All Bodies Are Good Bodies: Addressing Fatphobia in the LGBTQ+ Community

This webinar will provide information about the effects of fatphobia and diet culture on members of the LGBTQ+ community, specifically exploring connections between fatphobia, dysphoria, and eating disorders. The webinar will offer mental health clinicians methods of examining internalized fatphobia and addressing these issues with clients, with a focus on making the therapeutic environment safer and more accessible for fat clients. Less...

Learning Objectives

  • Describe how fatphobia negatively affects members of the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Discuss connections between fatphobia, dysphoria, and eating disorders within the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Identify ways to use knowledge of fatphobia in the LGBTQ+ community to decrease its negative impact on clients.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Live Interactive Webinar

12:00 PM EDT - 02:00 PM EDT

Register for this Webinar
EARN 2 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Luca Mendlein, MSW, LISW (they, them, theirs)

Luca Mendlein, MSW, LISW (they, them, theirs)

Clinician
Luca Mendlein, MSW, LISW (they/them/theirs) is dedicated to providing evidence-based therapy to individuals of all backgrounds, with a focus in serving survivors of trauma and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Luca received their Bachelor's in Social Work from Ohio University and their Master's in Social Work from the Ohio State University. From Luca's first social work internship at a trans health project to their most recent position as a therapist at a community mental health center, they've developed an integrative framework grounded in strengths-based approaches, including Narrative, Solution-Focused, and Internal Family Systems therapies. Currently, they work as a therapist at Clintonville Counseling and Wellness, where they utilize training and supervision they've received in EMDR, trauma and dissociation, and anti-oppressive practice.

CE Information - Earn 2 CE Credit Hours including

2  Ethics Hour

CE Approvals

Ohio Counselor Social Worker Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Clintonville Counseling and Wellness is approved by the state of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist board as a continuing Professional Education Provider for Counselors, Social Workers, and Nurses (#RCS012001) and Marriage and Family Therapists (RTX082001).

CE Process Info

CE Process Info:

A Continuing Education Certificate for this program will be obtained using the website CE Go. Approximately 3 days after the event, you will receive an email with a link to CE Go. This link will be emailed to the account you used to register for this event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go website, you will be able to:

  • Complete the mandatory evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your CE Certificate in PDF form

Program Approvals:

This program is approved for 2 hours of Continued Education and meets Ethics requirements. Clintonville Counseling and Wellness is approved by the state of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist board as a continuing Professional Education Provider for Counselors, Social Workers and Nurses #RCS012001, and Marriage and Family Therapists RTX082001

For questions regarding this program and its content, please contact April Cunningham, LPCC-S at april@clintonvillecounselor.com.