Training for Healthcare Professionals

• Spotting the early warning signs, risk management and screening tools.
• The importance of early intervention.
• How to approach and have difficult conversations.
• Why someone might be resistant to treatment.
• Challenges you may experience in identifying and treating people with eating disorders.
• Signposting to treatment services.

This is a structured and interactive training programme delivered over Zoom as either one full day (9:30am – 4:30pm) or two half days (9:30am – 1pm).

You will reflect on your own practice and share stories and experiences within groups. The sessions will also include presentations, putting learning into practice, understanding Beat’s services and signposting to local services.

• Take ownership of early intervention.
• Learn to identify eating disorders as a serious mental health illness.
• Increased knowledge of risk management and treatment guidelines.
• Become confident at making a good and prompt referral.
• Opportunity to network with peers.
• CPD-accredited.

• "A clearly presented, comprehensive course... It is well-referenced and there is plenty of good visual content to the slides to reinforce the key points. The resources provided to the learners – especially the extensive references provided for further learning – are strong. The course is well-constructed with a clear agenda."
• "I would recommend the Beat training to any professional. Online sessions were informative, interactive and interesting. I have learned valuable communication skills when speaking with young people about their food habits as well as tools to help me assess risk and highlight these to specialists."
• "I found this training to be invaluable. I feel more confident in starting conversations around eating disorders with family and considering suitable supports."
• "This is fantastic and essential training for anyone working with people impacted by an ED. It will equip you with so much knowledge so you can feel more confident and competent when supporting clients/patients."
• "So valuable - provided with information that was surprising re eating disorders. Prevalence, different types, tools to support effective assessments."
• "Booking this course with Beat was seamless. Information was provided promptly and reminders sent before the day. The course was presented professionally and demonstrated the in-depth knowledge and information the trainer had. Fascinating to find out about these disorders."