# Academy

Courses from Eating Disorder Directory. Pass the exam to earn a certificate of completion.

## Foundations

- [Read an eating disorder program listing](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy/read-an-eating-disorder-program-listing.md): Learn what a listing on this directory shows, what it leaves out and what each field means, so you can ask a program the right questions.

## Practitioner

- [Compare eating disorder programs in writing](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy/compare-eating-disorder-programs-in-writing.md): A method for contacting several programs, asking each one the same questions about care, team and cost, and comparing the written answers.

## Specialist

- [Check an eating disorder program's claims and credentials](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy/check-program-claims-and-credentials.md): How to test what a program claims about its licence, accreditation, results and badges, and how to check each claim with the official body.

Also on the [web page](https://eatingdisorder.fyi/academy).

> Talk to a doctor or other qualified clinician before you start, stop or change treatment. In a medical or mental health emergency call 911 in the US, or call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
