Jaclynn Cosan Wise, PsyD
Presentation Title:
“Weight Bias and ED Recovery: Healing Across the Weight Spectrum”
Presentation Overview:
Weight stigma, also known as weight bias, fatphobia, or anti-fat bias, describes the systematic oppression that people in larger bodies experience in occupational, social, and medical systems. This bias is especially harmful among people personally impacted by eating disorders. Awareness of anti-fat bias is important in providing affirming care in eating disorder treatment spaces. This presentation will provide considerations for eating disorder care across the size spectrum, and offer interventions and tools for clients to navigate weight stigma and fatphobia. This workshop will explore fat activism as a means of healing from weight stigma experiences.
Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will be able to identify three sources and harms of weight-based stigma
- Attendees will be able to name at least three clinical modalities to target internalized weight bias
- Attendees will be able to identify two ways to make their clinical practice more size-inclusive
Speaker Biography:
Jaclynn Wise, PsyD received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology where she specialized in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Wise has served in clinical leadership as Team Leader at the Renfrew Center of Pittsburgh site where she supported staff in delivering evidence-based eating disorder care. Currently Dr. Wise works as a Clinical Education Specialist for the Renfrew Center alongside her private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.