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Engaging Ambivalent Clients: Enhancing Motivation and Building Self-efficacy
Enhancing our client’s motivation to change and building their self-efficacy is absolutely paramount when it comes to treating people experiencing eating and body image issues- including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. This one day workshop for allied health practitioners provides an introduction to/ refresher of motivational interviewing with a specific application to eating disorders. In particular the workshop will emphasize how to work with clients in precontemplative, contemplative and determination/ preparation stages of change.
4 Sep 2026 12:00am - 7:00am
Online via Zoom

Adapting Eating Disorder Care for Neurodivergent Clients: Reflecting on Traditional Approaches (Part 2)
Part 2 follows on from Part 1 'Supporting Neurodivergent Clients — Engagement, Communication, and Felt Safety in Eating Disorder Care' and invites clinicians to critically reflect on traditional eating disorder frameworks through a neurodiversity-affirming lens.
17 Jun 2026 2:00am - 3:30am
Zoom

The Role of the Primary Care Remote Nurse in the Identification and Treatment of People with Eating Disorders
Join this interactive APNA-endorsed webinar delivered by the InsideOut Institute, designed to strengthen primary health nurses’ knowledge and confidence in recognising, assessing, and supporting people with eating disorders using evidence-based practice.
16 Jun 2026 3:00am - 4:30am
Online Meeting - via Zoom

Advanced Skills for GP Eating Disorder Management Training
Delivered across three interactive evening sessions, the course supports GPs to build confidence in identifying, assessing and managing eating disorders in primary care using evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches.
2 Jun - 16 Jun
https://aspm.org.au/event/fps-t-in-eating-disorders-with-dr-susan-barnett-dr-karen-spielman/#tribe-tickets__tickets-form

Eating Disorders – Treatment Resistant or Resistant Treaters?
Approximately 1.1 million Australians are living with an eating disorder, with 27% of these individuals aged under 19 – up from 15% in 2012. Join Dr Lilian Zou (psychiatrist) and Dr Karen Spielman (general practitioner) for a clinically grounded webinar addressing this complex and often challenging area of mental health care. The session will cover the assessment and management of eating disorders, focusing on a team-based approach between psychiatrists and GPs, and practical suggestions to improve treatment pathways.
28 May 2026 9:00am - 10:00am
Online

