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Through individual and group therapy, peer mentoring and community building, we aim to alleviate the impact of eating disorders for everyone concerned.

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What is an eating disorder?

For many people, eating disorders are not about food or their body image, but instead develop as a way of coping with other influences in their life.

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EDQ provides treatment and support through four different avenues.
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TREATMENT AND SUPPORT

Fully funded by Queensland Health (QH), we have multiple options for individual and group treatment.

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Brief Intervention Therapy for Eating Disorders

LIVED EXPERIENCE SUPPORT

Workers with a lived experience of an eating disorder provide individual and group support

NDIS (Fee for Service)

You may be able to use your NDIS plan for Therapy, Dietitian, or Recovery Coaching appointments. EDQ is a registered NDIS provider.

MEDICARE (Fee for Service)

If you have a Medicare plan, you can access treatment under EDQ’s Medicare arm.

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CARERS & KEY SUPPORTS
Help for Carers & Key Supports

Family members and carers play a key role in supporting a loved one’s recovery journey.
A ‘carer’ is anyone supporting an individual with an eating disorder.

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FOSTERING RECOVERY WORKSHOP

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Coaching sessions

Family Coaching Sessions provide an opportunity for a carer and their loved one to collaboratively discuss practical strategies and action plans to enhance the individual’s recovery.

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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
GP & Health Professionals

As a GP, you are likely to be the first health professional a person with an eating disorder or carer will come in contact with. A GP’s role in the treatment of eating disorders can include prevention, identification, medical management in a primary care setting and referral (NEDC, 2015).

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CLIENT MEDICAL CLEARANCE FORM

EDQ is a self-referral clinic. GPs are welcome to send referral paperwork or GP reports to EDQ (via email), and we will keep it on file until such time as the client reaches out. We do not have the capacity to contact each client that is referred to us.

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Providing access to succinct and detailed information on eating disorders, treatment options and how you can help your loved one.

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RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS

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First Steps to Support

This training is aimed to support workers in non-clinical roles who are NOT providing medical, clinical or therapeutic eating disorder treatment.

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Curated by a team of experienced dietitians, support workers, and individuals with lived experience, these online training programs explore a range of topics on eating disorders to give you valuable tools to support yourself, your loved ones and your community.

FIRST STEPS TO SUPPORT TRAINING

This training is aimed to support workers in non-clinical roles who are NOT providing medical, clinical or therapeutic eating disorder treatment.

THE SHARED TABLE ONLINE LEARNING

This training is about helping you gain knowledge and skills and improving your confidence around meal support.

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INITIAL ASSESSMENT

Estimated completion time is 10-15 minutes.

This form is for individuals seeking treatment for themselves.

If you are a carer/key support person, or looking for treatment for another person, please email [email protected] instead.

Hello, this will be your first step of engaging with Eating Disorders Qld. We acknowledge that it can be difficult to discuss your experiences with eating disorder/s and body image issues, particularly at first.

To make it a bit easier, we have developed this form that you can complete and send back to us before we call you.

You will receive a call to discuss the information provided, or we are happy to complete the form with you. During this call we can discuss any questions or touch on issues pertaining to the questions on the form.

After the phone assessment has been completed and we both feel that EDQ is a good fit one of our practitioners will arrange a more comprehensive ‘intake’ session.

During an intake session, you and the practitioner will review your needs, recovery goals and expectations of therapy/holistic recovery needs. This session takes around 90 minutes.

We will also go through Confidentiality and our shared Rights & Responsibilities. Looking forward to meeting you!

Terms & Conditions

Due to the high demand for EDQ’s funded services, and allowing for fair equitable distribution of therapeutic resources to the community:

• EDQ requires 48 working hours’ notice of cancellation for all appointments

• In the event of 3 late cancellations or no-shows, your practitioner will discuss other support options with you before booking another appointment

EDQ acknowledges recovery and the therapeutic process is not linear. Please discuss any changing needs or barriers with your practitioner so EDQ can best support you and the greater community.

To access services with EDQ, we require that you engage regularly with a GP to monitor your medical stability. As part of this process, a GP will need to sign EDQ’s client medical clearance form. Medical monitoring is required for all clients, no matter what kind of eating disorder behaviour is present. Eating disorders have significant impacts on physical health.

