Become an Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist
Comprehensive* eating disorder certification training for therapists, dietitians, and coaches
The Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist Trainings & Certification are online, self-paced, and evidence-based programs that strive to prepare you to treat the full spectrum of eating disorders well.
It was created with love by a team of clinicians with robust experience, education, lived experience, and a passion to do less harm in eating disorder care.
*No training could ever be truly comprehensive, as eating disorders are vastly complex, and treating them requires continuous education.
Please Note: The trainings are currently only available for preorder. You can preorder now for a 15% discount.
We are working on the finishing touches and running any troubleshooting within our systems. We plan to officially launch the programs in the Spring of 2024.
Provide Better ED Care
the Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist training is proudly
Antiracist
Because EDs are entrenched in white supremacy culture, this training prioritizes antiracist education.
Inclusive
Traditional ED treatment often leaves behind many folks with Eating Disorders. The IEDS credential signifies your attentive care for those with marginalized identities.
HAES® Aligned
The Health at Every Size® philosophy is integral to ED recovery, and is woven into this entire training. Includes ASDAH’s HAES® updates from 3/27/24.
Comprehensive
10 modules packed with essential education to more effectively treat the full spectrum of EDs.
Evidence-Based
We present evidenced-based education & several treatment modalities (with all references included). We also include anecdotal evidence, and tips from our collective lived experience.
Trauma Informed
This training aims to help you gain competency in every area of ED treatment from an inclusive, trauma-informed perspective.
Earn the IEDS credential
Inclusive Eating Disorder Education, PLLC is a proud organizational member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence.
We remain informed on best practices in developing and administering quality certification programs to ensure a valuable training program for our participants, and especially to uplift and safeguard the IEDS Credential.
Our certification process involves:
evidence-based, robust professional education
multiple self-reflective activities to assess and reduce provider bias
requires a passing score on an assessment that includes a written case study portion to demonstrate competency in all defined areas
easily maintain your credential over time with our quick and complimentary attestation process (on the honor system) to uphold your ethical duty in continuing education
Demonstrate your expertise and specialization by earning the Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist (IEDS) credential.
Stand out among your colleagues as a safer, better equipped, and staunchly antiracist and HAES® aligned clinician in working with eating disorders.
Choose your track
Explore IEDE training options below
No membership fees & no hidden costs
CEU requirements to maintain the IEDS credential are required to uphold excellence in credentialing standards
24 CE hours in eating disorder treatment
Every 2 years
Easy and complimentary attestation process
On the honor system with occasional audits
One time payment for lifetime certification & access to the training
Monthly payment plan options to lower the financial burden
Continued support post certification via free peer consultation groups
Expect regular updates to the content to reflect evolving eating disorder care
Recommended Reading & Resources
Free
Get our curated list of books, professional articles, and resources we stand by to do some continuing education on your own.
Individual Training Modules
$130 each
Pick and choose the modules you want to learn more about. If you don’t need this entire training, you can purchase one or more individually.
If you end up buying all of the modules a-la-carte and wish to pursue the IEDS credential, just let us know and we will work with you to get you there.
Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist Training -
without Certification
$1000
Access to our full training program, including the printable PDF Manual that goes along with the training modules.
100% online & self- paced
10 modules, ~20 hours of content
Intending to offer ~20 CEUs including 1 hour of ethics & 2 hours of cultural competency
Become trauma-informed or improve your trauma-informed care
Gain the knowledge and skills to more effectively treat EDs, even with no or very little experience
Created for therapists, dietitians, and coaches
Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist - Certification Training
$1500
Earn the IEDS credential to demonstrate to clients and colleagues that you have expertise in treating the full spectrum of EDs from an inclusive and trauma-informed perspective. Includes a Certificate of Specialty in Inclusive Eating Disorder Education.
Inclusive Eating Disorder Specialist (IEDS) credential and certificate following an assessment that includes a written portion and exam
Certified IEDS clinicians will automatically be added to our online Directory, so colleagues & clients can easily find you. Receive a Digital Badge that links to the IEDS Directory to promote your services.
