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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?
    TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS
    HOW WE WORK
    OUR PEOPLE
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    What is an eating disorder?

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    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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    Treatment for Individuals

    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.

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    QUEENSLAND HEALTH

    Queensland Health (QH) provides funding for Individual and Group treatment and Peer supports.

    NDIS

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

    MEDICARE

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

    COMMUNIFY RECOVERY & DISCOVERY CENTRE

    There are two group options available through this funding avenue, regardless of any other services you might be accessing.  

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    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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    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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    Resources

    Providing access to succinct and detailed information on eating disorders, treatment options and how you can help your loved one.
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    This online training is about helping you gain knowledge and skills and improving your confidence around meal support.

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    Eating Disorders Queensland’s (EDQ) response to Four Corners “Fading Away: Australia’s secret battle with eating disorders” segment

    February 28, 2023

    Four Corners aired an episode entitled “Fading Away: Australia’s secret battle with eating disorders” on

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    Upcoming Events

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    Emotion Focused Skills Training Workshop – for Carers, Partners, and Key Supports

    Mar 24
    7:30 am - 9:00 am Event Series

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    Mar 25
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    Fostering Recovery Workshops – In Person

    Mar 28
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series

    Wise Choices (Series 2)

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    • WHAT IS AN EATING DISORDER?
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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 admin@edq.org.au 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.

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.
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.
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?
  • 3 Top Recovery goals