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Simple Ideas to Support with Eating Disorders

Help a young person with an eating disorder even though you're not an expert, starting with what you already know about them.

  • 25 minutes
  • 0.5 CPD hours
  • Certificate
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About this course

Eating disorders frighten most of us. You want to help but worry you'll say the wrong thing, so it can feel safer to leave it to the specialists.

The presenter has lived with an eating disorder for many years and wrote her PhD on how schools can help. Her starting point is that you need to be an expert in the child, not the illness. You'll learn to see the eating disorder as a bully on the young person's shoulder, so the two of you fight it together instead of each other. You'll also see how to turn traits like perfectionism towards getting well.

Recovery rarely goes in a straight line. You'll know how to help someone get back up after a slip, and why the weeks after they start to look well are when they need you most.

Modules

7 modules
  1. 1Introduction1 min
  2. 2Look beyond the behaviour3 min
  3. 3Treat the eating disorder as a separate entity6 min
  4. 4The traits that drive illness can drive wellness too3 min
  5. 5Relapse is an important part of recovery5 min
  6. 6Don’t step away too soon6 min
  7. 7Wrap Up & Summary Notes2 min

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