Why Body Image and Eating Disorders are Social Justice Issues: No Room for Neutral

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Norman Kim, PhD Related seminars and products

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Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Norman Kim is the Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Innovation Officer of the Institute for Antiracism and Equity LLC. He has employment relationships with Columbia University, New York University, International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals, Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia, and Tala Thrive. Norman Kim receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Norman Kim has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Identify and describe the roles which providers’ own racial consciousness play in their work with clients (across all racial groups)  
2. Analyze critically the impact of racial trauma and systemic racism on body image issues in clients with eating disorders 
3. Generate two ways in which providers can actively engage as authentic allies and advocates to improve their work and ground it in social justice approaches.  

Outline

• Eating Disorders and Body Image in Marginalized Communities 
  • Racism and Discrimination as Risk factors for ED 
  • ED in People of Color 
  • Underutilization and Mistrust of Treatment 
  • Understanding the effects of Racial Trauma on eating disorders 
• Systemic Racism and Eating Disorder Conceptualization and Treatment 
  • Barriers to care 
  • Individualistic Treatment is exclusionary and inadequate for many groups 
  • False Presumption of universality of therapeutic principles 
  • Microaggressions in Treatment 
  • Barriers to Racial safety in treatment 
• Cannot solve systemic and institutionalized problem with neutrality 
  • Clinical neutrality antithetical to antiracist work 
  • Onus of change is on those directly affected by racism not the systems that benefit and perpetuate racism 
• We must go beyond “Thinness” if we are to consider non-white bodies 
  • Body shame manifests differently for people from different cultures 
  • Multiple body images and identities 
  • Intersectionality 
  • Colorism 
• Authentic Allyship 
  • Authentic vs. Performative Allyship 
  • Importance and Value of Diversity and Inclusivity 
  • Allyship as action, not identity 
  • Understanding Our Own Privilege and Bias 
  • Social Justice framework for clinical work 

Target Audience

• Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
• Marriage & Family
• Therapists
• Psychologists
• Physicians
• Social Workers