Australia: Gain insights into helping families with eating disorder recovery from psychologists, dieticians, and OTs. Enhance your psychology practice with these courses.
For Australian psychologists and counsellors who support families affected by eating disorders, this course features a team of psychologists, dieticians and an occupational therapist. They share how they speak with parents and loved ones, covering what eating disorders are and the family dynamics that often arise. The principles of Health at Every Size and intuitive eating are explained in relation to conversations about food and weight. Participants also learn communication dos and don'ts and self-care and emotional regulation strategies for carers. A frequently asked questions section rounds out the course, giving a clear sense of the content families need.
Join our team of psychologists, dieticians and an occupational therapist to hear how they talk to parents and loved ones of those with eating disorders. This talk will give you a sense of the kind of content to understand when working with family members of those with eating disorders. We cover a range of topics including definitions of eating disorders, common family dynamics and how to address them, health at every size and intuitive eating as preferred modes of dealing with food and weight, self-care and emotional regulation tips for loved ones and some dos and don’ts for talking to those who are struggling. We end with a frequently asked questions section.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this talk, participants will be able to:
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