Who is this suitable for?

For anyone working within Primary Care and who has opportunities for social prescribing within their role.

Do I have to have my camera on?

No, you do not need to have your camera on.

Will the webinar be recorded?

We will record just the audio of this webinar.

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Social Prescribers and Eating Disorders. Practical ways to support patients

By tastelifeUK

Online event

Overview

Information for Social Prescribers on responding well to cases or patients with disordered eating or a diagnosed eating disorder.

Elevate your support skills for patients struggling with Eating Disorders

Social Prescribers are essential frontline support for individuals who often present with symptoms that frequently mask a complex eating disorder. Join retired GP and former tastelife trustee Dr Ros Simpson for this practical session on compassionate, effective engagement. Learn how to recognise the nuanced signs of eating disorders and discover powerful, evidence-based social prescribing pathways.

We will focus on the vital role of reconnecting patients with meaningful social groups, specifically detailing the comprehensive support offered by tastelife courses to achieve long-term recovery.

What You Will Gain:

Techniques to identify eating disorders beyond the typical presentation
How to engage with compassion
An insight into the emotional impact of eating disorders
Useful phrases to support and encourage patients
Key information on the tastelife community courses and how they support recovery

This podcast-style webinar is suitable for anyone working within Primary Care.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions via chat once the discussion has finished.

Category: Health, Mental health

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Highlights

1 hour
Online

Location

Online event

Agenda

12:25 PM - 12:30 PM

Log in time

You will be held in the waiting room until the doors open just before we start promptly at 12:30.

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM

Introduction

Cherry will introduce the team and topic for the webinar.

12:35 PM - 1:00 PM

The role of Social Prescribers in supporting eating disorder recovery

Dr Simpson will explain how Social Prescribing Link Workers within Primary Care Networks (PCNs), are well placed to provide early, person-centred support to individuals with eating disorders. Patients frequently present in primary care with symptoms other than those obviously related to eating concerns. We will discuss the challenges of identifying those with an eating disorder, give insight into these complex conditions and why traditional clinical interventions alone are often less effective. Dr Simpson will outline the steps Social Prescribers can take to create opportunities for positive engagement and long term change, such as phrases and language that is more likely to be effective when working with someone presenting with probably eating disorder behaviour.

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