Eating Disorder Workshops for Parents and Carers

New Maudsley Carer Skills Workshops
Based on the New Maudsley approach, these courses have helped so many families to navigate their way through a seemingly impossible task and offer professional techniques for becoming a ‘Change Coach’.
Each course consists of a series of five two-hour workshops. These workshops will cover:
- Introductions, psychoeducation and empathy
- Cycle of change and motivational language
- Reflecting on caring responses.
- What to try when things feel stuck
- Coaching your loved one to make their own changes
- Relapse contingency planning.
Once you have registered to attend, you will receive:
- Joining instructions
- Pre-course information
- A course enrolment form.
The New Maudsley Approach is the result of years of carer intervention development and encompasses many evidence based skills and techniques. In order to equip you with the best possible support, we would urge carers to attend all five workshops. We know that, in some cases, this might not be possible and that missing one or two may be inevitable due to unplanned occurrences. However, carers should be aware that this course is not designed to be attended solely on a one-workshop basis since it is important to us that you gain the very best out of these workshops. If you have any questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to email us at CWT.
Please note: When booking your place on this course you are signing up to attend all five of the workshops.
Courses starting in November
Course Leader: Daniel Fonseca O'Connor and Claire Hodgson
- Tuesday 14 November - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 21 November - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 28 November - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 5 December - 12pm - 2pm
- Friday 12 January - 12pm - 2pm
To book on to this course, please email Daniel Fonseca at daniel.fonseca-oconnor@nhs.net
Courses starting in December
Course Leader: Sarah Longley
SL002 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions
- Monday 4 December - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 4 December - 1pm - 4pm
- Tuesday 5 December - 10am - 12pm
- Wednesday 6 December - 10am - 12pm
- Wednesday 6 December - 1pm - 2pm
To book on to this course, please email Sarah Longley at slongley@hotmail.co.uk and quote SL002 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Gemma Howard
GH001 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions
- Thursday 7 December - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 7 December - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 14 December - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 14 December - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 8 February - 12pm - 2pm
To book on to this course, please email Gemma Howard at gemma.howard@charliewaller.org and quote GH001 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Michelle West
MW003 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions
- Tuesday 12 December - 10am - 12pm
- Tuesday 12 December - 1.30pm - 3.30pm
- Thursday 14 December - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 14 December - 1.30pm - 3.30pm
- Thursday 11 January - 10am - 12pm
To book on to this course, please email Michelle West at michellewestnm@gmail.com and quote MW003 in the subject line.
Courses starting in January
Course Leader: Caroline Ritchie
CR001 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Friday 5 January 2024 - 10am -12pm
- Friday 12 January 2024 - 10am -12pm
- Friday 19 January 2024 - 10am -12pm
- Friday 26 January 2024 - 10am -12pm
- Friday 2 February 2024 - 10am -12pm
To book on to this course, please email Caroline Ritchie at caroline.ritchie73@yahoo.com and quote CR001 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Catherine O'Dea Hughes
COH001 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Monday 8 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 15 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 22 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 29 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 5 February 2024 - 10am - 12pm
To book on to this course, please email Catherine O'Dea Hughes at connect@catherineodeahughes.co.uk and quote COH001 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Sarah Longley
SL003 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Monday 8 January - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 8 January - 1pm - 4pm
- Tuesday 9 January - 10am - 12pm
- Wednesday 10 January - 10am - 12pm
- Wednesday 10 January - 1pm - 2pm
To book on to this course, please email Sarah Longley at slongley@hotmail.co.uk and quote SL003 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Catherine O'Dea Hughes
COH002 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Thursday 11 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 18 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 25 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 1 February 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 8 February 2024 - 10am - 12pm
To book on to this course, please email Catherine Odea-Hughes at connect@catherineodeahughes.co.uk and quote COH002 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Catherine O'Dea Hughes
COH003 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Friday 12 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Friday 19 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Friday 26 January 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Friday 2 February 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Friday 9 February 2024 - 10am - 12pm
To book on to this course, please email Catherine Odea-Hughes at connect@catherineodeahughes.co.uk and quote COH003 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Ros Rea
RR004 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Friday 12 January 2024 - 10am -12pm
- Friday 19 January 2024 - 10am -12pm
