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The aim of this course is to provide educational content to support anyone who identifies as experiencing a long-standing eating disorder. You may also find the content helpful if you are caring for someone with an eating disorder or are a health professional in the eating disorder space. This material has been adapted from Eating Disorders Victoria's Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders pilot program that ran across the course of three years. The content has been developed in consultation with those with lived experience of long-standing eating disorders.

  • Eleven course chapters are provided where you can choose the topics that interest you most and work through at your own pace.

  • Multiple ways to learn, including written, video and visual content.

  • Lived experience learnings from people who have experienced a longstanding eating disorder

  • The course is free!

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome and Introductions

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Your Team

    • Welcome to the course

    • What is a long-standing eating disorder?

    • Additional Support Services
  • 2

    Quality of Life

    • What is Quality of Life?

    • Why is Quality of Life Important?

    • How Eating Disorders Can Impact Quality of Life

    • Voice of Lived Experience

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 3

    Diversity and Eating Disorders

    • Diversity

    • Intersectionality

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 4

    Engaging your Senses

    • Sensory Profile

    • Autonomic Nervous System

    • Sensory Activation and Deactivation

    • Voice of Lived Experience

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 5

    Perfectionism

    • Perfectionism

    • Challenging Perfectionism

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 6

    Body Image and Neutrality

    • Defining Body Image

    • Body Advocacy and Body Neutrality

    • Practicing Body Neutrality

    • Voice of Lived Experience

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 7

    Stigma and Shame

    • Defining Stigma

    • Defining Shame

    • Vulnerability and Empathy

    • Voice of Lived Experience

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 8

    Grief and Loss

    • Defining Grief and Loss

    • Voice of Lived Experience

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 9

    Relapse

    • Sitting with setbacks and relapse

    • Voice of Lived Experience

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 10

    Hope

    • Cultivating Hope

    • Voice of Lived Experience

    • Lesson Reflections

  • 11

    Pathways of Support

    • Support Options

    • A final message

    • Your feedback - Share your experience

FAQ

  • How much does this course cost?

    This course is entirely free! We want everyone to have access to this important information.

  • How do I start this course?

    To start this free course, click ENROL at the top of this page. If you have not created an account before, you will be asked to do so. You will need to provide some basic information which will not be shared and you will not receive promotional emails.

  • I’m a carer of a loved one with a longstanding eating disorder. Is this course relevant for me?

    Yes. We have included specific resources and support options for carers/support people to help improve their knowledge of the experience of a longstanding eating disorder

Get in touch!

If you have questions regarding this course, please get in touch with the Education team by emailing [email protected]