Eating Disorders

About this course

Typically a person may hide that they’re suffering from an eating disorder which can make it difficult for you to help them. This outstanding training resource will help you to identify when someone in your care may have an eating disorder, ensuring that you know how to respond appropriately to support their wellbeing and improve their quality of life.

Who is this course for?

A ‘must have’ for induction, refresher, management and vocational training.

What does the course cover?

• What is an eating disorder?
• Types of eating disorder
• Risk factors
• Factors leading to eating disorders
• Eating disorders & psychological problems
• Men & eating disorders
• Anorexia nervosa
• Features of anorexia
• Personality traits & anorexia
• Strange behaviours
• Starving and restrictive dieting
• Health problems & anorexia
• Bulimia nervosa
• Signs of bulimia
• Personality traits & bulimia
• Risk taking & addictive behaviours
• Purging
• Medical complications due to purging
• Binge eating disorder
• Health problems & binge eating disorder
• Treating eating disorders
• Types of treatments
• Therapy
• When to seek medical attention
• Eating disorders and hospitalisation
• Recovery