Ten-session cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-T)

Organisation / Service

Flinders University Services for Eating Disorders (FUSED)

As well as providing CBT-T to people with eating disorders who are not underweight, FUSED offers training placements for postgraduate Clinical Psychology trainees all year round. To date, the clinic has trained 33 trainees, many of whom have gone on to specialise in eating disorder work once they graduate, across government services, private practice, and non-government organisations.

This is also a research clinic, which has allowed us to develop and evaluate innovative new approaches to therapy. All our outcomes are published, and our therapy has been disseminated around the world. 

National Strategy Standards and Actions

Treatment

Standard 9: Treatment providers are trained and skilled for the level of treatment they provide in line with national training standards

Action 9.1: Mental health and health services to ensure treatment providers meet minimum training standards in line with the National Framework for Eating Disorders Training and relevant professional guidelines

Action 9.6 Services to promote opportunities for staff to learn and enhance skills through activities such as secondments, exchange programs, coaching, mentoring and peer reflective practices, and communities of practice

Workforce

Standard 1: Engagement in eating disorder practice by the current and future health and mental health workforce is increased and barriers are reduced

Action 1.3: Eating disorder services to partner with tertiary and vocational health/mental health education institutions and industry to co-design student skill development pathways such as eating disorder placement networks and early intervention student clinic hubs.