Evidence informed dietetic practice elevates your role as the community dietitian in eating disorder care.

This training is designed to enhance dietitians’ skill and knowledge to safely and effectively, identify and treat those living with an eating disorder, across a range of presentations. There is an emerging dietetic workforce across all levels of the health system in Victoria, particularly in the community and in mental health. This training seeks to prepare dietitians to confidently navigate complexities and bridging gaps to provide collaborative and cohesive treatment.

As referrals to treat eating disorders are on the rise in Victoria, we seek to better respond to the demand for quality and timely intervention. Dietitians are often first responders to eating disorders but also are key in ongoing support to clinicians, clients and their supports. At CEED, we bring our experience and expertise in delivering a range of evidence-based treatment training programs and education to clinicians over the past two decades that prepares clinicians in working with those affected by eating disorders. This training was developed by CEED Senior Dietitians and in collaboration with those with lived experience and their supports, mental health clinicians and other experienced dietitians.

The EIDP training aims to have participants gain:

• Capacity to identify and respond to disordered eating, integrate screening tools and assume responsibility as a first responder.
• An understanding on how to adapt a nutrition assessment as appropriate for various eating disorder presentations.
• An understanding on how to use targeted evidence informed nutrition interventions.
• An understanding of care team formation, including supports, and of maintaining team collaboration and cohesion in treatment.
• Capacity to adapt dietetic care to work with a variety of psychological treatment modalities.
• Increased understanding of counselling skills that best apply to clients with eating disorders.