project/app/controllers/profile.js

import Ember from 'ember';
const { service } = Ember.inject;
export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  session: service('session'),
  sessionAccount: service('session-account'),
  genders: [{g: 'Male', id: 0}, {g: 'Female', id: 1}],
  actions: {
    editProfile: function() {
      this.set('isEditing', true);
    }, saveProfile: function() {
      'use strict';
      var model = this.get('model');
      this.set('sessionAccount.account.forename', model.get('forename'));

      this.model.save()
      .catch(function(err) {
        console.error(err);
      });
      this.set('isEditing', false);

    }
  }
});