What do Registered Dietitians Actually Do in Eating Disorder Recovery?

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.