First Steps to Eating Disorder Support: A Training for Non-Clinical Workers

About this event

Join EDQ for this webinar introducing our new training package 'First Steps to Eating Disorder Support'.

This webinar will cover why EDQ designed the training, key elements of the training modules, and how this training can benefit you or your organisation.

An introduction will be given by Ivan Frkovic (Mental Health Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission) and Sandra Eyre (Director of Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs Strategy and Planning Branch, QLD Health).

First Steps to Eating Disorder Support: A Training for Non-Clinical Workers

Queensland Health Funding Branch has partnered with Eating Disorders Queensland in a ground breaking initiative to empower non-clinical workers to be frontline contacts in the early identification and support of people impacted by eating disorders/disordered eating. 

This training is designed to provide participants with a better understanding of how to identify and support clients in the community with an eating disorder. It gives participants the confidence and skills to talk about eating disorders in a non-stigmatising, safe, non-judgemental, and inclusive manner. The training will dive into topics such as diet culture, weight stigma, and language around eating disorders. It is designed for people who may interact with someone experiencing an eating disorder, but are not providing clinical/medical treatment.