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Body Neutrality, Diet Culture, and the Treatment of Eating Disorders

CE Hours 1

About this course

This presentation will discuss the concepts of body neutrality and diet culture and how they impact the development and treatment of eating disorders. Specific topics will address integrating body neutrality into eating disorder treatment, identifying how diet culture has damaged clients’ relationships with food and bodies, and how to assist clients in pushing back against harmful messages in the media. The presenter will also provide insight into how social media in particular influences diet culture and body trends.

Learning Objectives

  • Define diet culture and how it influences beauty and weight trends in Western society.
  • Discuss the interaction between diet culture and the development of eating disorders.
  • Define body neutrality and discuss how it can be integrated into eating disorder treatment.

Learning Levels

  • All Levels

Course Instructor(s)

  • Emily Teegarden, MS, LPCC-S

    Emily Teegarden is the Clinical Practice Manager at Aster Springs Outpatient Cincinnati. She has eight years of experience treating eating disorders at the outpatient, IOP, and PHP levels of care. Emily is also passionate about challenging weight stigma and promoting body neutrality.

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DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests). The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer: PLANNERS AND REVIEWER The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships. FACULTY The faculty of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

References

  • Faw, M. H., Davidson, K., Hogan, L., & Thomas, K. (2021). Corumination, diet culture, intuitive eating, and body dissatisfaction among young adult women. Personal relationships, 28(2), 406-426.
  • Jovanovski, N., & Jaeger, T. (2022, January). Demystifying ‘diet culture’: Exploring the meaning of diet culture in online ‘anti-diet’feminist, fat activist, and health professional communities. In Women's Studies International Forum (Vol. 90, p. 102558). Pergamon.
  • Jovanovski, N., & Jovanovski, N. (2017). Femininities-Lite: Diet Culture, Feminism and Body Policing. Digesting Femininities: The Feminist Politics of Contemporary Food Culture, 59-101.
  • Perry, M., Watson, L., Hayden, L., & Inwards-Breland, D. (2019). Using body neutrality to inform eating disorder management in a gender diverse world. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 3(9), 597-598.
  • Smith, A. C., Ahuvia, I., Ito, S., & Schleider, J. L. (2023). Project Body Neutrality: Piloting a digital single-session intervention for adolescent body image and depression.

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Content

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    • Slides for Body Neutrality, Diet Culture, and the Treatment of Eating Disorders 8/10/23
    • Body Neutrality, Diet Culture, and the Treatment of Eating Disorders

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  • Course Completion
    To complete the course, review the course objectives, then review the material, and then pass the exam with a score of 70% or greater and lastly complete an evaluation. Your certificate will be available to download immediately when you pass the course exam and complete the evaluation.
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  • Target Audience
    This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
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