Post-Conference Workshops: Sunday 27 August 2023
Registration rates for post-conference workshop can be found here. During the registration process you will have the opportunity to select the workshop.

Evidence-Based Practice: The How To, When To and Whether To
Presenter: Dr Anthea Fursland
Time: 9.00am - 4.00pm AEST (1-Day Training)
Workshop Overview: More people have had training in evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for individuals with eating disorders (e.g., CBT-E, MANTRA and SSCM) and more clinicians are seeking out the Eating Disorders Credential. EBTs for eating disorders have been shown to be helpful in recovery, but therapy is rarely smooth sailing. Sitting through a 2-day training is one thing – but applying our EBT with clients is another matter altogether.
 We learn the techniques of EBTs – but how do we apply them? EBTs provide a structure for us and clients – and what occurs within that structure is therapy.
 This workshop is for mental health clinicians providing individual eating disorders treatment (to adolescents and/or adults) who want:
  • To consolidate the skills they learned, and work out how and when to apply them, plus what to do when they seem not to work.
  • A refresher and an opportunity to problem solve the thorny issues that arise in treatment.
 In the workshop we will identify, discuss and problem solve common challenges that occur in treatment, e.g.,
  • Helping clients who say they are too scared to change
  • Helping clients become un-stuck
  • Enforcing non-negotiables and what to do when clients refuse
  • Knowing when to refer out
  • Dealing with other members of the team who don’t communicate with us
We will explore what is going on when such problems arise, and work through different ways of approaching the situation, using our understanding of ourselves and our client to guide us.
 The presentation will include some didactic teaching and videos, but the content of the day will focus mainly on issues that have been generated by participants before the workshop. There will be demonstrations by the presenter, role plays, brainstorming, small groups and ample opportunity for discussion and reflection.
Dr Anthea Fursland, PhD, FAED. With over 40 years’ experience, in the UK, USA & Australia, Anthea was Director of CCI and WAEDOCS, co-authored a web-based self-help resource and many peer-reviewed papers. She has trained and supervised clinicians throughout Australia in CBT-E. She currently offers psychological assessment, training and consultation. Anthea serves on the Steering Committee of the National Eating Disorders Collaboration and is a member of the Australian Government Department of Health Eating Disorders Technical Advisory Group. She is Past-president of ANZAED, a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), recipient of the 2016 ANZAED Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2019 AED Outstanding Clinician Award. ​