- Friday 26 January 2024 - 10am -12pm
- Friday 2 February 2024 - 10am -12pm
- Friday 9 February 2024 - 10am -12pm
To book on to this course, please email Ros Rae at ros.rea@charliewaller.org and quote RR004 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Gemma Howard
GH002 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Thursday 11 January - 10am – 12pm
- Thursday 11 January - 2pm – 4pm
- Thursday 25 January - 10am – 12pm
- Thursday 25 January - 2pm – 4pm
- Thursday 29 February - 10am – 12pm
To book on to this course, please email Gemma Howard at gemma.howard@charliewaller.org and quote GH002 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Ros Rea
RR005 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Tuesday 16 January 2024 - 7pm - 9pm
- Tuesday 23 January 2024 - 7pm - 9pm
- Tuesday 30 January 2024 - 7pm - 9pm
- Tuesday 6 February 2024 - 7pm - 9pm
- Tuesday 27 March 2024 - 7pm - 9pm
To book on to this course, please email Ros Rae at ros.rea@charliewaller.org and quote RR005 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Daniel Fonseca-O'Connor & Claire Hodgson
DFCCH004 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Tuesday 9 January 2024 - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 16 January 2024 - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 23 January 2024 - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 30 January 2024 - 12pm - 2pm
- Friday 1 March 2024 - 12pm - 2pm
To book on to this course, please email Daniel Fonseca-O'Connor at daniel.fonseca-oconnor@nhs.net and quote DFCCH004 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Claire Howell
CH001 - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
Venue: The Old Bank Wellbeing Trust, 23 & 25 Brassey Avenue, Eastbourne, BN22 9NH
- Wednesday 17 January - 7pm - 9pm
- Wednesday 24 January - 7pm - 9pm
- Wednesday 31 January - 7pm - 9pm
- Wednesday 7 February - 7pm - 9pm
- Wednesday 6 March - 7pm - 9pm
To book on to this course, please email Claire Howell at info@theoldbankwellbeing.org.uk and quote CH001 in the subject line.
Courses starting in February
Course Leader: Sarah Longley
SL004 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Monday 5 February - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 5 February - 1pm - 4pm
- Tuesday 6 February - 10am - 12pm
- Wednesday 7 February - 10am - 12pm
- Wednesday 7 February - 1pm - 2pm
To book on to this course, please email Sarah Longley at slongley@hotmail.co.uk and quote SL004 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Caroline Ritchie & Naomi Anderson
CRNA002 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Wednesday 7 February - 6.30pm - 8.30pm
- Wednesday 14 February - 6.30pm - 8.30pm
- Wednesday 21 February - 6.30pm - 8.30pm
- Wednesday 28 February - 6.30pm - 8.30pm
- Wednesday 27 March - 6.30pm - 8.30pm
To book on to this course, please email Caroline Ritchie at caroline.ritchie73@yahoo.com and quote CRNA002 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Gemma Howard
GH003 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Thursday 1 February - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 1 February - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 22 February - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 22 February - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 21 March - 10am - 12pm
To book on to this course, please email Gemma Howard at gemma.howard@charliewaller.org and quote GH003 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Catherine O'Dea Hughes
COH004 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Monday 12 February - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 19 February - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 26 February - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 4 March - 10am - 12pm
- Monday 11 March - 10am - 12pm
To book on to this course, please email Catherine Odea-Hughes at connect@catherineodeahughes.co.uk and quote COH004 in the subject line.
Courses starting in March
To book on to this course, please email Naomi Anderson at Naomi.Anderson@cpft.nhs.uk and quote NA002 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Daniel Fonseca-O'Connor & Claire Hodgson
DFCCH006 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Tuesday 5 March - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 12 March - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 19 March - 12pm - 2pm
- Tuesday 26 March - 12pm - 2pm
- Friday 26 April - 12pm - 2pm
To book on to this course, please email Daniel Fonseca-O'Connor at daniel.fonseca-oconnor@nhs.net and quote DFCCH006 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Gemma Howard
GH004 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Thursday 7 March - 10am – 12pm
- Thursday 7 March - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 14 March - 10am – 12pm
- Thursday 14 March - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 25 April - 10am – 12pm
To book on to this course, please email Gemma Howard at gemma.howard@charliewaller.org and quote GH004 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Michelle West
MW004 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions
- Wednesday 13 March - 7pm - 9pm
- Thursday 14 March - 7pm - 9pm
- Wednesday 20 March - 7pm - 9pm
- Thursday 21 March - 7pm - 9pm
- Thursday 18 March - 7pm - 9pm
To book on to this course, please email Michelle West at michellewestnm@gmail.com and quote MW004 in the subject line.
Course Leader: Gemma Howard
GH005 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.
- Thursday 21 March - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 28 March - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 18 April - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 25 April - 2pm - 4pm
- Thursday 23 May - 2pm - 4pm
To book on to this course, please email Gemma Howard at gemma.howard@charliewaller.org and quote GH004 in the subject line.

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