Keeping Safe Programme

The Keeping Safe Programme (KSP) is the first step in your treatment with our Adult Eating Disorder Service. It has been co-developed with people with lived experience, to provide information to help you begin to make sense of your difficulties and to encourage you to take steps to minimise any potentially harmful effects caused by your eating disorder whilst you are waiting for treatment.

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The aims of the KSP are:

To provide information about eating disorders
To promote a better understanding of the effects of eating disorders
To give guidance and harm minimisation tips to help you keep yourself safe whilst you are waiting for treatment

The podcasts and workbook follow a psychoeducational approach which cover various aspects of your eating disorder, such as the symptoms and their effects. We have designed the programme so that you can select the information and exercises that are most relevant to you.

The workbook is intended to be used in conjunction with the Keeping Safe podcasts as part of the KSP. There is an additional podcast for family and friends in order to help them gain a better understanding of eating disorders and learn some tips on how best to support their loved ones with an eating disorder. Please feel free to signpost them to this (and additional workbook) if you think this might be helpful.

The final part of the KSP is a one-to-one review appointment, to discuss how you got on with the program and collaboratively create a Keeping Safe Plan. To book your KSP review appointment, call our admin team on 01223 596201 within 2 weeks of receiving your assessment outcome letter.

Please download a copy of the most relevant workbook (below) before following the link to Podcast 1.

For CPFT service users with an eating disorder

Workbooks

Eating disorder
Keeping Safe Workbook.pdf [pdf] 1MB

Binge eating disorder
Keeping Safe Workbook (BED).pdf [pdf] 1MB

Note: Non-CPFT users of the Keeping Safe Programme should download the relevant workbook under the For use by other services and service users section.

Questionnaires to be completed before listening to the podcasts

These questionnaires are only to be completed by people who have attended an assessment with an eating disorder service and are waiting for treatment. Please do not include any identifiable information. Responses are anonymous and will be used to evaluate your thoughts and behaviours about keeping yourself safe whilst waiting for treatment.

Podcasts

Questionnaires to be completed after listening to the podcasts

For family and friends

Workbook

The following workbook and podcast have been written and recorded by experienced family members of a loved one with an eating disorder. You can download the workbook before following the link to listen to the podcast. We hope it will help you in your role as someone who cares for and / or provides support to a person close to you with an eating disorder.

Family and Friends Workbook.pdf [pdf] 366KB

Podcast

Please click here for Podcast 08 - Supporting someone with an eating disorder

Feedback form

Please click here for the family and friends feedback form.

For use by other services and service users

The Keeping Safe Programme: Instructions for professionals

The Keeping Safe Programme is free for use by other NHS Trusts and eating disorder services. If your service would like to use the programme as part of your treatment pathway, please read the document below before implementing.

Keeping Safe Programme - Instructions for Use.pdf [pdf] 505KB

For Other Service Users: Workbooks

Please download the relevant version of the Keeping Safe Workbook below if you are a non-CPFT user of the Keeping Safe Programme.

Eating disorder
Keeping Safe Workbook non-CPFT.pdf [pdf] 1MB

Binge eating disorder
Keeping Safe Workbook (BED) non-CPFT.pdf [pdf] 1MB

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