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By Fiona Sutherland

 

If you’re a Dietitian working with humans, you have an important role in the prevention, identification, early intervention and/or treatment of Eating Disorders.

It can be challenging work, AND it can be enormously rewarding work. And when we are clear about our roles and understand more about eating disorders, we are more free to support people within our scope and role without feeling the pressure to “specialise” or be part of the treatment team. And, if you DO want to be part of a treatment team, your learning will be more specific and comprehensive so you’re feeling equipped with knowledge and skills to offer inclusive, high quality care.

Whether you’re seeing the occasional person who is experiencing some turmoil in their relationship with food, eating and their body, or working more closely with people with diagnosed Eating Disorders, our role as Dietitians really matters now more than ever.


The Eating Disorder Training Pathway for Australian Dietitians

If you’re an Australian Dietitian, there is a pathway you can follow which will take you from Foundational learning right through to more advanced skill development. You may or may not have had much exposure to Eating Disorders content in your Tertiary training but there are places you can start to build your skills in supporting the Eating Disorder Workforce, even as someone who is competent and confident in screening, assessment and a good quality initial response which support people to get the help they most need.

 
 

The pathway, and your choices of courses

    • Focussed on prevention, identification and early intervention.

    • Suitable for any Dietitian working in any space, at any stage of career.

    • If you choose a course that’s been approved by NEDC as meeting competency standards, you’ll get a certificate that you can use as evidence of completion. Please note that not all “introductory” courses (including those at University) will be eligible unless they meet the standards set out by NEDC.

    • The Mindful Dietitian Course has been approved by NEDC and Comprises Part 1 of the ANZAED ED Credential

    Find out more information about the content of this course further down the page

    • Building on Foundations and very much focussed on Dietetic treatment.

    • Most suited to Dietitians wanting to upskill more specifically in EDs and be able to engage people competently and confidently in intervention and treatment.

    • This course, once completed along with 2 years of experience will equip you to apply for the ANZAED ED Credential

    • Steps 1 & 2 can be completed together with the combined course - see more information below

    Read more here

  • By this point, you’ll have completed Dietetic Treatment training and you’ve figured out that your learning about EDs is probably only just starting.

    One of the most important steps you can take here is to engage in Supervision with a Dietitian who is trained as a Supervisor, and who can guide you in delivering safe practice alongside optimising your own wellbeing. You’ll find a lot more more information about Supervision here at Dietitian Supervision Resources Australia and International

    You’ll have plenty of options for ongoing learning and growth which will support you to provide safe, evidence-informed care to your clients.

    At The Mindful Dietitian, you can extend and deepen your learning with these courses:

    • Trauma Informed Dietetic Care

    • Body Image

    • Being in Relationship

    • Neurodiversity Affirming Dietetic Care

    • Gender Affirming Dietetic Care

 

Why choose these courses offered at The mindful Dietitian?

In your investigations, you’ll likely have read about a number of different courses, with varying content, price point and lengths (you deserve to find the best match for you, read more about your options here at NEDC). As a training team, we pride ourselves on offering the highest quality training available, drawing upon the most recent evidence (including the valuable evidence of those with lived experience), frameworks of care and National practice standards. At all times we are keeping you - the Dietitian, wherever you are along your career stage - in mind, with our hope that these courses will really boost your confidence in feeling clear in what you have to offer along every stage of someone’s pathway.

Importantly, we are committed to weight inclusivity and trauma-informed care, and this course will be firmly dedicated to upholding these principles from screening to treatment and beyond.

Foundations of Eating Disorders for Dietitians

 This foundational training is suitable for Dietitians at any stage of career, working across all sectors who are likely to encounter people at risk of, or who have, an eating disorder. In other words, that’s pretty much everyone! The content is focussed on the key opportunities to play our part in prevention, identification and early intervention and is aligned with the NEDC Stepped System of Care Framework.

You may never continue on to pursue training in the treatment of Eating Disorders, and that is ok. We need ALL Dietitians, working in ALL sectors, to play their part in knowing the signs to look out for in the people we are meeting so that they are able to get appropriate, individualised and timely care.

If you are considering pursuing the ANZAED ED Credential (more information here), you’re in the right place! This course has been approved as meeting the NEDC Core Competencies and the ANZAED Practice Standards for “Introduction to Eating Disorders” and can be used towards your Credential in the future.

Completing this course will leave you feeling more clear in understanding your role and scope of practice as a Dietitian in contributing to safe, high quality care to all people, in all bodies. You will also feel more confident about how to have important conversations which aim to link people into specialist services in a timely way that is best matched to their needs.

The self-paced material, offers comprehensive content and opportunities to pause and reflect, and the live training will bring the material to life and focus on concrete skills to take into practice. See an outline of the modules below. This is followed by a live Q&A for everyone who has signed up for this course, on the date(s) below.

