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SUMMARY:The Elephant in The Room: Addressing Fatness in Your Practice
DESCRIPTION:Gain the skills and knowledge you need to best support clients of size in your therapy practice! \n\n\n\nIt’s time to serve clients of size without perpetuating anti-fat bias. This workshop is for clinicians\, counselors\, educators and others seeking to engage with evidence-based research and lived experience related to weight stigma. Build practical skills to reduce stigma in your professional space. \nSign up on Eventbrite to reserve your spot!\nAfter participating in the workshop\, participants will be able to:\n– Describe socio-cultural factors that impact the lives of people of size\, including systems of oppression\n– Demonstrate ability to use affirming language regarding body size\n– Apply strategies that reduce perceived and enacted weight stigma in therapy environments\n– Identify weight inclusive providers and resources \n\n\nWe welcome professionals who are new to fat liberation and want to enact non-oppressive therapeutic practices by continuing their education around fatness\, fat liberation and body affirmation. While this workshop centers the experience and voices of people of size\, everyone is welcome to attend. \nThis 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. \nAASECT Core Knowledge Areas\nA. Ethics and Ethical behavior\nC. Socio-cultural factors (e.g. ethnicity\, culture\, religion\, spirituality\, socio-economic status\, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors \nThis 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! \nAbout your facilitator: \nJenna 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. \nThe 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.
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