders:
Core Interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and related eating disorders - Quality standard [QS175] Published date: September 2018