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Event Programme

Explore the day's programme; we'll be sharing more details soon.

Time Session

09:00-09:30

Registration & arrival Tea & Coffee

09:30-09:40

Welcome

Robin Hepburn- Beat CEO

09:40 - 10:40

Essex County Council SEMH Strategy Team- Guidance and support for schools and carers in Essex 

Deb Garfield

SEMH Strategy Delivery Partner

&

Emma Handley

Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Coordinator

10:40-11:15

Understanding Eating Disorders

Faith Chapman - Occupational Therapist and Clinical Associate Trainer for Beat

11:15-11:30

Tea and Coffee Break

11:30-12:30

ARFID and Supporting Young People

Faith Chapman - Occupational Therapist and Clinical Associate Trainer for Beat

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.

1) Overview of Beat’s Services in Essex

Find out more about Beat's services in the Essex area.

Emily Stephenson - LMS Coordinator at Beat

2) Beat Drop In

Your questions answered.

Umairah Malik- Clinical and Co-production Manager at Beat & Phoebe Webb Lived Experience Professional and Integrative Therapist

3)Essex Family Forum

Visit the Essex Family Forum's stand to learn about our initiatives and discuss how we amplify parent and carer voices to influence and improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

Kate Taft-Ringer - Quadrant Lead South Essex on behalf of Essex Family Forum

14:20-15:00

Workshops

These workshops will provide more information on eating disorders, give an overview of the services Beat provides and offer opportunities for interaction.

1) Looking after you - Support for Carers

Overview of Our Carer Platform, POD

Ellie Thompson - Training Coordinator at Beat

2) SPOT

Find out more about our online platform for schools professionals, SPOT, including new SEND specific support.

Emily Stephenson - LMS Coordinator at Beat

3)Essex Family Forum

Kate Taft-Ringer - Quadrant Lead South Essex on behalf of Essex Family Forum

Visit the Essex Family Forum's stand to learn about our initiatives and discuss how we amplify parent and carer voices to influence and improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

15:00-15:15

Break

15:15-15:50

Learning from Lived Experience: Hope and recovery.

Phoebe Webb - Lived Experience Professional and Integrative Therapist

15:50-16:00

Final reflections & next steps

Robin Hepburn - CEO at Beat