practitioner membership for eating disorder nutritionists

join our community for support with clients, xxx and all things eating disorders

“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much”

Helen Keller

join our unique practitioner community for eating disorder nutrition practitioners

delivered over 6-months, this unique online programme will give you a deep dive into the professional and clinical features of working with this client group. It showcases tried, tested and evidence-based methods that work from the fields of nutrition, psychology and behavioural science. It will increase your confidence, skills, and expertise to work with this challenging but immensely rewarding client group.

key features

6-month programme

using a combination of pre-recorded and live sessions, each month will focus on a different topic and include activities so you can apply your learning to your practice right away. study at your own pace.

case studies and guest lecturers

hear case studies and from experts in eating disorders & disordered eating.

one-of-a-kind content

topics include: introduction to eating disorders, biochemical imbalances in eating disorders, nutritional approaches for eating disorders, psychological interventions for eating disorders, building your eating disorder practice and complex cases, safety and assessment.

practical resources

access to ready-to-use and tried and tested tools, templates and processes to use in your learning and clinical practice.

holistic & comprehensive

using evidence-based approaches from nutrition, psychology and behavioural science to add to your practitioner toolkit. Understand where and when to use these tools effectively and safely.

cpd and ntec accreditation

this programme is NTEC accredited and equates to 60 CPD hours (BANT approved).

about emma

emma is an experienced nutritional therapist, behaviour change expert and eating disorder practitioner. She has worked with clients with eating disorders for almost 10 years, and is an experienced educator, supervisor and mentor of practitioners working in this field. She also guest lectures on this topic including delivering the Nutritional Interventions in Eating Disorders module for the National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED). She has also delivered BANT webinars on nutrition and eating disorders, health psychology and behavioural science.

Emma is completing her doctoral research in body image and eating disorder interventions. She successfully uses a combined approach of nutritional, behavioural and psychological interventions; an approach which has been shown to be effective with this client group.

see emma’s latest publication in the field here.

“thank you for your training session on eating disorders - it was really interesting and definitely one of the best sessions I've had. It's not easy to keep people engaged online that for that long, so that really speaks to your design and delivery”

— eating disorder trainee

by the end of this course you will…

  • understand the signs, symptoms and biopsychosocial drivers of eating disorders

  • learn the biochemical imbalances implicated in eating disorders

  • have an evidence-based toolkit of interventions from various disciplines including nutrition, psychology and behaviour change to support eating disorder recovery

  • know how to adapt your clinical practice to support clients to recover from eating disorders safely and effectively

  • be confident working with other types of practitioners in eating disorders to support client recovery

  • benefit from building a network of practitioners working in this field for peer support, supervision and mentoring.

module one. introductions to eating disorders

Understand the signs and symptoms of eating disorders, and how they are diagnosed

Learn about the biopsychosocial influences of eating disorder aetiology and maintenance

Understand the role of nutritional counselling in eating disorders

module four. psychological interventions for eating disorders

Summarise the key psychological processes in eating disorders

Know how to build an effective therapeutic relationship with eating disorder clients

Understand different therapeutic, psychological and behavioural change techniques and how these can be applied by nutritional practitioners

Explain how to increase motivation and handle ambivalence

course modules

module two. biochemical imbalances in eating disorders

Understand the key biochemical imbalances in eating disorders

Know the consequences of malnutrition (physical, social and psychological)

Understand the mechanisms of hunger, appetite and satiety.

Understand the metabolic impact of eating disorders

module five. building your eating disorder practice

Understand the client journey from assessment to formulation, intervention to ending and evaluating

Explain appropriate movement and exercise regimes for eating disorder clients

Understand and know how to apply relapse prevention techniques

module three. nutritional approaches for eating disorders

Learn the key nutritional interventions in eating disorders

Know techniques to help clients make changes to their eating behaviour

Understand how to adapt traditional nutritional approaches to ensure they are safe and effective

Summarise the role of supplements in eating disorders

module six. complex cases, safe practice and assessment

Understand the key medical issues and considerations and the role of medical monitoring

Build confidence to work within an MDT and with other practitioners

Be clear on the benefits of supervision and assess scope of practice

Examine complex eating disorder cases

Apply learning to a case study assessment

£1650

pay in full

  • 6-months of modules released monthly

  • Live 90-minute Q&A session every month

  • Live guest speaker session every month

  • 60 hours of BANT CPD

  • NTEC accreditation on successful completion of course and assessment

  • Access to private facebook group

£330 x 5

five instalments

  • 6-months of modules released monthly

  • Live 90-minute Q&A session every month

  • Live guest speaker session every month

  • 60 hours of BANT CPD

  • NTEC accreditation on successful completion of course and assessment

  • Access to private facebook group

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