Hosted by Mental Health Specialist Group
We are delighted to announce our upcoming Mental Health Specialist Group Study Day, taking place in person at The Studio, Birmingham.
Join colleagues and experts from across the field for a day of learning, collaboration, and professional development focused on advancing mental health practice.
Speakers
- Fern Smith, Lead Specialist Eating Disorders Dietitian, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust presenting on Weight gain, overeating and obesity in the PD community: Unrecognised but highly dangerous forms of self-harm
More about Fern - Fern is an eating disorders dietitian, specialising in subclinical eating disorders within a mental health hub facility. Fern attended a year-long personality disorder course with Garreth Burke
Session overview - An opportunity to learn about eating-related self-harm behaviours in the personality disorder community, and considerations as a dietitian working with this patient cohort
- Garreth Burke, Lead Forensic Dietitian, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust presenting on Working with Personality Disorder: Weight Management, Unhelpful Dynamics & the PD Toolkit
More about Garrerth - Garreth works in forensics at Oxford Health and is a committee member of the Forensics Sub-Group, where he holds the roles of treasurer and research officer. Garreth also co-authored the recently published Toolkit for Dietitians Working with People with Personality Disorder.
Session overview - A talk about personality disorder and its different traits and behaviours, and how they relate to our work as dietitians. The recently published Toolkit for Dietitians Working with People with Personality Disorder will also be discussed.
Cost
Early Bird prices end at midnight on 31st March - book fast to secure your early bird rate!
- BDA Member (early bird) - £140
- BDA Member (standard price) - £190
- Mental Health Specialist Group Member (early bird) - £110
- Mental Health Specialist Group Member (Standard price) - £160
- Non Member (early bird) - £170
- Non Member (standard) - £220
- Student member - £25
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