Eating disorder workshops for parents and carers

Eating disorder workshops for parents and carers

Caring for a loved one with an eating disorder can be exhausting, distressing and disorientating. Many carers feel they are drowning, they have tried everything and don’t know where to turn next.

The Charlie Waller Trust offers workshops to parents and carers based on the New Maudsley Approach, which recognises that family/carers are in a unique position to support their loved one to tackle the eating disorder. Unfortunately, they are typically excluded from treatment, with the impact of the eating disorder on the family often overlooked.

The New Maudsley Approach

The New Maudsley Approach is a well researched evidence based programme aimed at supporting families caring for a loved one with an eating disorder.

Jenny Langley, a CWT expert trainer, was involved in the research as a lived experience trainer, alongside Prof Janet Treasure and her team, and has been delivering New Maudsley carer skills workshops, as well as clinician training since 2010.

In 2017 Jenny introduced the New Maudsley Carer Skills workshops to CWT and delivered a rolling programme for 5 years before training a team of additional facilitators in 2023, co delivered with Dr Pam Macdonald and funded by HEE.

Digital library of resources

Jenny has created a wealth of resources which are freely available from her website and Youtube channel, including downloadable worksheets, videos and podcasts.

Jenny was lead author of the New Maudsley Training Manual which was designed to support both clinicians and families to use the model to better support people affected by eating disorders. The Manual is the foundation of the Carer Skills workshops being offered by CWT.

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Eating disorder workshops for parents and carers

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’.

The aim of the New Maudsley Approach is to lower anxiety and distress in family members and to give carers communication tools, skills and techniques that help them engage their loved one to improve their self-esteem and develop the resilience to embark on change.

The courses are broken down into five, two-hour workshops and are full of practical tips, real life scenarios and case studies. The workshops cover:

  • Introductions, psychoeducation and empathy
  • Cycle of change and motivational language
  • Reflecting on caring responses
  • Dealing with challenging behaviour
  • What to try when things feel stuck
  • Coaching your loved one to make their own changes
  • Relapse contingency planning

Book a course

To equip carers with the best possible support, we would urge you 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.

 If you would like to book a place on our upcoming New Maudsley Carer Skills Courses, please find a course below.

Once you have registered to attend, you will receive:

  • Joining instructions
  • Pre-course information
  • A course enrolment form

Workshop series dates

GH022

Course Facilitator: Gemma Howard

Course Dates:

  • Thursday 3 July - 13:00-15:00
  • Thursday 10 July - 10:00-12:00
  • Thursday 17 July - 10:00-12:00
  • Thursday 17 July - 13:00-15:00
  • Thursday 31 July - 10:00-12:00

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Gemma Howard at gemma.howard@charliewaller.org and quote GH022 in the subject line.

 

Course CR014

Course Facilitator: Caroline Rithchie

Course Dates:

  • Thursday 3 July - 18:30-20:30
  • Thursday 10 July - 18:30-20:30
  • Thursday 17 July - 18:30-20:30
  • Thursday 24 July - 18:30-20:30
  • Thursday 31 July - 18:30-20:30

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Caroline Ritchie at caroline.ritchie@charliewaller.org and quote CR014 in the subject line.

 

RR017

Course Facilitator: Ros Rea 

Course Dates:

  • Friday 11 July - 10:00-12:00
  • Friday 11 July - 13:00-15:00
  • Friday 18 July - 10:00-12:00
  • Friday 18 July - 13:00-15:00
  • Friday 25 July - 10:00-12:00

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Ros Rea at ros.rea@charliewaller.org and quote RR017 in the subject line.

 

COH016

Course Facilitator: Catherine O'Dea-Hughes

Course Dates: 

  • Friday 11 July - 18:30 - 20:30
  • Saturday 12 July - 09:00 -11:00
  • Saturday 12 July - 12:30 -14:30
  • Friday 18 July - 18:00 - 20:00
  • Saturday 19 July - 09:00 -11:00

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Catherine O'Dea-Hughes at catherine.odea-hughes@charliewaller.org and quote COH016 in the subject line. 

