How to find an Eating Disorders Dietitian
/How to find an Eating Disorders Dietitian?
When beginning to look for support with your eating disorder or disordered eating, it can be difficult to know where to start. The ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential has been designed to assist with this.
What is the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential?
The Eating Disorder Credential is a joint partnership between ANZAED (Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders) and NEDC (National Eating Disorders Collaboration). The Credential is awarded to dietitians and mental health professionals providing treatment for people with eating disorders that meet minimum standards for the delivery of safe and effective treatment in Australia. Mental health professionals include counsellors, general practitioners, mental health nurses, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and social workers.
The credential recognises the qualifications, knowledge, training and professional development activities undertaken to maintain the credential annually.
Criteria for the credential includes: two years of clinical practice experience, Evidence-informed practice for eating disorders, Supervision relevant to eating disorders (minimum 6 hours per year) and Continuing Professional Development relevant to eating disorders (minimum 15 hours per year).
The Credential is designed to help people experiencing eating disorders to identify and access the right treatment at the right time, increasing the chance of timely intervention and positive treatment outcome.
Find a credentialed treatment provider: https://connected.anzaed.org.au/treatmentproviders/
For more information on the credential, see the Connect ED website: https://connected.anzaed.org.au/what-is-credentialing/
Where else could I look for help?
The Butterfly Foundation: Find a Professional https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/butterflys-referral-database/
This database is also helpful for searching for other professionals that can be useful in treating eating disorders or body image concerns, including clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, paediatricians, mental health nurses, dietitians, peer workers, coaches, dentists, exercise physiologists and social workers.
Dietitians Australia, Find a Dietitian https://member.dietitiansaustralia.org.au/Portal/Portal/Search-Directories/Find-a-Dietitian.aspx
This search tool allows the user to select ‘Eating Disorders’ as the area they are looking for help with. Accredited Practising Dietitians who have a special interest in eating disorders are listed by geographical area.