Eating disorders: basic awareness training
| Describe the main eating disorder diagnoses, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder | Recognise signs of an eating difficulty and identify the transition from an eating difficulty to eating disorder | Start a conversation with someone you know who may be struggling with an eating disorder |
| Signpost people with eating disorders to appropriate services for support | Challenge misconceptions and stigma in the media | Equivalent to 6 hours CPD |
This course is available for anyone looking to increase their understanding of eating disorders. In a professional context, this could be business owners looking to support their staff better. This course is popular with school and university staff, particularly those who may be a first point of contact for someone experiencing disordered eating. There are no requirements to attend the course, and it is designed specifically for non-healthcare staff.
If you’re looking for alternative courses, we have courses for Adult Eating Disorder (AED) teams and other healthcare staff available.
Learn how to support others
Particularly if you’re a point of contact for someone with an eating disorder, this course will provide you with knowledge and tools to better support them. Although the material here won’t allow you to provide treatment, it can help you to recognise the signs of eating disorders and signpost people to relevant services.
Gain empathy and understanding
Eating disorders affect over one million people in the UK, but still there are many misconceptions and stigmas surrounding them. By completing this course, you’ll gain more understanding for people experiencing eating disorders. As a result, you’ll be able to have more supportive conversations and be able to better empathise with them, ultimately leading to better outcomes.
Course schedule
Group bookings
Contact us for bulk booking discounts on group bookings of more than 5.
Bespoke courses
We are able to offer custom-made programs, whether digital or face to face, to meet the education and training needs of your organisation in the UK or internationally. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your requirements and develop a proposal.
Research
Let our team complete a full Training Needs Analysis for your department, directorate, or whole hospital. We can complete this independently or by working collaboratively with your own staff. Our standard outcome measures assess learners' progress and we produce a full report looking at the wider impact of training, using a range of proven assessment methods.
