There are many mental health services that provide support to children and young people with disordered eating, however CORC identified that there is a lack of practical guidance on how to incorporate outcome measurement into their support.
The standard guidance on routine outcome measurement applies to all types of emotional and mental health support for children and young people, but there are some distinct factors that should be considered when supporting children and young people with eating disorders that go beyond our existing guidance on good practice in the use of outcome measures.
CORC convened a group of allied professionals to develop specific guidance, to help anyone providing support for children and young people with any type of eating disorder.
The group advise that specific measures of disordered eating be used alongside more general measures of symptoms of mental health difficulties or measures of life functioning or wellbeing, and this new guidance provides. In addition to using goal-based measures to understand and track the individual needs.
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SWEDA: Understanding the impact of support provided by an eating disorder service
SWEDA were one of the members of the Eating Disorder working group. This blog outlines their work using outcome measures and data.
Read hereEating Disorder Questionnaire (EDE-A)
Probably the most widely used and well-known measure of disordered eating.
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Using outcome and feedback tools in the treatment of children and young people with eating disorders.
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