ANZAED Carers' Day
​to be held on Saturday 24 August 2019 in Gilbert Suite at the Adelaide Convention Centre
*Online registration closes on Thursday 22 August

ANZAED's carers day conference will provide support and education to carers of people with eating disorders.

​Why attend?
  • Connect with other carers at the networking session run by Butterfly Foundation & Eating Disorder Families Australia (EDFA).
  • Find out about the latest research at curated oral presentations.
  • Explore different caring approaches at a workshop with Rachel Barbara-May – Making Sense of People’s Eating Problems.
  • Learn how carers can actively support eating disorder recovery.
  • Take advantage of subsidised registration fees by ANZAED with discounts for EDFA and ANZAED members.

​Please see the schedule below:
Registration Fees: $140 for EDFA & ANZAED Members $150 Non-Members
​These fees are heavily subsidized by ANZAED


CARERS WORKSHOP: MAKING SENSE OF PEOPLE'S EATING PROBLEMS

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​Workshop Overview: This workshop will take carers on a dynamic exploration of different approaches to making sense of people’s experience of eating problems. Through a collaborative and reflective look at various people’s stories, participants will be invited to consider the various ways to understand these experiences by taking account of the context of the person, their experience in the world, and the meaning the problem might have in their life. This will be an interactive workshop where participants will be encouraged to bring their own ideas or theories of eating problems and will also be provided with an overview of different theoretical perspectives. Rachel will encourage participants to learn from each other and hold a position of all perspectives are valid. The aim is for participants to leave with some new ideas about different ways you might understand the experience of those with eating disorders. 
Rachel Barbara-May is a social worker who has worked in for many years in child and youth mental health. For the last 11 years, Rachel has been developing and coordinating the Eating Disorders Program at the Alfred Child and Youth Mental Health Service in Melbourne. This program is now a fully integrated, efficient, effective, and busy eating disorders program that is collaboratively adapted to the needs each family. Rachel is committed to delivering a program that prioritises outcome over model and that utilises practice evidence to ensure that the program is providing responsible and responsive care. 
Registration Fees: $140 for EDFA & ANZAED Members $150 Non-Members
​These fees are heavily subsidized by ANZAED

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​​At EDFA, our mission is to facilitate & advocate for families and carers, to ensure they are supported, equipped and acknowledged as a central part of optimising the recovery process for the person with the Eating Disorder.
 
EDFA believes parents/carers have a vital role to play in the treatment team.
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The Butterfly Foundation supports all Australians affected by eating disorders and negative body image including those experiencing the illness, their family and their friends.
 
The Butterfly Foundation’s National Helpline is a free national support service, staffed by specialist counsellors, for anyone concerned by eating disorders or body image issues.