Technician specialised in the treatment of eating disorders

Nutritional habit therapists carry out medical-social services support tasks for the benefit of persons (and their relatives) suffering from eating disorders and promote educational activities aimed at the prevention of these disorders, teaching good eating behaviour and habits to persons and the community.

• Draw up epidemiological reports on the extent of eating disorders (type of illness, main groups affected, symptomatology, etc.), using social, qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
• Draw up an inventory of all social welfare and healthcare resources available locally to fight eating disorders.
• Devise and programme eating disorder related illness awareness and prevention campaigns, as well as campaigns to promote healthy eating habits.
• Refer persons suffering from an eating disorder to the appropriate social-healthcare resources.
• Give advice to the relatives of eating disorder sufferers to agree on potential measures and actions to be taken in order to straighten out said behaviours and move towards healthier, more nutritionally appropriate eating standards.
• Provide a consultancy service to public opinion leaders, the media and other political and social bodies regarding the extent of disorders related to eating behaviour, in order to coordinate efforts and measures to fight this issue.
• Train persons who suffer from an eating disorder on good nutritional habits and behaviour (eating habits, nutrition, planning meals and menus), providing information regarding the dietary-nutritional characteristics of the foods and promoting a positive self- and body-image.
• Design, programme and teach educational training activities to fight eating disorder associated illnesses and prepare specially adapted teaching support materials according to the characteristics of the group.
• Devise and implement awareness raising activities with public opinion leaders to educate them on the extent of eating disorders and on ways to tackle these.
• Act as a facilitator in the frame of group therapy sessions and treatments in the fight against diseases associated with eating disorders.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Infermeria
• Grau: Nutrició humana i dietètica
• Grau: Medicina
• Grau: Psicologia

Analytical thought: Level 2

Initiative: Level 3

Empathy: Level 3

Communication: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 1

Flexibility and change management: Level 2

Healthcare

Working to maintain and improve health, as well as physical and mental well-being, is the primary interest of people who are involved in the field of healthcare. Some of the activities in this field include making diagnoses, prescribing treatments and monitoring illnesses and injuries. These activities also include the application of therapeutic treatments (traditional or alternative) with a view to facilitating the physical recovery of those being treated. To carry out these activities, one must have in-depth knowledge of the human body and medicine, in its various specialisations.

Social community worker

Individuals related to the social/community field have an interest in working to improve people's social well-being and quality of life, as well as enhance their integration into their social, family and/or work environment. The professional activities that are common in this field include providing special support and aid to people at risk of social exclusion, designing programmes and implementing resources for the social and cultural stimulation of an area, and acting as mediators for conflict resolution in family, social or interpersonal environments. These activities involve constant interaction with people in order to improve their psychological and social well-being.

Palliative care specialist

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Neuropsychologist

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• Work hours

  Normally full-time.

• Salary

  Estimated salaries range between 16.990 and 24.485 Euros gross per annum. Median: 20.396 euros annum gross. The amount paid however basically depends on the educational level achieved.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician