Group MANTRA for Eating Disorders Shared Learning webinar

Individuals with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) typically struggle in social and emotional contexts. One leading NICE recommended treatment approach to support management of emotions is MANTRA - The Maudsley Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults.

There is growing interest in understanding whether MANTRA can be effectively adapted and delivered in a group context, to provide opportunities for individuals to practice experiencing and managing emotions amongst others in a group setting.

Delegates will hear from experts who successfully piloted and now deliver MANTRA in group settings. The webinar will:

• Share emerging evidence demonstrating how MANTRA treatment delivery can be translated into an integrated group-based model, drawing on theories of emotion regulation in context, dramatherapy methods and experiential treatments such as schema therapy.

• Provide experiential examples within the session to demonstrate ‘real life’ aspects of a group MANTRA session

• Provide guidance on how Group MANTRA complements the Anorexia Nervosa treatment plan and its current limitations

• Include a panel discussion: delegates are encouraged to submit questions prior to the webinar to be answered and discussed at the event

Guest speakers include:

• Mary Franklin-Smith, Dramatherapist and Innate Health Coach, Connect

• Helen Startup, Clinical Psychologist, Sussex Partnership NHS Trust

Professor Ulrike Schmidt (Professor of Eating Disorders, Kings College London & Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and Dannielle Glennon (Clinical Lead and FREED National Co- Lead, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) will join the Q&A panel discussion.

Recommended pre-webinar reading:

The Maudsley Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA): a feasibility case series of an integrated group based approach | Journal of Eating Disorders | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

If you would like any further information or would like to submit a question, please email george.croft@nhs.net

Please note that this webinar will be recorded and distributed to all who sign up.