Post certification support is provided via free peer consultation groups
No further commitment or cost to maintain the credential, though we strongly recommend continuing IEDS consultation
100% online & self-paced
10 modules, ~20 hours of content
Intending to offer ~20 CEUs including ethics & cultural competency
Become trauma-informed or improve your trauma-informed care
Gain the knowledge and skills to more effectively treat EDs, even with no or very little experience
Our Mission
to make eating disorder training more equitable and accessible, and aligned with antiracist, HAES®, and social justice paradigms.
Our Goal
to educate & empower competent ED clinicians, who will do less harm and help more people.
Our Why
As far as we know, an inclusive, HAES® aligned, antiracist, and comprehensive ED training does not exist. We developed this training to offer an alternative to the available “standard” trainings that leave so many people with eating disorders behind.
We are acutely aware that traditional educational programs for therapists and dietitians do not adequately teach students about eating disorders or how to effectively treat them. It also has to be said that traditional higher educational programs often and accidentally perpetuate harmful myths about eating disorders, exercise, body image and body size, and recovery. The treatment of eating disorders requires significant continuing education that is traditionally difficult to access. We strive to change that.
People fighting to recover deserve better care that takes into account and honors all of their identities, especially marginalized and oppressed identities. And that starts with better, more accessible education for the clinicians that do this important work.
What our contributors are saying
Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD
“The detail and depth of this training is what we’ve been looking for in our space! It uniquely holds elements typically missing from traditional eating disorder/ intuitive eating conversations and education, in particular intersections on structural racism, ableism, and more.
It’s a privilege to get to collaborate with this group of brilliant clinician contributors in a way that radically challenges and encourages change in the way we practice. This training will leave folks feeling empowered with a combination of both skills and knowledge for more confidently improving our eating disorder treatments.”
Haley Daroowala, LMFT-Associate
“For a newer therapist, I believe this training can be a game changer for someone who wants to work with this population. We receive no real education in our grad programs regarding helping people with eating disorders. This training is an alternative to limited trainings out there and is SO MUCH BETTER than just learning on the job, like most clinicians have had to do for way too long.”
Mollyanne Vasquez, LCSW
This training is an absolute game changer. My early training in eating disorder treatment was on the job, which leaves lots of room for client harm along the way. I also found this education to be white washed and with little understanding on the intersectionality between gender identity and one's relationship with food and body. The Inclusive Eating Disorder Education model fills all of these gaps in ED treatment while remaining incredibly accessible to practitioners.”
Sawyer Greer, MS, RD, LD
“This training is incredible! It can be really hard to find eating disorder trainings that are inclusive and trauma informed. This training is all of the above! I absolutely recommend it to anyone who is working directly or indirectly with folks that have eating disorders or disordered eating.”
Riana Fletcher, LPC-Associate
“This training is unmatched in its thoroughness and inclusivity of all parts of eating disorders. For those interested in and wanting to know more about how to treat eating disorders, this is the training for you! It touches on the history, the understanding, and all the moving parts that are included within an eating disorder. This training is useful for all types of professionals needing a better understanding of where eating disorders come from and what options are available for treatments.”
Holly Wise, RD, LD
“I had no real exposure to eating disorder treatment education in my dietetics program. I wish I would have had something like this training to help me prepare for my work with people with eating disorders. It would have helped me feel more prepared and confident from the start.”
Mia Vargas, MS, RD, LD
“The IEDS training was incredible! I learned so much about providing inclusive, affirming care to folks struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, and poor body image. I have been putting all of this great new information into practice with my clients already! I honestly feel so much more competent and confident in the care I provide.”
Hannah Auldridge, RD, LD
“This training has been incredibly valuable in my work with eating disorders and has so much great information. My dietetics program provided minimal education on eating disorders so I had a lot to learn when I started in the eating disorder field. I have significantly improved my practice thanks to this training, and I continue to refer to it when needed!”
