You can find out further information about speakers and their session by clicking on their names.
09:00-09:30
Registration & arrival Tea & Coffee
09:30-09:45
Welcome
Andrew Radford
09:45-10:15
The eating disorder landscape and challenges in Essex
Dr. Ezenwa Nwabunma & Alexandra Clarke
10:15-10:30
Working in partnership with Beat
Maaike Palmier-Claus
10:30-10:45
Break
10:45-11:45
ARFID: Navigating challenges, supporting carers and stories of lived experience.
Kerri Fleming & Vickie Hugh-Jones
11:45-12:30
The power of peer support
Sandie Barton & Jade Tickle
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:15
Workshops
These workshops will provide more information on eating disorders, give an overview of the services Beat provides and offer opportunities for interaction. More details to follow.
Helping equip carers with skills and techniques to care for a loved one using the POD platform and range of training offers
Learn about the services Beat has to offer for carers and the support and resources for anyone supporting someone with an eating disorder.
Ellie Thompson & Kerri Fleming
Using self-help and coaching to support people with eating disorders
Exploring support available for people with eating disorders, with a focus on our programme with binge eating disorder, and integrating pathways
Abbie Addison & Maaike Palmier-Claus
Tools for schools identifying and supporting young people with disordered eating
Daisy Roberts with Sandie Barton
14:15-15:00
Supporting carers through 1-1 coaching
This session will provide an overview of eating disorders and give you an introduction to our 1-1 coaching programmes, for carers of a young person aged 12-17 with a diagnosed eating disorder (Compass), and carers of anyone aged 13 and over experiencing an eating disorder (Nexus).This session will be relevant to caregivers of someone with an eating disorder and professionals who interact with carers and can direct or signpost people to these carer support programmes
Alice Matthews and Sophie Henaughan
Navigating pathways and challenges – working in partnership
Join us in a discussion to explore how we can better integrate pathways and understand how Beat can support you.
Kerri Fleming & Sandie Barton
Supporting people with eating disorders through 1-1 coaching
This session will provide an overview of eating disorders and give you an introduction to our services for people with eating disorders, including Bolster (our programme for adults with an emerging eating disorder or signs of disordered eating), our helpline and online groups.
Abbie Addison and Maaike Palmier-Claus
15:00-15:15
15:15-16:15
Learning from Lived Experience: stories of hope and recovery.
This interactive session will hear from our panel about their experiences, their reflections of the day, and give you the opportunity to ask questions .
Natalie Pike & Kerry Brown- Lived Experience
Umairah Malik- Chair
Vickie Hugh-Jones
Kerri Fleming
Alexandra Clarke
16:15-16:30
Final reflections & next steps