Accidental Accomplices: How the eating disorder field got to be so biased and how each of us can help fix it

Early and baseless stereotypes about who gets Eating Disorders are baked into every aspect of our field. Research studies, marketing brochures, intake forms and even seating are unwelcoming to anyone who doesn’t fit the stereotype, while bias and inequity infect diagnostic criteria, insurance coverage, access to care and treatment outcomes.

This presentation will provide an overview of the beliefs, practices, and systems that have contributed to the inequity that is entrenched in the field of eating disorder treatment. Together, our presenters and our audience will engage in a conversation...Read more about how we change the future of our field to care for all eaters. Because after all, aren't we all eaters?

Join VFED at this special event, where two leaders in their respective fields of eating disorder treatment and equity and diversity training and education will be sharing their experiences of personal and professional of inequity within the problematic healthcare system in general and eating disorder treatment culture specifically. Emphasis will be placed on cultural humility and openness to new learning.

After our speakers, we will close with 30 minutes of restoration through yoga with Celisa Flores, PsyD (no CEs). Less...

Learning Objectives

Define Social Justice and Equity, and explain why ED treatment is part of both
Define colorism, LGBTQIA identification, and weight stigma, and identify 3 examples of these factors limiting access to services in one's own community
List 3 details of one's own branding, assessment process, or treatment that can be modified to signal safety to marginalized communities

Friday, April 09, 2021

Live Interactive Webinar

12:00 PM PDT - 02:00 PM PDT

EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours

About the speakers

Jessica Setnick, RD, LD, CEDRD

Author and Consultant

Jessica Setnick is a Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian and CEDRD Supervisor, creator of Eating Disorders Bootcamp for professionals, author of 3 books on eating disorders treatment, international lecturer and public speaking coach, now training eating disorder teams.

Tanya M. Odom, Ed.M.

Global Education and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, and Coach

Tanya Odom is an innovative equity and civil rights focused global consultant and facilitator with extensive experience and a strong reputation in the fields of education, community development, diversity and inclusion, inclusive leadership and mindfulness. She has a unique career that includes work in the corporate, not-for-profit/NGO, law enforcement, arts and culture and education arenas.

Celisa Flores, PsyD, RYT-200

Center for Discovery

Celisa Flores, PsyD, RYT-200 has worked in the area of Mental Health for over twelve years, with experience as a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern and Psychological Assistant and harm reduction support guide. Her goal is to help individuals reach their optimal selves and lead a harmonious life, as well as challenge the stigma of Mental Health concerns or diagnosis.

In addition to training as a therapist, she is a Certified Yoga Teacher, trained in Mindful Stress Reduction and trained as a birth and end of life doula. Celisa views the intersection of these teachings as a way of supporting others through challenging transitions. In her work, She strives to integrate a variety of holistic tools into recovery to wellness to create a long-lasting, sustainable wellness plan.

Agenda

12:00-12:30PM

To recognize the immense scope of inequity and bias in our field toward individuals with eating disorders in groups that have been historically underrepresented and marginalized in research, academia, education, training and treatment

12:30-1:00PM

To understand through a structural lens how this discrimination has been inherent through euphemisms such as “lower class,” and the absence of awareness of a minority middle class made up of People of Color

1:00-1:30PM

To discuss how living through the Covid pandemic has highlighted increased risk of mental illness including Eating Disorders amongst BIPOC and lower SES sub-populations. This is not new and presents the ongoing challenge in our field to remain open to new ways of enhancing equity of clinical care.

1:30-2:00PM

Restoration through Yoga (No CEs)

CE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Credit Hours

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American Psychological Association

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