New Maudsley Resources including worksheets and videos
An introduction by Jenny Langley

Carer Training Manual
The book references a set of worksheets which are all available for download in PDF Format. Please click the button below to download a zip file containing all of the worksheets or select individual sheets from the lists below.
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New Maudsley Training on YouTube
We have a selection of videos available on our YouTube Channel. Please take a look…
Bodywhys Podcasts
Bodywhys – The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland
Worksheets
Module One
Starting Off and Setting the Scene for Recovery
Module Two
Psychoeducation and Empathy
- 2.1 Considering Causes and Maintaining Factors
- View Video
- 2.2 Considering Ambivalence with a Focus on the Benefits of an ED.
- View Video
- 2.3 Understanding the Trap of an eating disorder.
The Toxic Effect of Prolonged Starvation and Repeated Habits - View Video
- 2.4 Building Empathy for the Challenges of Weight Restoration – The Metabolism Effect
- View Video
- 2.5 Building Empathy for the Sufferer – Coping Strategies & The Crap Day Exercise
- View Video
- 2.6 Externalising the Illness Part One – How Have Edi’s Personality Traits Changed through ED?
- View Video
- 2.7 Externalising the Illness Part Two – Introducing the Red Balloon/ Blue Balloon Analogy
- View Video
Listen to Podcast - 2.8 Building Empathy for the Sufferer – Popping the Balloon
- View Video
- 2.9 Externalising the Illness Part Three – Visual Exercise
- View Video
Module Three
How the Eating Disorder Impacts on Interpersonal Relationships
Module Four
The Cycle of Change and Introduction to Communication Skills
- 4.1 Stages of Change Model
- View Video
Listen to Podcast - 4.2 Decisional Balance
- View Part 1
- Decisional Balance Part Two – the sufferers perspective
- Decisional Balance Part Three – finishing a meal and body checking
- Decisional Balance Part Four – exercise & self harm
- 4.3 Readiness Ruler and DARN-C
- View Video
- 4.4 OARS (including LESS is More)
- View Video
Listen to Podcast - 4.4.1 O of OARS – open questioning style
- View Video
- 4.4.2 A of OARS – affirmations and supporting self- efficacy
- View Video
- 4.4.3 R of OARS – reflections
- View Video
- 4.4.4 S of OARS – summarising
- View Video
- 4.4.5 Role play is one of the best ways to practice OARS
- View Video
- 4.4.6 OARS Practice
- View Video
- 4.5 Advice giving
- View Video
Module Five
Advanced Communication Skills
- 5.1 Emotional Intelligence
- View Video
- 5.2 Emotion Focused relationships using Attend, Label, Validate, Soothe (ALVS)
- View Video
Listen to Podcast - 5.2.1 Emotion- focused relationships using attend, label, validate, soothe (ALVS)
- View Video
- 5.2.2 Role play for emotion coaching
- View Video
- 5.2.3 ALVS as a reflection
- View Video
- 5.3 The Reassurance Trap
- View Video
Listen to Podcast - 5.4 Five Key Principles: DEARS, Developing Discrepancy, Expressing Empathy, Amplifying Ambivalence, Rolling with Resistance, Supporting Self-efficacy
- View Video
Listen to Podcast- 5.4.1 DEARS practice
- 5.5 Ambivalence: Empowering Carers When Edi is in Pre Contemplation or Facing a Lapse When in Recovery
- 5.6 Hopelessness: Empowering Carers When Edi Feels it is All Too Much and May be Expressing Suicidal Ideation
Module Six
Working as a Herd of Elephants – Collaboration Between All Carers
- 6.1 Making the Most of Family and Friends network
- 6.2 Partners, Single Parents and the Exhausted, Isolated Carer
- 6.3 Siblings and Peers
- 6.4 Making the Most of the GP Appointment
- 6.5 Going to A&E in an Emergency – including Medical Risk Assessment
- 6.6 Collaborating with School/ Work/ University
- 6.7 Building empathy with the care team – the changing places task
- 6.8 Encouraging collaborative care using motivational language with the care team
- 6.9 Letter Writing to Repair Ruptured Relationships
Module Seven
Exercises for Carers to Plan for Change
- 7.1 Carers Reflecting on the Impact of ED on their Everyday Lives and Role Modelling Self Care using SMART baby steps
- 7.2 A Five Step Approach to Planning for Change, incorporating using a Spider diagram
Listen to Podcast - (165) New Maudsley Exercise 7.2 Five step change Model for carers – YouTube
- 7.3 Completing the Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders
Listen to Podcast - 7.4 Accommodating Scenario – using OARS and the ABC model
- 7.5 Enabling Scenario – Using the ABC model to create a menu of options
- 7.6 Carers Managing Their Own Emotional Responses
- 7.7 Considering the Concept of Reasonable Risk
- (165) New Maudsley Exercise 7.7 Reasonable Risk – YouTube
- 7.8 Carers Reviewing Their Toolbox of Coping Strategies
Module Eight
Coaching Edi to Make Their Own Changes
- 8.1 A Five Step Approach to Plan for Behaviour Changes Creating a Spider Diagram and using an Anxiety Chart to Identify and Rank Target Behaviours
Listen to Podcast
- 8.2 Using the ABC model to understand a behaviour and consider a menu of options.
