New ARFID Fundamentals course to provide much needed training to clinicians

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a serious illness involving an avoidance and aversion to food and eating. A person with ARFID may only eat small amounts of, or a limited range of foods, which can lead to an inability to meet their energy and nutritional needs and result in malnutrition, weight loss, and in children, can growth and development.

InsideOut’s new ARFID Fundamentals course was designed by experienced clinicians in consultation with people with lived experience of ARFID to train clinicians to identify ARFID, provide a thorough assessment, be able to differentiate the disorder from other feeding and eating disorders, and understand emerging treatment options.  

Senior Dietitian at InsideOut Institute, Maureen Moerbeck explains why there is demand for a course like ARFID Fundamentals amongst practicing clinicians: 

“Clinicians are telling us that they are seeing more clients presenting with ARFID yet there is very little information out there to help guide them on how to identify, support and link into treatment,” she said.

“Not receiving the right diagnosis, care and treatment can leave the patient feeling unheard, and may cause harm. ARFID Fundamentals has been developed to upskill clinicians to alleviate this.”

Moerbeck explains why the unique nature of ARFID requires clinicians to acquire specialised knowledge of the disorder. 

“This diagnosis is different to other better-known eating disorders, and therefore it has a different management plan,” she said. 

“Clinicians completing ARFID Fundamentals will learn what ARFID is and how it differs from other diagnoses; how to identify ARFID, how it presents in the different subtypes, how to provide a thorough assessment and safe management within the resources that your service has.” 

ARFID Fundamentals is a self-paced, evidence-based, research-led training course for all clinicians who may see someone with ARFID in their clinical practice.  

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