Eating Disorders - Essentials of treatment (COORDINARE with NEDC)
Strengthen your therapeutic skills and explore the pathways to becoming a credentialled eating disorder clinician. You’ll also learn about evidence-based treatment approaches and available training opportunities. This session is ideal for anyone in a health or community services role including peer workers, psychosocial support workers, aboriginal health workers, allied health staff, headspace staff, practice nurses, GP’s and counsellors and psychologists in private practice.
26 May 2026 2:30am - 3:30am
Online
Part 2: Formulating in Practice - Adolescents to Adults
This is the second webinar in a two-part series on Formulation. This two-part webinar series on Formulation aims to further clinicians understanding of case conceptualisation, and give practical examples of how to use this knowledge in their work with people with eating disorders. The webinars are designed to be both complementary, and stand alone resources. This means that clinicians can choose to attend one or both webinars, depending on their preference.
Part 1: Foundations of Formulation
This is the first webinar in a two-part series on Formulation. This two-part webinar series on Formulation aims to further clinicians understanding of case conceptualisation, and give practical examples of how to use this knowledge in their work with people with eating disorders. The webinars are designed to be both complementary, and stand alone resources. This means that clinicians can choose to attend one or both webinars, depending on their preference.
Supporting Patients with Eating Disorders in Primary Care: Practical Tools for GPs
Presented by Dr Karen Spielman and Dr Rachel Kalman, this is a RACGP and ACRRM-accredited webinar designed to help GPs recognise, manage, and support patients with eating disorders in everyday practice. This webinar provides GPs with practical, evidence-based tools to support the early identification, management, and referral of patients with eating disorders. It offers clinical resources and guidance to help primary care teams deliver effective, patient-centred care in everyday practice.
Webinar on Supporting Neurodivergent Clients: Engagement, Communication, and Felt Safety in Eating Disorder Care (Part 1)
This is the first webinar in a two-part series building on the foundations introduced in Colleen Alford’s February 2026 webinar 'Neurodivergence and Eating Disorders', with a focus on translating theory into practical strategies for client work.
Webinar: GLP-1 Agonists and Eating Disorders. What to say when clients ask?
There’s a lot of hype around GLP-1 medications right now—and if you’re feeling confused, cautious, or just curious, you’re in good company. Health practitioners are struggling to keep up with the research and the messaging that consumers are facing and these conversations are ending up in therapy spaces. When we are supporting someone with or at risk of developing an eating disorder (ED) what do we say and do?
Webinar: When Eating Disorders Meet Motherhood - Recognition, Risks, and Responsive Care
This webinar focuses on eating disorders and subthreshold presentations in the perinatal population, the impacts on maternal and infant health, discusses barriers and strategies for screening and supporting affected individuals, presents an overview of current treatments for eating disorders and their relevance during the perinatal period.
Providing Care in the Community for People with Eating Disorders – A Specialist Insight into Engagement and Treatment
A webinar facilitated by Dr. Jan Orman, addressing community care for people with eating disorders
Medicare and Eating Disorders Webinar
This webinar outlines the recent changes to the Medicare Benefits schedule and how this relates to diagnosis, treatment and management of individuals with eating disorders.
Training More Than the Body - Mental Health and Eating Disorder Education for Fitness Professionals
Webinar hosted by Fitness First.
Webinar: Treating Eating and Body Image Issues via Telehealth
Webinar presented by Sarah McMahon from BodyMatters Australasia on delivering telehealth
Webinar: Understanding and Responding to Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in Children and Adolescents
Webinar: Understanding and Responding to Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in Children and Adolescents presented by Dr Maugan Rimmer
Webinar: Cutting-Edge Concepts in the Medical Management of Eating Disorders
Facilitated by Jennifer L. Guadiani, this webinar considers the medical management of patients with an eating disorder across various public health settings.
Webinar: Use of the Mental Health Act and Eating Disorders
This webinar considers the use of the Mental Health Act in eating disorders across various public health settings.
Metabolism and Eating Disorders Webinar
Our body’s Metabolism is poorly understood – especially when complicated with an eating disorder. Prof Caterson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this topic. Clinicians working in a medical or mental health setting will benefit from a fuller understanding of the changes to metabolism with eating disorders and starvation to enable safe and effective care.
Webinar: Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa
This webinar discusses how to support patients with SE-AN to have the best outcomes both physically and psychologically.
Webinar: Facing the Challenges and Unknowns Posed by GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Medications
