Nutritional Interventions for Eating Disorders

Approved by the British Association for Nutritional Therapy 2003

"The majority treat their body like something picked up at the singles bar. They hustle it and try to make it give them things they want"
Grossinger, 1995

Eating disorders are complex mental health disorders with a wide range of symptoms and contributing factors, a frequent degree of overlap and the need for a multi-focus approach to treatment.

Clearly, these conditions are about far more than just nutrition. At the same time, they are notable for their nutrition-related aspects and a number of possible underlying physiological imbalances. Nutritional interventions regarding food intake, eating behaviours and weight regulation are important elements in treatment if somebody with an eating disorder is to recover. Nutritional therapy works within an holistic programme of care to both aid and sustain recovery. This assists people with eating and body image problems to understand how their food choices affect their weight, their symptoms and their emotional well-being.

This seminar programme is designed to inform and empower clinicians who do not have nutritional qualifications but who wish to add nutritional advice to their treatment approach. You will discover why nutritional interventions are so important in working with these conditions, and learn how to integrate nutritional approaches alongside other evidence-based treatments for eating distress.

What you will learn

• Why nutritional counselling is important in the management of eating problems
• What to eat & drink for optimum health, and why
• How the body uses food at all levels, physical and emotional
• How to work with "biochemical individuality" and "nutrient synergy" applying this to your work with clients
• How to separate fact from fiction about food and dieting
• How to use simple steps and a Nutritional Master Plan to correct imbalances and improve physical and emotional health
• Where vitamin and mineral supplements fit in work with eating problems
• How to apply the knowledge and skills from the training to your practice, safely and effectively
• How to enhance your nutritional knowledge from other resources
• How to apply these learnings to enhance your own relationship with food
• How to move beyond first principles with regard to nutritional approaches

Benefits

The training is suitable for clinicians and counsellors who encounter eating disorders in their work and who wish to understand how to use nutritional approaches within a broader base of client care. The Training is also relevant to graduates of the NCFED Practitioner training, expanding and integrating information regarding hunger, appetite and mood, physiological issues and the role of nutritional counselling within eating disorder therapy. No prior nutritional knowledge is needed.

Certificate

All delegates receive a certificate of attendance. A certificate of competency in nutritional management skills is available for those who complete an assignment which will be given on the course.

Modular training

This training is stand-alone. It is one module of the NCFED professional development programme. The other modules include THE PRACTITIONER SKILLS FOR EATING DISORDERS and THE ESSENTIAL OBESITY COURSE. The Advanced Diploma is available for those who complete assignments on the THE PRACTITIONER SKILLS FOR EATING DISORDERS course plus one other. Master Practitioner is conferred on people who complete assignments on all 3 trainings. Phone 0845 838 20 40 for details.

Cost: £ 425