Thursday, November 3

8:30 am

“It is Our Business: Our Place on the Map”

Laura Collins, F.E.A.S.T. Executive Director

(introduced by Olympia Collins)

9:30am

Q&A with Dr. Lock

Moderated by Becky Henry, Hope Network (F.E.A.S.T. Advisor)

1:15 p.m

“Getting OUT of Our Neighborhood:

What do other parent advocates have to teach us about effective, authoritative activism?”

Ruth Sullivan, co-founder of the Autism Society of America, will speak to our advocates about the parallels and lessons from parents whose children have autism - a field where parents went from being "Refrigerator Mothers" to effective advocates.
(Introduced by Jennifer Whisman)

2:15

What Can Parents Learn From Other Fields About Changing Attitudes and Policies?”

Panel Question and Answer session with Ruth Sullivan and Darcy Gruttadaro, J.D., (NAMI Child & Adolescent Action Center), moderated by Kitty Westin MA LP, Emily Program

4:00 pm

Put Yourself on the Map”: Activism, Campaigning, Lobbying”

Introduction to Small Group Breakouts

Jeanine Cogan PhD and Kathleen McDonald, Eating Disorders Coalition

(introduced by Kitty Westin)

Friday,

November 4

10:00 am

Open Forum and small group discussion:
Why can’t we all just get along?

• Do parents have a special role in identifying and challenging ideas in the professional world?
• How can parent activists get along with each other?
• How can parent activists work with professional and patient activists?
• Whose shoulders do we stand on? (learning from longtime parent activists)
• Where are the new parent activists going to come from?

2:00 pm

“What Directions D​o Parents Want The Eating Disorder

World To Go?” Panel Q&A

Julie O'Toole MD, Moderator, Kartini Clinic (F.E.A.S.T. Advisor)

Panelists: Dr. Thomas Insel (NIMH), Jeanine Cogan, PhD (EDC), Susan Ringwood (BEAT), Steffi Bauer (Academy for Eating Disorders), Richard Kreipe (AAP)

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD Kriepe POWERPOINT (not presented)

3:00 pm

Closing reflections