• The characteristic features of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and muscle dysmorphia.
• The development of an eating disorder
• Eating disorders as a serious mental health concern
• The prevalence of eating disorders
• The need for early intervention
• How to determine the need for intervention and referral process to a health professional (if not already in their care)
• Developing pre-screening questions to include in initial screening
• Developing secondary screening to determine disordered eating/eating disorders and excessive exercise.
• Work alongside allied health professionals to serve the health of clients.
• Healthy V Unhealthy diet and exercise behaviours
• The media and its influence on already distorted thought processes
• Modifying language and communication to meet the health needs of clients.
• The need for a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment of eating disorders
• Messages often communicated in the fitness Industry
• The health medical/health complications of unhealthy diet, exercise and compensatory behaviours and contraindications for exercise.
• Appropriate procedures to meet the health needs of clients with mental health concerns, in particular eating disorders, as outlined in the guidelines for the fitness industry.
• Organisations to go to for further information and resources.

This presentation satisfies the following points from AUSactive (Formerly Fitness Australia) Position Statement:

• Provides individually tailored client assessments, program development, instruction and

demonstration, supervised exercise sessions and client reviews. Maintains consistent

monitoring and support for clients.

• Registered Exercise Professionals may work with higher risk clientele (whose conditions

are stabilised and managed) after making a written referral to and receiving

documented guidance on the exercise program from the clients’ treating medical and/or

allied health practitioner.

• Pre exercise health screening
• Safety and Risk Assessment and Management
• Fitness Assessment and analysis in accordance with knowledge and skill obtained

through qualification and/or continuing education

• Development of safe, effective and appropriate exercise programs tailored to client or

group needs

• Provision of general nationally endorsed public health information that will educate and

support positive client health outcomes

• Use of evidence based protocols to enhance client exercise adherence through goal

setting, motivation, guidance, social support, relapse prevention and feedback

• Referring to medical or allied health professionals for guidance. Utilising best practice

referral/ feedback processes to optimise client health outcomes.

Reference: Fitness Australia (2014). Position Statement: Scope of Practice for Registered Exercise Professionals Retrieved May, 2015 from https://fitness.org.au/scope-of-practice

There are three assessment components to this course:

1. Participation in activities during course
2. Observation of role play scenarios
3. Short written component (True/False, Multiple Choice and short answers)

$260 per person or total of $2000 for a group of 8-16 participants

Two modes of delivery to suit your needs:

• Face-to-face including in-house bookings (7 hours duration) 
• Online virtual via zoom (6 hours that can be delivered over 2 sessions)

Yes! This AUSactive approved course provides you with 7 CEC’s for face-to-face or 6 CEC’s for the virtual delivery.

Teachers may use this as self-identified professional development.