Treating Body Image in Perinatal and Postpartum Populations

About this training

The chances that someone on your caseload right now is pregnant, has children, or wants to have children is very high. The chances that at least one of those folks is suffering with body image distress and perhaps even struggling with some disordered eating is unfortunately also high. The perinatal and postpartum time period puts women at a high risk of developing body image distress due to increased stress, weight gain, changing expectations, and more. This training aims to make clinicians feel more equipped to assess for and treat mild to moderate body image distress in their existing clients, to avoid having to refer out to an Eating Disorder specialist while their clients are in an already vulnerable time.