Upcoming
Information Sessions
Eating Disorders Families Australia’s (EDFA) National EDucation Program is accredited to the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards.
Eating Disorders Families Australia delivers twice-monthly Information Sessions for families and carers of individuals with eating disorders.
Watch A FREE Information Session
Watch a FREE Session
Renowned Eating Disorder Therapist, Carolyn Costin, joined EDFA at an Information Session. This session is freely available to Australian carers to learn more about how to strengthen your loved one’s ‘healthy self’.
Become A Member
Members can access our live Information Sessions for free as part of membership (you’ll need to register for each Information Session). EDFA is currently offering FREE membership for carers in SA, QLD, NT & Regional VIC.
Watch Past Sessions
EDFA membership also gives you access to recordings of Information Sessions after the event. All sessions are recorded, and can be accessed by members after the event.
Join A Session in Your Language
With credentialed interpreters fluent in over 150 languages, we can now better support carers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Upcoming Information Sessions
As a lived experience organisation, we are proud to share stories of those with their own lived experience, giving strength and hope to families that their loved ones can recover and lead fulfilling lives. Information sessions also feature clinicians focusing on medical and nutritional aspects of dealing with an eating disorder in the family.
As EDFA takes a unbiased approach to treatment, clinicians, and pathways of care, we are proud to share knowledge from speakers on different treatments and approaches.
What to expect
- One-hour speaker-led sessions, followed by a 15-minute Q&A
- Hosted by carers with their own lived experience caring for a loved one with an eating disorder
- No expectation to share – feel free to come along and listen
- You can access the slides shared at the beginning of each Information Session here
Welcome to EDFA is an opportunity to meet the team and explore the support, connection and resources available to you as a carer. We’ll introduce EDFA’s range of programs and services and explain how to access them when the time is right for you. Whether you’re new to EDFA or have already connected with one of our programs, this session is a chance to learn more, ask questions and discover the different ways EDFA can support you along the way.
Dr Bronwyn Raykos is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of Morgan Psychology, a service focused on improving access to evidence-based eating disorder care for individuals and families across Australia. Her work spans clinical practice, research, service innovation, digital interventions, and clinician training. She also currently works with WA Country Health Service and held previous positions at the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI), Perth Children’s Hospital, and the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. Dr Raykos was awarded the 2021 ANZAED Distinguished Achievement Award and the 2024 GEM Innovation Award from North Metropolitan Health Service for GroundED, a co-designed app providing immediate support for people experiencing eating disorders. She serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
This session is open to anyone.
When a young person with an eating disorder requires hospital admission, it can be an unfamiliar and overwhelming experience for the whole family. Understanding what to expect, why different approaches to care may be needed, and the role carers can play can help families feel more prepared and supported.
This EDucation Information Session will explore what a hospital admission may look like when caring for a young person under 16 with an eating disorder. We’ll step through the admission journey, from arriving at hospital and understanding the care team, through to medical stabilisation, nutrition and mealtime support, communication and planning for discharge. Importantly, the session will also explore the role of carers throughout an admission, including how they can work alongside the treating team, support their young person and navigate some of the challenges that may arise.
While every young person’s admission and treatment will be different, this session aims to help carers understand the hospital environment, know what questions they can ask and feel more confident navigating an admission if and when hospital care is needed.
Elise is a Nurse Practitioner in the Eating Disorders Acute Team at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. She cares for all young people admitted with medical concerns secondary to their eating disorder. Elise also has a strong interest in clinical ethics and undertakes ethics research in the intersection of healthcare and social media as it relates to young people.
This session is only open to EDFA members.
Attendance at our Information sessions should not be used for professional or financial gain. We ask that you do not promote your own services in the chat or Q&A. Thank you for your cooperation.
Thank you to our Information Session presenters who have generously shared their knowledge and time to benefit the EDFA community. You can access the list of past presenters here.
If you are interested in reaching out for further information or to enquire about our Information Sessions, you can contact Coran Johnson, EDucation Coordinator, at education@edfa.org.au.