LGBTIQA+ affirming care
Health, stress, body and eating concerns in LGBTIQA+ communities
The presentation covers:
- Brief overview of LGBTIQA+ communities and language
- Health and wellbeing of Australian LGBTIQA+ communities
- Introduction to minority stress model and relationship to health outcomes
- Considerations for working with LGBTIQA+ people with eating disorders
- Understanding psychiatric risk factors
- Efficacy of, and gaps in current treatment approaches
- Recommendations for affirming care
Read a review of the presentation here
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Watching this presentation and completing the assessment can contribute towards assessable Continuing Professional Development hours
About the presenter
Tom Scully (any pronouns) is a queer dietitian and Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC-D) working as clinical team leader at Mind Body Well - a multidisciplinary clinic with a focus on eating disorders, body image concerns, as well as broader physical and mental illnesses. As clinical team leader Tom provides clinical support to the dietitian and psychologist teams, supervision to external dietitians, and manages a caseload with a special interest in working with LGBTIQA+ communities and men’s health. Tom has also conducted professional development opportunities through Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) and Dietitians Australia (DA).
Registration includes
- Access to a recording of the presentation
- Presentation notes
- Assessment quiz and certificate
- Suggested further reading
Registration types
- On demand recording: from $24 receive a recording and associated documents
- Subscription: $33 monthly to access all Education in Nutrition recordings
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