In this webinar Dr Brown will provide an overview of how GLP-1RAs act in the brain to increase feeling of satiety as well as reduce hedonic aspects of eating behaviour such as craving. She will also cover what is known about the role of GLP-1 in stress and mood. Assoc/Prof Piya will then provide an overview of the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists medications in Type 2 diabetes and weight management. He will overview the clinical trial data to date and address factors clinicians should take into account when patients with an eating disorder seek guidance on GLP-1 RAs.
Webinar: Detection of Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes: The Role of New Diabetes Technology
This webinar discusses the roles of new diabetes technology in the detection of eating disorders in Type 1 diabetes.
Webinar: Type 1 Diabetes & Eating Disorders – How can I help? What are the treatment options available to support this vulnerable group.
This webinar summarises what is currently known about interventions for people with type 1 diabetes who are misusing insulin or have an eating disorder, as well as the aetiology of the behaviour, with a focus on narratives from people with a lived experience of diabetes and eating disorder, discuss prevention strategies and emerging treatments.
Webinar: Essential Counselling Principles for Dietitians Working in Eating Disorders
This webinar explores counselling principles essential for working within this clinical area.
Webinar: Assessment and Treatment of ARFID Using a Multi-Modal Approach
This webinar will explore the assessment and treatment process of ARFID through the use of case study examples.
Webinar: Eating Disorders in the Perinatal Period - Nourishing Minds and Bodies for Optimal Perinatal Outcomes for Parents and Infants
This webinar will focus on specific nutritional recommendations and considerations across the perinatal period, as well as information and considerations for managing pregnancy symptoms and safe weighing.
Webinar: The Complex Relationship of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Eating Disorders – Supporting our Clients to Navigate Gestational Diabetes, Disordered Eating, and Intersecting Stigma
This webinar will explore the complex relationship of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Eating Disorders.
Webinar: Body Weight - Unpacking Science and Stigma
This webinar will examine the science behind weight and health, critically evaluating the evidence base that challenges weight-centric assumptions.
Webinar: Moving Forwards: Understanding Exercise and Eating Disorders
This webinar will explore how movement, including exercise, is influenced by eating disorders with a particular focus on the concept of maladaptive movement.
Webinar: Applying a Size Inclusive Approach in Clinical Practice
This webinar will focus on the practical application of size-inclusive approaches in healthcare settings.
Webinar: Introduction to REVIBE: Managing Digestive Concerns in Eating Disorders
This webinar will introduce the REVIBE protocol—an evidence-informed, eating disorder-aware approach designed to manage DGBIs.
Webinar on Oedema: General Overview in Eating Disorders
This webinar will provide a general overview of oedema as well as provide specific discussion on the significance, approach to, and management of oedema in patients with eating disorders.
Webinar on Applying REVIBE: Supporting Functional Dyspepsia and IBS in Eating Disorders
This webinar will provide an overview of evidence-based, multimodal strategies shown to improve Functional Dyspepsia symptoms.
Webinar on The Intersection of Eating Disorders & Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (MBS): Strengthening Client-Centred Care
This webinar covers screening for eating disorders in the context of bariatric surgery, after surgery, differentiating normative post-MBS eating behaviours from patterns that suggest emerging disordered eating, and considering collaborative strategies to ensure client safety, improve outcomes, and deliver best practice care.
Webinar on Assessing and Managing Malnutrition in Adolescents with Restrictive Eating Disorders
This webinar will provide an overview of the assessment and management of malnutrition in adolescents with restrictive eating disorders.
Webinar: Eating Disorders & Perimenopause
The intersection of eating disorders (EDs) and perimenopause presents significant clinical challenges. Without understanding of this critical life stage, clinicians risk missing the recurrence or emergence of eating disorders in midlife women - particularly binge eating disorder - or failing to address the unique nutritional needs of this population within the context of ED treatment.
Managing Severe Eating Disorders in the Community Under a CTO (Community Treatment Order)
A professional development webinar aimed at community mental health staff and clinicians who care for individuals with severe eating disorders outside of hospital settings.
Borderline Personality Disorder and Eating Disorders Webinar
This webinar considers people with comorbid personality disorder and eating disorders and discusses how care can be provided in both community and inpatient settings. Our discussion covers the clinical and practical challenges in navigating resource disparities and multi-professional working to ensure safe and effective care for patients and their carers.
Delivering Maudsley Family Based Treatment for eating disorders via telemedicine: Insights and Lessons Learned
In this one hour webinar Professor Daniel LeGrange will provide an overview of the use of FBT via telemedicine and highlight specific practice considerations and modifications that clinicians should consider.
Coercive Treatment in Eating Disorders: Use of the Mental Health Act and Guardianship Webinar
This webinar outlines coercive treatment options for individuals with eating disorders under both the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Guardianship Act 1987.

