Training for Healthcare Professionals

The training is funded through different NHS ICSs and government bodies. To learn more about this and how you can access the training, please email training@beateatingdisorders.org.uk.

If you would like to purchase our Beyond the Symptoms training for your organisation, please contact the P.S.C. team for further information and costings: PublicSectorCommissioning@beateatingdisorders.org.uk

• 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.

• "This is an excellent course, and the presenter was very knowledgeable and engaging. I would recommend it for any health professional who may encounter a patient with a suspected or confirmed eating disorder."
• "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."