What do Registered Dietitians Actually Do in Eating Disorder Recovery?




The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast show

Summary: In this podcast I talk to Therese Waterhous on what registered dietician can actually do for a person with an eating disorder. Dietitians as case managers for eating disorders Eating, shopping and other food and eating related behaviors. Working with families when youngsters are involved Family dynamics and the devision of responsibility Meal plans and accessing nutritional need. When the dietitian is the only person with eating disorder training on the team Taking pulse or blood pressure so that they can refer information to a doctor Diagnostic criteria and hospitalization criteria Training families and support people in helping in eating disorder recovery Extreme hunger in Anorexia recovery and how to approach it.