Speaker: Mishell Hashmi, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist
Title: Weighing Worth on Weight: Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders
Synopsis/Learning Objectives:
This presentation will discuss weight stigma and how it impacts people. It will discuss the factors that feed into weight stigma and how weight stigma feeds into the development of eating disorders and negative body image. We will conclude by discussing ways we can challenge weight stigma and help ED patients deal with it. Through this presentation, we will achieve the following objectives:
1-Learning will be able to define weight stigma
2-Learner will be able to identify 3 ways weight stigma impacts individuals diagnosed with eating disorders
3-Learner will be able to identify 3 ways to reduce weight stigma in their practice with patients
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