FOUNDATIONS:

This is where to start if you’ve had little, no, or insufficient training in Eating Disorders. This will give a big step up in confidence in the prevention, advocacy, identification and first important steps with an athlete

This 2-part workshop is designed specifically for Sports Dietitians who may encounter athletes experiencing low energy availability, disordered eating, or eating disorders. It builds foundational confidence in identifying warning signs, understanding your scope of practice, and responding appropriately within sporting environments.

Grounded in the stepped system of care framework from the National Eating Disorders Collaboration and aligned with the Practice Standards of the Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders, this workshop integrates eating disorder literacy with the realities of high-performance sport.

Live, online (and recorded)

You'll learn:

• Understand what EDs are, how they can emerge and why athletes are uniquely an at-risk group

• Clarify your scope and delineate your role within your workplace

• Identify key opportunities for advocacy in support of the prevention of EDs in the sports setting

• Recognise orange and red flags as key warning signs

• Differentiate eating disorders from REDs, and (importantly!) next steps to prioritise athlete care

• Early warning signs in athletes (including adolescents)

• Identify medical and psychological signs requiring more immediate escalation

• How to have difficult but supportive conversations with athletes, coaches and families that can propel next steps of care

• When and how to refer within a multidisciplinary model

• Building referral pathways inside and outside sporting organisations

• Next steps to build your skills

Resources you’ll also take with you include:

• A REDs vs ED clarification tool

• Screening and Assessment template

• Sample communications to members of the inter-disciplinary team

• Practical conversation scripts that you can utilise with athletes, coaches, PST and others within the support system

• A "warning signs" checklist, with clear next steps

• A referral pathway template