The Elephant in The Room: Addressing Fatness in Your Practice
Gain the skills and knowledge you need to best support clients of size in your therapy practice!
Are you looking to serve clients of size without perpetuating anti-fat bias? This workshop is for clinicians who would like an opportunity to engage with evidence-based research and lived experience related to weight stigma in therapy and build practical skills to reduce stigma in therapy.
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After participating in the workshop, participants will be able to:
– Describe socio-cultural factors impacting the lives of people of size, including systems of oppression and how using affirming language seeks to humanize folks
– Recognize how automatic thoughts and assumptions can influence interactions with clients
– Apply strategies that reduce perceived and enacted weight stigma in therapy environments
– Refer out to weight inclusive providers and resources
We welcome clinicians who are new to fat liberation and want to enact non-oppressive therapeutic practices and continue their education around fatness, fat liberation and body affirmation for their clients. This workshop is inclusive of all. Non-fat folks looking to get better educated are welcome, but we ask you to listen and observe as a way of holding space to center fat folks’ experiences.
This class offers 2 AASECT-approved CEUs. Please select the CEU option at registration if you wish to receive the certificate. You MUST attend the live session and confirm your attendance in the session to complete the requirements. Workshops offered by non-AASECT affiliated educators have been supervised and reviewed by an AASECT-certified supervisor.
AASECT Core Knowledge Areas
A. Ethics and Ethical behavior
C. Socio-cultural factors (e.g. ethnicity, culture, religion, spirituality, socio-economic status, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors
This class is virtual and will be recorded, with the link to the recording provided to all registrants. Sliding scale tiers are available, and you may also inquire about sliding scale accommodations at contact@tamarapincus.com. And sign up for our mailing list for workshop announcements, and free sexual and mental wellness resources!
About your facilitator:
Jenna Weintraub, CYT is a sexuality educator with more than 20 years of experience teaching and training. Jenna facilitates professional development workshops and education sessions on various sexuality and sexual health topics, focusing on program delivery for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, teens, people of size, and people raising children. As a member of the Association for Size Diversity and Health and a certified Be Body Positive Program facilitator, she supports people in examining diet culture and reclaiming their bodies through education and yoga. Jenna is a member of AASECT and a graduate of The Sexual Health Certificate Program at The University of Michigan.
The Pincus Center for Inclusive Treatment and Education specializes in working with queer, transgender/nonbinary, kinky, and ethically non-monogamous/polyamorous people. We value sex positivity (including asexuality), body positivity and fat liberation, and racial justice.