Module 8 – Autism and Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating Patterns (including ARFID)
A three-day online training.
Module 8 in the BPS Approved Cert/Dip in Autism and Mental Health.
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£260
(inclusive of all course materials)
Are you a practitioner seeking to increase your knowledge when supporting autistic people with co-occurring mental health concerns?
This two-day online training course introduces you to a “model for understanding & supporting autistic people who experience Eating- Disorders and Disordered Eating Patterns.” Essential knowledge and skills when supporting autistic people with co-occurring mental health conditions.
You can take this course as a stand-alone module or as Module 8 in the BPS Approved Certificate and Diploma in Autism and Mental Health. All course materials are available online via a learning management platform so you can complete at your own pace and time.
What will you learn on this course?
- Aware of the range and prevalence of Eating-Disorders and Disordered Eating patterns (including ARFID) experienced by autistic people.
- How Eating- Disorders and Disordered Eating Patterns (including ARFID) may present amongst autistic people.
- Ability to spot the signs of Eating -Disorders and Disordered Eating patterns using the “Spotting the Signs Tool and related screening tools.”
- Aware of gender bias in autism assessments and specific issues relating to the female presentation that may go under the radar.
- How Eating-Disorders/Disordered Eating Patterns may present amongst young autistic men.
- The importance of sensory food profiling as part of an initial assessment for autistic people experiencing disordered eating patterns.
- Ability to use the sensory food profiling tool as part of your initial assessments and practice using them.
- Overview of how low interoceptive awareness, the double empathy problem, monotropic thinking, differences in communication style, masking and camouflaging and sensory hyper and hyposensitivities may impact on food preferences, eating patterns and disordered eating. How change and transitions impact on anxiety and eating patterns amongst autistic people.
- Why co-occurring mental health conditions increase risks for eating disorders/disordered eating patterns amongst autistic people (e.g. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
- Understand the principles of re-feeding at home and in the community. Introduction to family skills for autism and eating disorders/disordered eating (key skills for supporting re-feeding).
- Ability to use a range practices, resources, psychoeducation tools, worksheets and strategies for increasing self-awareness, self-acceptance, balance and improved mental health.
- Reviewed the literature and best practice approaches for supporting autistic people who experience eating disorders/disordered eating patterns (including ARFID).
- Access to supplementary psychoeducation, learning materials and resources.
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Investment
£260.00 (inclusive of all course materials)
For multiple bookings or for employer invoicing please call 07545 190915.
Discounts are available for multiple bookings.
Resources and Strategies you will take away
• Autism and Eating Disorders 10 Environment and Communication Adjustments
• Mealtime supports using special interests
• Sensory food profiling tool and resource pack
• Autism and Eating Disorders Spotting the Signs Tool
How many lessons are there in this course?
There are ten lessons in this module/short course including:
Lesson 1: Autism and Eating Disorders, Rates, Prevalence and Risks
Lesson 2: Types of Eating Disorders experienced by autistic people
Lesson 3: Routes into Eating Disorders amongst autistic people (spotting the signs, Part 1)
Lesson 4: Routes into Eating Disorders amongst autistic people (spotting the signs, Part 2)
Lesson 5: Understanding the ARFID presentation, supporting the ARFID client.
Lesson 6: Mainstream treatment approaches and barriers to services.
Lesson 7: Resources and Skills, evidence-based approaches
Lesson 8: Managing nutritional input for autistic people with eating disorders/disordered eating.
Lesson 9: Resources and Skills: Sensory Food Profiling Resource Pack and The role of SPINS and mealtime support.
Lesson 10: Resources and Skills: 10 Environmental and Communication Adjustments and Mealtime Support Resource Pack.
What are the benefits of completing this training?
• Understanding of Autism and Mental Health (using an inside out & neuro-affirmative approach)
• Certificate of completion (BPS Approved short course/24 hours CPD)
• Work towards the BPS Approved Certification in Autism and Mental Health.
• Ability to adjust practice.
• Specific core skills for supporting Autistic people who experience co-occurring eating disorders/disordered eating (including ARFID)
• Access to supportive resources, skills, and approaches.
• Increased awareness around your own practice.
• Application of learning into practice.
What else will you take away from this course?
• PDF COURSE HANDOUTS
• FURTHER READING/REFERENCE LIST
• COURSE GUIDE
• 12 WEEK ACCESS TO 10 TUTOR LED VIDEOS
• 10 COURSE WORKBOOKS (1 PER LESSON)
• 10 REFLECTIVE PRACTICE WORKSHEETS
• 5 NCAMH PODCAST INTERVIEWS
• 1 AUTISM AND EATING DISORDERS SPOTTING THE SIGNS TOOL
• 3 NCAMH RESOURCE PACKS INCLUDING WORKSHEETS (SENSORY FOOD PROFILING RESOURCE PACK, SPECIAL INTERESTS AS MEALTIME SUPPORT RESOURCE PACK, 10 ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMUNICATION ADJUSTEMENTS RESOURCE PACK).
• 15 WORKSHEETS
• 3 ARTICLES
• RE-FEEDING GUIDELINES (TWO SETS)
• LINKS TO NICE GUIDANCE
• LINKS TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND MATERIALS
• ADDITIONAL BOOKS/RESOURCES
How long with this course take to complete?
The learning on this online training course equates to approximately 3 days of training (24 hours).
Can I go on to complete the BPS Approved Certificate?
If you would like to go on to complete the BPS Approved Certificate and Diploma please click here to go to the course page. There are a further eleven online modules in the Certificate and Diploma Programme including:
• Module 1: Understanding Autism and Mental health
• Module 2: Core practitioner skills and adjustments to practice
• Module 3: Sensory Awareness and Regulation
• Module 4: Autism, Alexithymia, Masking/Camouflaging and Synesthesia.
• Module 5: Autism and Anxiety
• Module 6: Autism and Depression
• Module 7: Autism and Demand Avoidance
• Module 9: Autism and OCD
• Module 10: Autism and BPD
• Module 11: Autism and Suicide
• Module 12: Autism and ADHD