Eating Disorder Credential

Overview

The Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) developed the Eating Disorder Credential for health professionals working in eating disorder treatment. The Credential recognises clinicians who meet minimum standards for safe and effective care through appropriate qualifications, knowledge, training, and professional development. This grant opportunity supports access to eating disorder treatment across all levels of the NEDC Stepped System of Care. The objectives of the grant opportunity are: continued operation and growth of the Eating Disorder Credential, including offering professional development packages to health professionals and dieticians, and free access to the Credential for General Practitioners (GPs) ensure Australians seeking an eating disorder diagnosis can identify credentialled GPs, as well as other credentialled health professionals, including delivering a targeted public awareness campaign for consumers and families highlighting the benefits of engaging with a credentialed clinician continued provision of details of credentialled mental health professionals, GPs and dietitians to Services Australia conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Eating Disorder Credential for mental health professionals, GPs, dietitians, and consumers, and operation of a secure and stable connect·ed - ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential website. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are: promote ongoing communications and awareness of the Eating Disorder Credential ensure people seeking an eating disorder diagnosis can confidently and easily identify appropriately qualified and resourced GPs and other health professionals and achieve and maintain strong growth and uptake of the Eating Disorder Credential from GPs and other health professionals. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side