- 8.3 Using DARN-C to elicit change talk
- 8.4 SMART planning for behaviour change Review and Reflect on Change Experiments
- 8.5 When the Carers Face Unexpected Resistance
- 8.6 When the Carers Face Chronic and Unrelenting Resistance
Module Nine
Reclaiming Core Family Values and House Rules and Boundaries
Module Ten
Managing Undereating, Re-Feeding and Overeating
- 10.1 Eating is Non-Negotiable for Everyone
- 10.2 Carers Understanding that Re-feeding is a Huge Task
- 10.3 The Key Steps to Restoring Regular Eating Patterns
- 10.4 The Nutritional Risk Ruler
- (165) New Maudsley Exercise 10.4 Nutritional Risk Ruler Part One – YouTube
- (165) New Maudsley Exercise 10.4 Part Two – Nutritional Risk Ruler – YouTube
- (165) New Maudsley Exercise10.4 Part Three – Nutritional Risk Ruler – YouTube
- 10.5 The Nutritional Risk Ruler – When Medical Risk is Very High
- (165) New Maudsley Exercise 10.4 Part Two – Nutritional Risk Ruler – YouTube
- 10.6 Talking About Gaining Weight
- 10.7 Communication around Mealtimes – Calm and Warm
- 10.8 Meal Support
- 10.9 Communication and Coaching for Rigid Rules and Compensatory Behaviours Including Overeating and Purging
- 10.10 Refusal to Eat with the Family – Using the ABC Model to Create a Menu of Options
Module Eleven
Managing Longer Term Difficult Behaviours and Stumbling Blocks
Module Twelve
Relapse and Contingency Planning
Additional Capsules
- Coming out of lockdown – Restore model
- A of OARS – Affirmations and Supporting Self Efficacy
- Caring for the Carer – “Put your oxygen mask on first”
- Zones Poster
- 50 Ways to take a break
- Meal support for a 17 year old!
- Meal Support 2020
- Golden Rules for Carers
- MI language practice – coping with angry and violent outbursts 2020
Succeed Videos
- (165) New Maudsley Succeed Restaurant Part One – YouTube
Anyone caring for a loved one with an eating disorder will know about the challenges of having family meals in restaurants. In this video we see how emotions can quickly escalate and the ED voice ends up having the upper hand. Careful planning for such family events can help to minimise the potential power of the ED voice. Keeping calm and having contingency plans in case things start to go awry are always going to be helpful. Watch part two of the restaurant scene to witness a more successful outcome. - (165) New Maudsley SUCCEED Restaurant Part Two – YouTube
In this second version of the family restaurant scene, you can see that dad has prepared for his son’s inevitable distress throughout the meal. He uses distractions as well as plenty of empathy, noticing when his son’s anxiety is rising. In addition, mum and Jack have already looked at the menu on line and chosen their meals in advance. There is plenty of non ED talk including around getting a puppy, Jack going to a football match with his dad and brother, and university looming in a few years time. Throughout the scene both mum and dad use plenty of motivational skills to support Jack whilst making sure they are not being over protective - (165) New Maudsley SUCCEED Carer Respite – YouTube
Carers of loved ones with eating disorders often say that they feel totally alone. The eating disorder takes up all their time and energy and they can quickly become more and more withdrawn. Identifying close others within your friends and family network who are compassionate, can listen non judgementally, and who don’t tell you what to do, can really help to give you some much needed respite. In the first vignette Alice’s friend doesn’t quite get this balance right. In the second she listens carefully, shows great compassion and uses motivational language to help Alice to start to see things more clearly and to visualise a brighter future ahead.