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Helping families achieve stress free mealtimes     

Coming Up:

Birmingham Food Refusal Services are presenting two one day courses for the National Autistic Society. They are titled “Understanding and supporting individuals on the autistic spectrum with eating challenges. The dates are:
19th October 2017 in Birmingham (SOLD OUT)
15th March 2018 in London (£185 +VAT)
For further information and booking, follow this link.



Recently:

Dr Gillian Harris and Sarah Mason ran two workshops at the University of Birmingham, one for parents on Monday 26th June, and one for professionals on Tuesday 27th June 2017. You can see pictures of these events if you go to our Facebook page.
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​​Dr Gillian Harris and Dr Elizabeth Shea presented "Understanding and supporting individuals on the autism spectrum with eating challenges" for the National Autistic Society on 7th October 2016 in Manchester and on 24th November 2016 in London.
Click here for further information.


21 professionals from a variety of backgrounds attended this workshop:
"Understanding Childhood Feeding Difficulties"
Wednesday 18th May 2016, 9:15 - 16:30
Staff House, 
University of Birmingham
With Dr Gillian Harris and Sarah Mason


Dr Gillian Harris and Dr Elizabeth Shea presented a course
"Understanding and managing feeding and eating in the autistic spectrum"
for the National Autistic Society on 22nd March 2016 in Nottingham.
Click here for further details.​

- A super day, so informative and relevant. The speakers were great and kept me engaged all day (no afternoon nap!)

     - Great opportunity to learn more about feeding difficulties and explore different intervention approaches. Good practical suggestions to take away and apply within everyday practice.

- Very clear presentation – excellent content.

- Very practical and valued training. Both speakers were easy to listen to and very knowledgeable.

- Excellent training on a topic that is not often covered on courses. Lots of practical ideas, both for educating parents/other professionals and for direct work with individuals.
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Register your Interest in Future Workshops

Workshops for Parents
We will be running workshops in various locations in the U.K. at a later date (see above). Click here to register your interest and we will be in touch with more information shortly.
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​Would you like to get together with a few friends for an informal workshop at a place of your choice? We can tailor a workshop to meet your needs. Click here to contact us.


Workshops for Professionals
We will be running one day training courses for professionals in Birmingham during 2017 (see above). Click here to register your interest and we will be in touch with more information shortly.
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Are you a professional looking for clinical supervision, either   individually or in a group? Contact us to discuss the possibilities for supervision in person or using Skype. Click here to contact us.


Previous Events

Can Eat; Won't Eat! - Workshop for Professionals

Friday July 3rd 2015, The Studio, Birmingham.
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​Twenty people from different professions joined us for a workshop exploring the reasons why children refuse foods. 

93% rated overall training as excellent. 

“really appreciated interaction with people attending the workshop”

“really interesting and useful”

​“excellent training and really useful for me in supporting pupils and families and advising schools”


​Yorkshire Paediatric Dysphagia 
Clinical Excellence Network Study Day   November 28 2014

Working with feeding disorders in children with ASD and related sensory difficulties
Click here for programme.

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The National Autistic Society's Annual Conference, 4-5 March 2014
This two-day conference is a unique opportunity for senior professionals to discuss best practice and share learning. Expert speakers will present an overview of the changing environment and the latest developments in the field of autism.
Dr Elizabeth Shea will be speaking on the topic of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Eating.
Click here to view


The British Psychological Society workshop, April 28 2014
Understanding Childhood Feeding Disorders – causes, diagnosis and interventions 
Gain knowledge and skills to unpick reasons for a child’s feeding difficulty and help parents develop practical strategies for successful feeding. This workshop will be presented by Dr Gillian Harris, Dr Elizabeth Shea and Sarah Mason.
Click here to view
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