“I found the animal behaviours and emotional responses key in recognising that some of our behaviours and responses were unhelpful, all born out of a desire to support my daughter to get healthy. The evidence that I have is that those skills and the motivational interviewing gave my daughter the space and support to begin to believe in her own skills and positive qualities to support herself. The language gave her a positive insight into her own emotions and abilities to make her own changes at a speed she could cope with, knowing that our unconditional love and support was always there. Believe me, it took time!”
Carer, UK
“The workshop was great! I was intrigued by how the mix of clinicians and carers would work out but I think that is actually a great, useful mix for everyone. I learned from each one of the participants of the workshop as well as from the presenter. Pam is very knowledgeable and genuinely connected with the topic so it is really nice having someone like her running the course. Thanks for allowing me to be part of it!”
Clinician, Mexico City
“I’ve been working really hard on being the dolphin parent and I can see the results in my son and how he responds and communicates with me.”
Carer, UK
“I found that the training gave me another opportunity to learn more about the carers themselves which will be quite useful for facilitating the carer’s groups. It was also a good opportunity to look at an eating disorder in another light which I found quite interesting and very eye-opening. The most engaging parts of the training where the exercises that we had to do and the scenarios that were presented to us.
Clinician, UK
“I thought the course was excellent and really gained a lot from it. I’ve already recommended the book to someone who has a daughter with an eating disorder and is struggling to know how to handle the situation.”
Carer, UK
“Pamela’s delivery was fantastic, she kept me engaged throughout both days, encouraged interaction from all participants, had a sense of humour, shared her own experience and was positive and upbeat. THANK YOU”
Clinician, UK
“Excellent course – and delivered brilliantly. Found it very practical and useful.”
Carer, UK
The trainer was brilliant.
…I will be nice to have a lot more time to this training because there a lot to expand on. It was so full on and a lot of information on one sitting.
Clinician, UK
“I think that the course is very well organized and very clear, however, maybe more time to consolidate the training would be great.”
Clinician, Portugal
Overall, an excellent course with lots of very useful information and training. There was a lot of material to get through. At times, more time to go through it would have been useful. The role play and discussions of how to implement techniques were the most valuable aspects. More time for these would also have been useful.
Carer, UK
“Excellent course – and delivered brilliantly. Found it very practical and useful.”
Carer, UK
“Thank you again for the very high quality of this program.”
Clinician, France
I thought the fact that Pam had lived experience made all the difference. It was a perfect balance of professional and personal. The empathy and understanding shown to carers was excellent and that fact it was also tailored to include volunteers actually worked really well and was a credit to the skills of the facilitator.
Volunteer, UK
“Hosting Pam and Jenny to train 11 therapist here in Athens was such an inspiration for me. The workshops changed my life in how I was communicating with my daughter during her anorexia .
Working with both Pam and Jenny and learning from their contagious enthusiasm to help and deliver these workshops has truly been a blessing.”
Carer and Philanthropist, Athens, Greece
Ever since my daughter has AN, I have been learning everything I can find in bookstores and online. I tried different supports from the US, China, and UK. The new Maudsley approach together with Pam and Jenny’s workshops is very practical and helpful to my family. It helps me understand and support my daughter after she is discharged from the inpatient unit. It gives me the confidence and skills to talk to her when I am afraid of doing otherwise. Both ladies are so knowledgeable and supportive. Everyone in the workshops gave me a sense of community. I have recommended this workshop to my friends in China who can speak English. I wish more people could benefit from the New Maudsley Approach and from these two lovely ladies.
Carer, Shanghai, China