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The aim of this study was to explore experiences of credentialed clinicians with the new credentialing system, in particular, their view on continuous professional development (CPD) and supervision required for maintaining the credentialed status, as well as how becoming credentialed has affected their clinical work.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Two hundred and twenty-eight credentialed clinicians (92.5% female; 41.7% psychologists; 39.5% dietitians) completed an online survey consisting of multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding their experience with the credentialing system and perceptions of the CPD program.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Credentialed clinicians reported that CPD increased their confidence and willingness to deliver ED treatment, and that supervision enhanced their reflective skills and ethical thinking, whilst 75% of clinicians reported that attaining the Credential had not changed the number of ED patients that they were currently treating on a weekly basis. Content analysis of open-ended questions resulted in three broad themes: professional\/personal development; improving care; and acknowledgement and recognition. Differences were found between clinicians working in private practice and those working in public health or both settings with regards to impacts on client referrals to their services.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>These findings show that credentialed clinicians perceived a positive experience with the Credential and its ongoing CPD program. However, there may be a need to increase the visibility and external awareness of the credentialing system.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s40337-025-01309-8","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,16]],"date-time":"2025-06-16T13:40:21Z","timestamp":1750081221000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential for health care providers: clinician perspectives"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Katarina","family":"Prnjak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Janet","family":"Conti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Madalyn","family":"McCormack","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gabriella","family":"Heruc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Si\u00e2n A.","family":"McLean","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rebecca","family":"Barns","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0296-6856","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Phillipa","family":"Hay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"1309_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e14","DOI":"10.1017\/S1754470X17000162","volume":"10","author":"VA Mountford","year":"2017","unstructured":"Mountford VA, Tatham M, Turner H, Waller G. 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She has been a consultant to Takeda Pharmaceuticals and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Tryptamine Therapeutics. Author GH was employed by ANZAED as the Credentialing Director for the Credential program with funding support from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Author SM is the Past President of ANZAED and is the Chair of the ANZAED Credentialing Governing Council. The authors KP, JC, MM, and RB declare that they have no competing interests.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Competing interests"}},{"value":"KP is an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Graduate School of Health at the University of Technology Sydney, JC is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Western Sydney University, MM is a Research Officer at Western Sydney University, GH is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at Western Sydney University and Credentialing Director for ANZAED, RB is a Research Officer at Western Sydney University, SM is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Counselling & Therapy at La Trobe University, and PH is a Professor of Medicine at Western Sydney University.","order":5,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Authors\u2019 information"}},{"value":"This article has been published as part of Journal of Eating Disorders Volume 13 Supplement 1, 2025: The Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders. 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