If you do not currently have a suitable GP, please let us know and we can assist you to find one.

I agree to the terms and conditions outlined above, and consent to the information I provide being stored on a secure database and shared within the EDQ team, as necessary.

I will engage regularly with a GP for the purposes of monitoring my medical stability.

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Date

Title

Family Name

Given Name(s)

Preferred Name

Gender

Male Female Other

If Other, please specify gender

Pronouns

Date of birth

Phone Number

Email

Current Address

Suburb

Postcode

Please identify if any of the following impact your life?

Psychological Physical Intellectual/Learning Sensory Alcohol and/or drug use Other

if Other, please specify

What is your proficiency in English?

Not applicable – English is the main language spoken in my home Very well Well Not well Not at all

Do you require an Interpreter/Auslan Connections and/or advocacy service?

No Yes

If Yes, please specify language

Do you need the use of assistive technology?

No Yes

If Yes, please specify technology

Do you have any current literacy/reading issues that you might need assistance with?

No Yes

Are you a current NDIS participant?

No Yes

EDQ strives to be inclusive of diverse groups (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), religious / spiritual beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, physical and intellectual disability, age and socio-economic status), that access the service. Please let us know if you have any requirements related to this statement, or would like to be given information on other available services that you could also connect with?

Country of birth

Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Origin?

No Yes, Aboriginal Yes, Torres Strait Islander Yes, both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

What cultural background or ethnicity do you identify with?

What is the main language spoken in your home?

Do you identify with the LGBTIQA+ community?

Yes No

What is your employment status?

Full time Employment Part-time/Casual Employment Full –time Student Unemployed Home Duties Volunteer Other

If Other, please specify status

What is your main source of income?

Disability Support Pension Other pension or benefit (please specify) Paid employment Compensation payments Other, e.g., superannuation, investments (please specify) No source of income

If Other, please specify source

What is your marital status?

Never married Windowed Divorced Separated Married (either registered or de facto) No source of income

Who referred you to us at EDQ?

Do you have a current GP Mental Health Treatment Plan?

Yes No

Is it OK for us to identify ourselves as EDQ when we contact you?

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What is your preferred contact method?

Phone Call Email Text Message (where possible)

Do you want to be on our mailing list (events, education, and updates, including program vacancies)?

Yes No

We will email you a written Consent and Rights and Responsibilities Form for you to review and sign before your Intake Appointment. These documents detail how we handle your information. If you have any queries, feel free to ask any staff member.

Do you have a family member/friend/partner supporting you with your eating disorder?

Yes No

You can invite a support person to your intake appointment if you would find that helpful – just let us know when we book that appointment in.

In approximately which year did you first experience any eating disorder symptoms, including significant concerns about weight and shape?

When did you first reach out for any support for your eating disorder (approximate date). This can be any health professional – it could be your GP, your school counsellor or nurse etc.

Please indicate any (diagnoses)you have been given:

Please note that a diagnosis is not required for you to be eligible for services at EDQ.

Anorexia Nervosa Atypical Anorexia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa (of low frequency/limited duration) Compulsive Eating Night Eating Syndrome Orthorexia OSFED Purging Disorder Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder Other (please specify) No diagnosis

If Other, please specify diagnoses

Who was the diagnosis made by?

Doctor (GP) Psychiatrist Other

If Other, please specify whom

When was your first contact with specialist eating disorder treatment/services? This might be EDQ, QuEDS, a psychologist, dietitian etc. – someone who specifically works with eating disorders.

What support have you accessed so far for your Eating Disorder(s)?

Doctor (GP) Psychiatrist Psychologist/Counsellor/Therapist/Social Worker Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient) QuEDs (Queensland Eating Disorder Service CYMHS (Child and Youth Mental Health Service) Other

If Other, please specify support

How often do you currently engage with your GP?

GP contact details:

Which EDQ services are you interested in?

Counselling Therapeutic Groups Activities & Events Becoming a Mentor Becoming a Mentee Community Table Support Groups Psychoeducation Groups Peer Support Group One-on-one Peer Support appointments

To prepare for your intake session with an Eating Disorders Practitioner at EDQ, you may like to consider some of these questions:

What support you have accessed in the past and how it has benefited you?
What support or strategies has worked well for you in the past?
What support are you getting now?
What support you feel you require now?
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