Education Programs and Support Groups
If you are attending a group and would like to pay for it online, please go to our membership page for our banking details. Please remember to email us with your name, phone number and address to register for the course so that we can send you a receipt.
Support Groups
Family Information Group
A whole day information and support program specifically for family and friends of people with eating disorders. Each session deals with a topic relevant to the impact of having an eating disorder within the family.
Brisbane
9.00am - 4.00pm Saturday 7th August
12 Chatsworth Rd, Greenslopes
COST: $60 per person or
$40 for EDA members
RSVP: call the EDA on 3394 3661 or email: admin@eda.org.au
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The program features guest speakers working in the field of eating disorders as well as individuals and family members talking about their own personal experiences.
Seeds for Change
A support group for individuals with an eating disorder to talk about issues relevant for them.
Brisbane
Wednesday evenings
28th July - 15th September
6pm-8pm
Eating Disorders Resource Centre
12 Chatsworth Rd, Greenslopes
Cost: $10 per session or
$5 for members.
Limited spaces - booking is essential.
RSVP: EDA on 3394 3661or email: admin@eda.org.au
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The eight week program covers a range off topics including the continuum of eating disorders, cycles and triggers, stages of recovery and goal setting, changing unhelpful thinking, sharing personal stories, treatment options, communication styles and skills, self care strategies.
Recovery Support Group
The journey of recovery from an eating disorder can involve continued effort and attention. It doesn’t need to be a lonely journey – the saying goes “a journey shared is a journey halved”.
Brisbane
Sat mornings June
5th - June 19th 2010
10am and 12 noon
Gold Coast
TBC
Sunshine Coast
TBC
Eating Disorders Resource Centre
12 Chatsworth Rd, Greenslopes
Cost: FREE, though membership is encouraged and booking is essential.
RSVP: EDA on 3394 3661or email: admin@eda.org.au
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If you would like to meet others who are prepared to share their stories of recovery then come along and join this new group. It is an informal group driven by what the participants want to do and is supported by group facilitators.
Family Skills Based Training Program
This program is for anyone would like to go on to learn specific skills for assisting their loved one on the road to recovery...
Brisbane
Tuesday August 17th- 17th September 6-8pm
EDOS Rosemount, Building 14 Cartwright Street, Windsor
Sunshine Coast
Saturday September 4th and 11th
9.00am - 4.00pm
Venue TBC
Toowoomba
Sat October 16th & 23rd
9.00am-4.00pm
Base Hospital
Gold Coast
November 14th - Dec 7th