An Insight into Eating Disorders from tastelife
Topic outline
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Eating disorders are misunderstood and still seen as a taboo subject. This module lifts the lid on the topic, dispels the myths, reveals the truths about why eating disorders happen, and provides you with the confidence and tools to engage with the subject in a sensitive and caring way.
This module has been developed by Cherry Dakin from tastelife. The content is designed so that the first three sessions are for anyone who wants to learn more about Eating Disorders. The fourth session is tailored toward Youth Workers for our FLEX learners.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand what eating disorders are really about
- Identify what eating disorder behaviour might look like
- Know what to do to help individuals and families affected by eating disorders
This module has been developed with Cherry Dakin from the charity tastelife. Cherry is the Youth Track Coordinator and oversees the design of resources to raise awareness and help prevent eating disorders in young people. 'Insight into Eating Disorders' compromises of multiple sessions. Each session is a set of slides with audio from Cherry:
Session 1 - Eating Disorders: What are they?
Session 2 - Who gets eating disorders and why?
Session 3 - How do you recover?
Session 4 - What can I do as a Youth Leader?
Each slide has a sound bite with additional information. Go through the slides and listen to these as they autoplay.
The content of this module may be challenging and may raise issues that you will need to process. The module is designed to be self-led, but to help you we, strongly suggest you do the module in conjunction with one or two other people. You can do this in any way that suits you e.g. in person or on a Zoom video call. As a group you will be able to support one another and commit to confidentiality within the group.If you need to speak to someone or need support visit the Get Help page on the tastelife UK website.