
Body Image and Social Media Roundtable Media Release
Experts from the eating disorder sector have called for tighter regulation of social media apps
About EDQ
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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EDQ provides treatment and support through four different avenues.
Click on the menu to the right to see which one fits your needs best. Always feel free to call and ask for assistance if you are unsure – we have a dedicated Care Navigator who will be able to help.
Queensland Health (QH) provides funding for Individual and Group treatment and Peer supports.
Brief Intervention Therapy for Eating Disorders
You may be able to use your NDIS plan for Therapy, Dietitian, or Recovery Coaching appointments. EDQ is a registered NDIS provider.
If you have a Medicare plan, you can access treatment under EDQ’s Medicare arm.
There are two group options available through this funding avenue, regardless of any other services you might be accessing.
Contact EDQ if you would like to connect or find out more about our services.
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.
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).
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.
This online training is about helping you gain knowledge and skills and improving your confidence around meal support.
Experts from the eating disorder sector have called for tighter regulation of social media apps
Eating Disorders Association Inc.
Eating Disorders Association Inc.
Sunrise
Eating Disorders Queensland
Dr. Russ Harris
Shane Jeffrey – Dietitian
Eating Disorders Queensland
Dr. Russ Harris
Louise Adams, MAPS and Fiona Willer, APD
Dr Kristin Neff
Australia & New Zealand Academy For Eating Disorders
Rock Recovery
Butterfly
Institute For Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Queensland
Eating Disorders Queensland
Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Eating Disorders Queensland
Eating Disorders Alliance Australia
National Eating Disorders Corporation
Eating Disorders Queensland
Eating Disorders Queensland
Ellyn Satter Institute
Eating Disorders Queensland
InsideOut Institute
The Shared Table is funded by Metro North Hospital and Health Service LINK Innovation Fund and is a partnership between The Queensland Eating Disorder Service, Eating Disorders Queensland and Child and Youth Mental Health Service EDP.
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
Queensland Eating Disorder Service
Dr Jake Linardon
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
Australian Government, Department of Health
Eating Disorders Victoria
National Diabetes Services Scheme
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
Eating Disorders Queensland
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
Alanah Dobinson, Marita Cooper & Danika Quesnel
Centre for Clinical Interventions
Shane Jeffrey – Dietician
InsideOut Institute
Eating Disorders Queensland
Rock Recovery
Clinical Guidelines for Therapeutic Interventions in Eating Disorders. The Clinical Guidelines were written in 2021 by Dr. Jenny Gilmore in conjunction with Eating Disorders Qld.
These guidelines are based on best available evidence from research and literature, as well as the insights of EDQ practitioners. They offer a guide to providing community based care and support for both those living with eating disorders, and their loved ones and key supports.
Providing access to succinct and detailed information on eating disorders, treatment options and how you can help your loved one. Below are some useful links and information to other organisations who can help during recovery.
All donations over $2 to Eating Disorders Queensland are tax deductible and give real people access to counselling, practical assistance to support recovery, groups, equipment for the centre and books for our library. You can make a one-off or regular monthly donation. We would love to acknowledge your generosity and support. Please let us know if you would like to be listed as one of our supporters on either our website or in our annual report.
Volunteers support our valuable work and goals. We offer a range of volunteering opportunities across a broad range of interest areas, such as event planning, administration tasks, cooking, and gardening. Join our volunteer team or keep an eye out for specific volunteer opportunities via our social media.
Eating Disorders Queensland
We support a vibrant community of individuals recovering from an eating disorder, including people with lived experiences, carers and family members.
LOCATION:
51 Edmondstone Street,
Yuggera Country,
South Brisbane, QLD 4101
CALL: (07) 3844 6055
Partners
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!
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.