JL004
Course Facilitator: Jenny Langley

Please note: These workshops are aimed at male carers (fathers, partners, and any other males in a caring role), as experience has shown how beneficial it can be for them to be in a male space. Jenny also runs a regular catch-up topical session for male carers.

Course Dates:

  • Tuesday 5 August - 19:00 - 21:00
  • Wednesday 6 August - 19:00 - 21:00 
  • Tuesday 12 August - 19:00 - 21:00
  • Wednesday 13 August - 19:00 - 21:00
  • Wednesday 20 August - 19:00 - 21:00

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Jenny Langley at jenny.langley@charliewaller.org and quote JL004 in the subject line.

Course CR015

Course Facilitator: Caroline Rithchie

Course Dates:

  • Wednesday 6 August - 18:30-20:30
  • Wednesday 13 August - 18:30-20:30
  • Wednesday 20 August - 18:30-20:30
  • Wednesday 3 September - 18:30-20:30
  • Wednesday 10 September - 18:30-20:30

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Caroline Ritchie at caroline.ritchie@charliewaller.org and quote CR015 in the subject line.

 

RR018

Course Facilitator: Ros Rea 

Course Dates:

  • Friday 8 August - 10:00-12:00
  • Friday 8 August - 13:00-15:00
  • Friday 15 August - 10:00-12:00
  • Friday 15 August - 13:00-15:00
  • Friday 22 August - 10:00-12:00

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Ros Rea at ros.rea@charliewaller.org and quote RR018 in the subject line.

RR019

Course Facilitator: Ros Rea 

Course Dates:

  • Monday 1 September - 10:00-12:00
  • Monday 1 September - 13:00-15:00
  • Monday 8 September - 10:00-12:00
  • Monday 8 September - 13:00-15:00
  • Monday 15 September - 10:00-12:00

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Ros Rea at ros.rea@charliewaller.org and quote RR019 in the subject line.

 

Course CR016

Course Facilitator: Caroline Rithchie

Course Dates:

  • Thursday 4 September - 18:30-20:30
  • Thursday 11 September - 18:30-20:30
  • Thursday 18 September - 18:30-20:30
  • Thursday 25 September - 18:30-20:30
  • Thursday 2 October - 18:30-20:30

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Caroline Ritchie at caroline.ritchie@charliewaller.org and quote CR016 in the subject line.

 

COH017

Course Facilitator: Catherine O'Dea-Hughes

Course Dates: 

  • Friday 26 September - 18:00 - 20:00
  • Saturday  27 September - 09:00 -11:00
  • Saturday  27 September - 12:30 -14:30
  • Friday 3 October - 18:00 - 20:00
  • Saturday 4 October  - 09:00 -11:00

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Catherine O'Dea-Hughes at catherine.odea-hughes@charliewaller.org and quote COH017 in the subject line. 

 

GH023

Course Facilitator: Gemma Howard

Course Dates:

  • Wednesday 17 September - 10:00-12:00
  • Wednesday 17 September - 13:00-15:00
  • Wednesday 24 September - 10:00-12:00
  • Wednesday 24 September - 13:00-15:00
  • Wednesday 1 October - 10:00-12:00

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Gemma Howard at gemma.howard@charliewaller.org and quote GH023 in the subject line.

 

JL005
Course Facilitator: Jenny Langley

Course Dates:

  • Monday 29 September - 10:00 - 12:00
  • Monday 29 September - 13:00 - 15:00
  • Tuesday 30 September - 10:00 - 12:00
  • Tuesday 30 September - 13:00 - 15:00
  • Monday 6 October - 10:00 - 12:00 

This is a series and ideally participants should attend all 5 sessions. To book on to this course, please email Jenny Langley at jenny.langley@charliewaller.org and quote JL005 in the subject line.