Eating Disorders for General Practice Staff
A free online learning course for Practice Managers and Reception Staff in primary health GP settings. Gain a basic understanding of disordered eating and illness, learn more about people living with an eating disorder, their families and carers and the barriers they face seeking treatment. Gain the confidence to make small changes in your practice processes and environment that can make an enormous impact on your patient's wellbeing and recovery!

The Management of Eating Disorders in the Community
Elevate your skills and resources as a community clinician working with individuals with eating disorders. This "starter pack" equips you with essential knowledge and tools to excel in your role.

Eating Disorders Inpatient Management
Gain skills in managing individuals with eating disorders in a hospital setting through our practice-based online learning course. Divided into three courses—Foundations, Children & Adolescents, and Adults—you'll gain specialised knowledge for different age groups.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Practice Based Introduction
Understand how to use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to effectively treat Eating Disorders with our comprehensive online learning course.

Family Based Treatment (FBT) for Children & Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: The Basics
Gain a foundational understanding of the recommended first-line treatment for children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa and other eating disorders.

Community Training for Dietitians – The Essentials
Gain a comprehensive introduction to eating disorders specifically tailored for community dietitians.

‘Red Flags’: Decision Making and Communication for at-risk Clients in the Fitness Industry
Designed specifically for Personal Trainers, Gym and Group Fitness Instructors, Centre Managers, Physiotherapists, and other fitness professionals, this course provides an essential introduction to eating disorders, including screening, identification, and management within a fitness environment.

The Foundations of Eating Disorders
Gain an introductory understanding of eating disorders in this foundational introduction to eating disorders for medical practitioners, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, and other allied health professionals.

The Essentials: Training Clinicians in Eating Disorders
Designed to meet the requirements of the NEDC competency framework for clinicians training in eating disorders, this course covers all the essential areas of basic training in the field of eating disorders.

Meal Support in the Hospital Setting
This course is designed for health professionals in the inpatient setting, equipping them with the necessary skills to deliver meal support with excellence.

EducatED
EducatED equips school staff with the necessary tools to identify and effectively manage young individuals with eating disorders in the school environment.

