Long time- no blogging.

I've been busy writing my book "Permission To Eat," which is a unique self-help book for college students with actionable steps to break-up with their eating disorder.
It's slated to be available for purchase in June 2019!
Please read more about it HERE. 

I've also been getting asked to do more training for professionals on treating clients/patients with eating disorders (ED). Is this something you'd be interested in?
Leave a comment below or email me. I'm thinking of doing some small-group masterminds for this, and would love to hear if 1) you want this, and 2) what exactly you'd want to learn.

I think educating professionals who don't currently specialize in EDs, but want to be more proficient when they do come across them, is where i'm most excited to start.

Tell me what you think.

in the meantime, make sure to go to my main website and see what I have to offer (not only nutrition counseling, but YouTube videos, blog posts, online courses, and recovery groups!)
www.NotYourAverageNutritionist.com

...and join the Facebook group for relevant articles, education, and community with other professionals!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/eatingdisordertraining/

Hope to see you there!
​Libby

Hello my lovely readers!
I just wanted to hop on here and apologize for the lack of updates and new courses recently.

My personal life has exploded and pushed online work to a back burner. To give you some perspective: I have just bought and sold a house (and in process of moving and dealing with contractors), am in my last semester of grad school (!), working 3 jobs (not even including online course work), and have the lead in a musical.  I need to just focus on keeping everything from falling-apart right now.

I intend to start creating more courses in January and step it up in 2018.  Please hang in here with me,and enjoy the free courses currently available. 

Please let me know what you would like to learn about for future course creation!
e-mail me at:   dietitian@notyouraveragenutritionist.com

I appreciate your patience in this time of transition.
​xoxo,
Libby

2 more courses are now available (FREE)! 

• Binge Eating Disorder: The Basics

• Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders: The Basics

Check them out by going to the courses tab. 

5-Question Screening Tool for Eating Disorders

I get it, as medical professionals you are go-go-go! How do you take the time to assess if someone has an eating disorder when they are not presenting?

In 1999, the “SCOFF Questionnaire” was developed to give providers a fast way to assess for Anorexia or Bulimia (false positive rate of only 12.5% for the controls – but maybe they developed one later, there was not commentary on follow up).

Answering “yes” to at least two of the following questions led to a nearly 100% positive diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
Ask your patient(s):
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The SCOFF questions*

• Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
• Do you worry that you have lost Control over how much you eat?
• Have you recently lost more than One stone (14 lb) in a 3-month period?
• Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?
• Would you say that Food dominates your life?

Although the authors’ state there is need for further testing to increase validity of the SCOFF questions, this questionnaire has been standard in various health care settings for many years.

Sources:

1. Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH. The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening too for eating disorders. BMJ 1999;319:1467
2. Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH. The SCOFF questionnaire: a new screening tool for eating disorders. Western Journal of Medicine. 2000;172(3):164-165.