Eating Disorders Services for Adults (EDSA) 2024

Eligibility Criteria and Expectations

Who is the training for?

The EDSA WTT programme is aimed at the needs of specialist community teams. Please see further details about the eligibility criteria below.

If you meet the eligibility criteria as an individual or as a service, please register your interest in the programme by emailing EDSAWholeTeamTraining@slam.nhs.uk.

Individual training participants

The EDSA WTT programme is aimed at the needs of specialist community practitioners. We will be pleased to enrol anyone working clinically with adults with eating disorders in a specialist community service within the NHS, at whatever level of seniority and irrespective of professional background and training. This includes but is not limited to: psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, clinical and counselling psychologists, family therapists, psychotherapists, arts and creative therapists, dieticians, occupational therapists, peer workers etc.

Considerations for Service Leads and teams

This programme is repeated annually over 4 years. Please consider what combination (professional group, levels of seniority) and how many team members you might want to release for the training course each year. Smaller teams may wish to all attend together while larger teams may wish to send a few participants each year. Please also consider proposing senior members of your team (including yourself) to serve as mentors, for while individuals or teams will be paid.

Expectations of participants

In order to take the most from the training we expect course participants to sign our training contract, asking you to:

• Make a commitment to attending all 8 training days, i.e. not dipping in and out but attending for the full day.
• Make time for required course reading, homework, between-session reflection, and engagement with peers and mentors.
• Make a commitment to reflect within their team and service how your learning can be translated into tangible action on how to improve the service you work in to optimise patient care.
• Notify the training team of any unavoidable absences.

Expectations of Service Leads and teams

For your team to take the most from the training we expect you to sign our training contract, asking you to:

• Make a commitment to releasing staff to attend all 8 training days, managing associated service pressure.
• Support participants to find time for required course reading, homework, between-session reflection, and engagement with peers and mentors.
• Make a commitment to support your team and service to reflect on their learning and how to translate this into tangible action to optimise patient care.
• Support your team to engage with the training programme throughout the four years, e.g. accessing the online learning hub.
• Have two meetings with mentors prior to the training commencing.

Course certification

Upon completion of the course we will provide course participants with CPD certification of attendance and topics covered, based on confirmed attendance and use of online learning materials. To obtain a certificate, course participants must attend 7 out of 8 training days.

To register your interest please email EDSAWholeTeamTraining@slam.nhs.uk

If you or a colleague are interested in being a Mentor on this programme please contact us at EDSAWholeTeamTraining@slam.nhs.uk.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK EMAILS FOR CONFIRMATION.

In 2023 the eight training days will be delivered as live online sessions, including lectures, interactive sessions, and small group work.

Day 1 – 24 January 2023 – Setting the scene: Flourishing teams, the patient and carer perspective, and the changing landscape of eating disorders.

Day 2 – 22 February 2023 – Assessment and treatment planning: How to start well and work with key stakeholders.

Day 3 – 27 April 2023 – Medical Health: Joint risk assessment and medical management with acute and primary care.

Day 4 – 16 May 2023 – Nutrition – Helping people with EDs re-learn how to eat well: Physiological, behavioural and psychological considerations.

Day 5 – 15 June 2023 – Psychological treatments: What works and for who? Getting the most out of evidence-based treatments.

Day 6 – 27 September 2023 – Other treatments (family, medical, social): What works and for who? Getting the most out of evidence-based treatments.

Day 7 – 17 October 2023 – Management of patients we struggle to help: Duty of care, rehabilitation strategies, applying MHA and MCA.

Day 8 – 15 November 2023 – Innovative treatment and service models: New strategies for changing times