Supporting Trans and Gender Diverse People with Eating Disorders
This workshop explores how eating disorders and disordered eating can present in trans and gender diverse people, why risk is elevated, and how support can be made more affirming, safer, and more effective. It draws on current research, clinical considerations, and lived experience informed perspectives to help participants better understand gender dysphoria, minority stress, screening challenges, and treatment adaptations.
Who it is for
This workshop is for people and services who support trans and gender diverse people experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, or body image concerns, including:
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Psychologists
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Dietitians
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Social workers
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Counsellors
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Peer workers
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GPs
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Psychiatrists
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Occupational therapists
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Physiotherapists
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School wellbeing staff
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Educators
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Eating disorder services
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Broader mental health and health services
What it covers
This workshop covers:
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Gender diversity terminology and key concepts
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Gender dysphoria, including social, physical, and dissociative dimensions
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Gender affirmation and gender-affirming medical care
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The difference between eating disorders, disordered eating, eating disruptions, and eating differences
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Prevalence and diagnosis patterns in trans and gender diverse people
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Common and less recognised disordered eating behaviours
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Why eating disorder risk is elevated in trans and gender diverse people
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Treatment types and pathways
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Trans-specific barriers to accessing eating disorder care
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Practical ways to make support more affirming, inclusive, and clinically useful
Learning outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Describe core concepts related to gender diversity and gender dysphoria
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Identify how eating disorders and disordered eating may present in trans and gender diverse people
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Recognise why eating disorder risk is elevated, including the roles of gender dysphoria and minority stress
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Identify barriers that trans and gender diverse people face in screening, diagnosis, and treatment access
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Apply more affirming and clinically useful approaches to screening and support
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Apply multidisciplinary and trans-specific treatment adaptations in practice
Overview
Duration: Self-paced 2-hour workshop recording
Price: $35AUD
Included resources:
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Copy of the session slides
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List of screening tools validated in trans people
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Medicare Eating Disorder Care Plan eligibility checklist
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Scoring sheet for the Trans Disordered Eating Scale
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Early warning signs resource for parents
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List of state-based gender diversity support services