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.

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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: Catherine O'Dea Hughes 

COH010 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.

• Friday 15 November - 6pm - 8pm 
• Saturday 16 November - 9.30am - 11.30am
• Saturday 16 November - 1pm - 3pm 
• Sunday 17 November - 9.30am - 11.30am
• Sunday 17 November - 1pm - 3pm 

To book on to this course, please email Catherine Odea-Hughes at catherine.o'dea-hughes@charliewaller.org and quote COH010 in the subject line.

Course Leader: Ros Rea

Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.

• Friday 15 November - 10am -12pm
• Friday 15 November - 1pm - 3pm
• Friday 22 November - 10am -12pm
• Friday 22 November - 1pm - 3pm
• Friday 6 December - 10am -12pm

To book on to this course, please email Ros Rea at ros.rea@charliewaller.org.

Course Leader: Caroline Ritchie

CR008 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.

• Wednesday 13 November - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 
• Wednesday 20 November - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 
• Wednesday 27 November - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 
• Wednesday 4 December - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 
• Wednesday 18 December - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 

To book on to this course, please email Caroline Ritchie at caroline.ritchie@charliewaller.org and quote CR008 in the subject line.

Course Leader: Caroline Ritchie

CR009 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.

• Thursday 28 November - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 
• Thursday 5 December - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 
• Thursday 12 December - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 
• Thursday 19 December - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 
• Thursday 2 January - 6.30pm - 8.30pm 

To book on to this course, please email Caroline Ritchie at caroline.ritchie@charliewaller.org and quote CR009 in the subject line

Course Leader: Gemma Howard

GH017 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.

• Monday 25 November - 7.30pm - 9.30pm
• Monday 2 December - 7.30pm - 9.30pm
• Monday 9 December - 7.30pm - 9.30pm
• Monday 16 December - 7.30pm - 9.30pm
• Monday 6 January - 7.30pm - 9.30pm

To book on to this course, please email Gemma Howard at gemma.howard@charliewaller.org and quote GH017 in the subject line.

Courses starting in December

Course Leader: Ros Rea

Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.

• Monday 2 December - 10am -12pm
• Monday 2 December - 1pm - 3pm
• Monday 9 December - 10am -12pm
• Monday 9 December - 1pm - 3pm
• Monday 13 January 2025 - 10am -12pm

To book on to this course, please email Ros Rea at ros.rea@charliewaller.org.

Course Leader: Catherine O'Dea Hughes 

COH011 Course Dates - this is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions.

• Friday 06 December - 6pm - 8pm
• Saturday 07 December - 9am - 11am
• Saturday 07 December - 12:30 pm - 14.30pm
• Sunday 08 December - 9am - 11am
• Sunday 08 December - 12:30 pm - 14.30pm

To book on to this course, please email Catherine Odea-Hughes at catherine.o'dea-hughes@charliewaller.org and quote COH011 in the subject line.

Supporting a child with an eating problem

If your child is experiencing difficulties with eating or has been diagnosed with an eating disorder, it can be worrying, isolating and distressing for you as a parent or carer.

Our 'supporting a child with an eating problem' resource will help you find knowledge and skills to support your child from expert mental health trainers, Jenny Langley and Ros Rea. We hope it reassures you that you are not alone and gives you hope that people do recover from an eating disorder.  

You can view the resources on our website, download it as a pdf or order a hard copy.

View supporting a child with an eating problem 

Download supporting a child with an eating problem 

Order a hard copy of supporting a child with an eating problem