“A sense of making a difference”: staff experiences of residential treatment for eating disorders
of the facility. While experiences were predominantly positive, employees also identified ideological challenges, including navigating tensions between standardised, phase-based treatment protocols, and person-centered, recovery-oriented care (e.g. adapting structured approaches to meet individual patient needs). Given the centrality of the clinician-patient relationship in treatment outcomes and the interconnection between staff wellbeing, patient safety, and care quality, further research is needed to explore how residential organizations can balance structured protocols with individualized care and employee wellbeing to sustain a skilled and resilient workforce.
Authors
- Rebekah Rankin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5319-780X)
- Haider Mannan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8236-0912)
- Sinead Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7634-035X)
- Janet Conti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5064-8003)
- Lucie M. Ramjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-3005)
- Deborah Mitchison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6736-7937)
- Kathy Tannous
- Katherine Gill
- Phillipa Hay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-6856)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals (AU)
- London Clinic (GB)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2026-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2026.2663774
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Western Sydney University
- Butterfly Foundation
- Digital Health CRC