Nutrition Basics
This foundational course, based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, equips allied health professionals with the practical nutritional literacy to collaborate effectively in treatment teams and enhance client outcomes.

ARFID Fundamentals
Gain fundamental knowledge and skills in the area of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Designed by experienced clinicians in consultation with people with lived experience of ARFID, ARFID Fundamentals is a self-paced course to help participants to identify ARFID, provide a thorough assessment, be able to differentiate it from other feeding and eating disorders, and understand the emerging treatment options.

Nutrition Management of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in the Inpatient Setting
This new eLearning is specifically designed for Dietitians working with young people with an eating disorder in the inpatient space. In particular, it focuses on admission to a general medical paediatric ward when the young person is medically unstable.

Eating Disorder Inpatient Management - Adult
Gain essential skills for managing adults with eating disorders in a hospital setting through our practice-based online learning course.

Eating Disorder Inpatient Management: Children & Adolescents
Gain essential skills for managing children and adolescents with eating disorders in a hospital setting through our practice-based online learning course.
Eating Disorders & Excessive Exercise: A Guide for the Exercise & Active Health Industry
InsideOut Institute and AUSactive have developed the Guide for the Exercise & Active Health Industry to help professionals and businesses work safely and effectively with clients who may be at risk. Supported by health professionals, the recommendations are designed to promote health and safety, support early identification of risk, encourage appropriate referral pathways, and facilitate collaborative care within exercise and active health settings.
Eating Disorders for General Practice Staff
A free online learning course for Practice Managers and Reception Staff in primary health GP settings. Gain a basic understanding of disordered eating and illness, learn more about people living with an eating disorder, their families and carers and the barriers they face seeking treatment. Gain the confidence to make small changes in your practice processes and environment that can make an enormous impact on your patient's wellbeing and recovery!
Types of Eating Disorders
This resource outlines 7 common eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder (BED), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), PICA, rumination disorder, and other specified feeding and eating disorders (OSFED).
NSW Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders in Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Guideline
Providing a comprehensive, evidence-informed clinical guidance for the identification, prevention, assessment, and management of disordered eating and eating disorders in individuals with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) across the lifespan.
Treatment Approaches: Enhancing Motivation to Change
If the person concludes that, after considering all of the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the eating disorder, that the status quo (i.e., the maintenance of the disorder) truly is in his/her best interests, several strategies can be used to challenge this conviction.
Determining Healthy Weight Range in Children and Adolescents
It is important to assess a child/adolescent’s height and weight as part of a comprehensive assessment and to determine a healthy weight range for the individual.
Healthy and Unhealthy Eating and Exercise Behaviours
A detailed list of healthy and unhealthy eating and exercise behaviours which may support in the identification of disordered eating or exercise.
Conversation Guide for GPs
Here are some conversation tips to help ensure that the person presenting has a positive experience and your therapeutic alliance is strengthened
Eating Disorder Risk and Preventative Factors
Understanding the range of risk factors and their potential contribution to onset of eating disorders is central to identifying at-risk groups and providing effective screening and prevention programs, as well as targeted treatment
The Binge Eating Disorder Screener-7 (BEDS-7)
The Binge Eating Disorder Screener-7 (BEDS-7; 2014) is a screening tool that has been designed to screen adults who may have BED.
Engaging Lived Experience
This resource is intended as a guideline for Eating Disorder Coordinators in how to work with Lived Experience in your Local Health District
Nursing Care for Adults with Eating Disorders in Medical Inpatient and Emergency Department Settings
This document is intended to provide directions on the provision of nursing care for adults with eating when they are admitted to general wards or in the emergency department. People with eating disorders experience a complex interplay of both medical and psychiatric issues, which can also present against a background of trauma, interpersonal and relational issues and personality vulnerabilities. Therefore, close supervision and targeted management on the ward, which considers the unique challenges that this population face, is required to ensure patient safety (both physical and psychological) and resolution of medical problems. This document is intended to provide direction about supporting adults with eating disorders to reach medical stability safely and effectively. It is not intended to provide direction on specific medical or psychiatric treatment, as this should be decided by the individual’s current multidisciplinary treatment team in consultation with the individual, their family and/or carers as part of the development of a collaborative treatment plan.
NSW Eating Disorders Toolkit: Inpatient Management of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders
A practice-Based Guide to the Inpatient management of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders
Guidelines for the Inpatient Management of Adult Eating Disorders in General Medical and Psychiatric Settings in NSW
This document is designed to be used by nurses, doctors, allied health and general health staff located in hospitals or wards without specialist eating disorder facilities, to guide in the assessment of eating disorders, indicators for admission, and management strategies.
MBS Eating Disorder Items
A summary of the 64 new MBS items for providers including item numbers.
Dietetic End of Treatment Report Template
The dietitian can use this template for a report back to the medical practitioner following the completion of treatment under the Eating Disorder Care Plan whether this occurs at or before 20 sessions.
Dietetic Treatment Initial Report Template
The dietitian can use this template for a report back to the medical practitioner following initial 1-2 sessions
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire EDE-Q
The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (Fairburn & Beglin, 2008) is a standardised eating disorder self-report questionnaire. Completion of the EDE-Q is required for access to the Medicare Eating Disorders Care Plan. There are online or paper versions available.
Examples of Studies Using CBT for ARFID
This resource explores exposure-based CBT for adolescents, and CBT-AR and DGBI + ARFID for adults.
5 Misconceptions About Feeding in Children
This factsheet explores five misconceptions about feeding in children.
ARFID in Adults
This factsheet discusses the research on ARFID in adults.
Health Concerns Associated with ARFID
This factsheet provides details on the health consequences, including malnutrition, as a result of ARFID.
Gastrointestinal Problems and ARFID
This factsheet discusses the current research on gastrointestinal problems and ARFID.
The Overlap of Autism and ARFID
This factsheet discusses why there is often an overlap between autism and ARFID.
Neurodevelopmental Differences and ARFID
The factsheet explains the current research on neurodevelopment differences and ARFID.
ARFID Co-occurring Anxiety and Mood Disorders
The factsheet explains the current research on anxiety and mood disorders and ARFID.
Gastrointestinal Problems and ARFID
This factsheet discusses what the research says about gastrointestinal problems and ARFID.
Presentations of ARFID
This factsheet discusses the combinations of ARFID Presentations.
Prevalence of ARFID
This factsheet discusses ARFID prevalence in general, clinical, and tertiary settings.
ARFID in the DSM-5
How the DSM-5-TR defines Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
Neurodivergence and Eating Disorders
Autism commonly co-occurs with eating disorders. Sensory sensitivities, need for routine, and differences in interoception and emotional processing can affect eating behaviours and increase distress during hospital admission. Individualised, predictable, and sensory-informed care can improve engagement and support nutritional recovery.
School Setting: Young People and Dieting
This resource provides a guide to what normal eating looks like and discusses the risks of dieting.
Meal Supervision Role Play Handout
Before watching the video: This is a short role play of a clinician providing a snack meal supervision. Please watch it and observe what you think this clinician does well in this video, and what you think they may do differently for their next meal supervision.
Families and Carers in Treatment
This fact sheet outlines how to work with families and carers in treatment.
The Management of Eating Disorders in the Community
Elevate your skills and resources as a community clinician working with individuals with eating disorders. This "starter pack" equips you with essential knowledge and tools to excel in your role.
Eating Disorders Inpatient Management
Gain skills in managing individuals with eating disorders in a hospital setting through our practice-based online learning course. Divided into three courses—Foundations, Children & Adolescents, and Adults—you'll gain specialised knowledge for different age groups.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Practice Based Introduction
Understand how to use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to effectively treat Eating Disorders with our comprehensive online learning course.
Family Based Treatment (FBT) for Children & Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: The Basics
Gain a foundational understanding of the recommended first-line treatment for children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa and other eating disorders.
Community Training for Dietitians – The Essentials
Gain a comprehensive introduction to eating disorders specifically tailored for community dietitians.
‘Red Flags’: Decision Making and Communication for at-risk Clients in the Fitness Industry
Designed specifically for Personal Trainers, Gym and Group Fitness Instructors, Centre Managers, Physiotherapists, and other fitness professionals, this course provides an essential introduction to eating disorders, including screening, identification, and management within a fitness environment.
The Foundations of Eating Disorders
Gain an introductory understanding of eating disorders in this foundational introduction to eating disorders for medical practitioners, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, and other allied health professionals.
The Essentials: Training Clinicians in Eating Disorders
Designed to meet the requirements of the NEDC competency framework for clinicians training in eating disorders, this course covers all the essential areas of basic training in the field of eating disorders.
Meal Support in the Hospital Setting
This course is designed for health professionals in the inpatient setting, equipping them with the necessary skills to deliver meal support with excellence.
EducatED
EducatED equips school staff with the necessary tools to identify and effectively manage young individuals with eating disorders in the school environment.
Nutrition Basics
This foundational course, based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, equips allied health professionals with the practical nutritional literacy to collaborate effectively in treatment teams and enhance client outcomes.