About this Webinar:

Dietitians have extensive knowledge of nutrition, food, and eating behaviours through their university training in medical nutrition therapy. However, collaborating with consumers with eating disorders requires specific counselling skills to enhance the therapeutic alliance and to effectively translate nutritional knowledge into the psychoeducational content that best supports consumers throughout their treatment journey. This 90-minute webinar will explore these counselling principles essential for working within this clinical area.

Presented By: Mellisa Ashley, Senior Clinical Dietitian, Eating Disorders Treatment Service, a Clinical Speciality of the Department of Psychology, Westmead Hospital, (Western Sydney Local Health District, WSLHD) Sydney, NSW

Mellisa Ashley is a senior clinical dietitian, APD, credentialed eating disorders clinician (CEDC), and clinical researcher with over 20 years’ experience working across a range of clinical specialities, initially in paediatrics at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead, and currently with the WSLHD Eating Disorders Treatment Service as an outpatient and group clinician. Mellisa has presented workshops at Australia and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders (ANZAED) conferences, co-chaired the ANZAED Special Interest Group for Day Hospital Programs, and is the convenor for the DA Eating Disorders Interest Group. Mellisa has completed further training in motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders, family-based treatment for adolescent eating disorders, specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM) and mental health first aid.Also, Mellisa is passionate about clinical supervision for dietitians, co-facilitating group clinical supervision sessions for the InsideOut Institute and providing individual clinical supervision.