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Event Programme

Find out more about our programme below!

You can find out further information about speakers and their session by clicking on their names.

Time Session

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

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.

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

Break

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

Maaike Palmier-Claus