Eating Disorder Awareness Certification

Eating disorders are detrimental to human health. They are serious conditions that often cause fatal illnesses and disrupt normal eating habits. It’s estimated that 1.6 million people in the UK suffer from at least one eating disorder, and this figure is likely higher still, as many people don’t receive the help they need.

Eating disorders affect all ages, ethnic groups and races, and have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. It’s therefore important to promote eating disorder awareness to help prevent the condition, which is exactly what this course sets out to do — defining eating disorders and differentiating them from disordered eating and dieting, before covering causes, types, signs, treatments, common myths and prevention.

You will learn:

• The definition of eating disorders
• The difference between eating disorders, disordered eating and dieting
• The causes and signs of eating disorders
• The types of eating disorders
• The treatment options for eating disorders
• Myths around eating disorders
• How to prevent eating disorders

This is a single-module course taking around 45 minutes to complete, including a quiz.

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