ARFID in young people: unpacking a dietitian’s role

Dr Brooke Harcourt is an approachable Accredited Practicing Dietitian and nutrition therapist with over a decade of experience in infant and child nutrition and metabolism conditions. She is recognised for her medical research into endocrine conditions having completed research fellowships at the UQ Translational Research Institute, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, the Royal Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. Brooke now has a large private practice, Family Dietetics, and a specialised ‘Therapy Kitchen’. Together with her team, Brooke takes a practical approach to attainable nutrition through feeding therapy and food learning programs in a real kitchen therapy environment. They also provide dietetics services at specialist paediatric centres, eating disorder services and work with the Victorian Department of Corrections and Youth Justice System. Brooke sees clients for all reasons, but has a particular passion for helping infants and young people establish healthy growth curves, overcome eating disorders and traumatic feeding histories, and improving nutrition access for young people with disability, developmental and neurodevelopmental conditions.