Your options:

Choice is important and honestly, both of these options are good ones (and both have been approved by NEDC for “Introduction to EDs” section of the Credential). They cover very much the same material but the new version is updated, with brand new reflections, activities and practice-ready materials you can take with you straight away.

Option 1:

Start right away with 15 hours of self-paced content covering all of the modules below

 

Option 2:

Compete the expression of interest form to be first in the know when the brand new course launches in April 2025 and snag yourself a handy lil’ discount on registration!

 

You’ll walk away feeling more clear, confident and comfortable understanding:

  • Setting up the foundation for good work

  • The what, who, how and why of Eating Disorders

  • The important role of the Dietitian

  • Screening processes for safe practice

  • The Dietetic Assessment (this is a deep dive and you'll be stepped through every aspect of the assessment) 

  • Next steps in care, including supported decision making

HOURS:

Approximately 15

Fees:

AUD$255 + gst

Dietetic Skills Training for the Treatment of Eating Disorders

**If you are considering pursuing the ANZAED ED Credential (more information here), this course has been approved as meeting the NEDC Core Competencies and the ANZAED Practice Standards for “Introduction to Eating Disorders” AND “Evidence Informed Dietetic Care.” Successful completion of this course will enable you to apply for the ANZAED Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC)

About this course:

This comprehensive course is equivalent to a 3-day training, and is designed to prepare you to work more safely, confidently and ethically with clients presenting with a range of disordered eating presentations, elevating your knowledge, insights and skills. We are committed to weight inclusivity and trauma-informed care, and this course will be firmly dedicated to upholding these principles from screening to treatment and beyond.

This course is currently a series of go-at-your-own-pace online recordings hosted by Fiona Sutherland and Shane Jeffrey.

Focussing more on the “how” and “why” rather than just the “what,” you will be provided with key learnings and opportunities to develop your skills within a supportive and reflective learning environment. At the end of this series, you can expect to leave feeling clear about a range of ways to navigate the inevitable challenges and complexities of working in this field, coupled with an ongoing curiosity to learn more from your valued colleagues and clients!

Please note that anyone, wherever you are in the world, is welcome to take this course. There are, of course, situations or dilemmas that are unique to your local area/country but much of what you learn here about how to support humans who are experiencing food, eating and body distress will be universal. Please reach out to me (Fiona) at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com if you have questions!

 

WHO IS THIS training SUITABLE FOR?

This series is primarily designed for Dietitians with more than two years of dietetic practice. If you are a Dietitian with less than two years of dietetic practice, you are very welcome to attend on the premise that you have completed all reading and allocated work prior to the workshop. If you are pursuing the ANZAED ED Credential, a pre-requisite is two years of practice experience.

You may have been seeing clients with clinical eating disorders for some time, and you are more than welcome too! This workshop is an inclusive, trauma-informed, very comprehensive and practical dive into dietetic care and may act as a very suitable review or update of existing skills and understandings.

There are more commonalities than differences with Eating Disorder care worldwide, and we have designed this course to be suitable for, and thoughtful about the needs of, as many Dietitians as possible wherever you are in the world. Please do reach out if you have any questions, and see other course options below to get a good idea of whether this will be suitable for you

This training will take you at least 25 hours to complete


YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEAVE WITH A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF:

  • The role of the Dietitian in ED care, including scope of practice

  • Inclusive, thoughtful Dietetic screening and assessment

  • Working thoughtfully with diverse groups of people

  • Evidence based practice AND practice-based evidence

  • Optimising inclusivity in Eating Disorder spaces - what’s your role?

  • “Where do I start?” - setting up your Dietetic care with a solid foundation

  • Communication skills, working & collaborating with a health team

  • Trauma-informed Dietetic practice - developing awareness

  • Specific counselling skills and modalities that are essential in ED work

  • Inter-personal processes that are critical to the work we do

  • Aligning your practice with stages of change

  • Pacing & flow of sessions over time, setting expectations and boundaries

  • Medical monitoring & tracking of client progress

  • Working with adolescents, families, adults

  • “What do I say when….” troubleshooting

  • Cases to bring presentations to life, and offers more realistic opportunities to learn.

  • How to address uncertainty, fear and anxiety effectively instead of going into “Dietitian fixing” mode

  • Understanding our own stuck-points and what gets in the way for us doing this work

  • The importance of Supervision and ongoing support for Dietitians

Course Fees:

AUD $550 (+GST) for Australians

AUD $550 (no tax) for non US and non Australians

USD $425 (no tax) for US and anyone who wishes to pay in USD

Accessibility and equity is important to us. Equity pricing available for Dietitians from marginalised communities and low income countries. Please contact me directly at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com for more details.