When we consider eating disorders, there are often narrow ideas of who has eating disorders and consequent whitewashed recommendations for treatment. Much of this association is connected to diet culture. This interactive, three-hour training focuses on creating a deeper understanding of what diet culture is, its historical development, and its intimate relationship with white supremacy. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own relationship with diet culture and examine how this has impacted their personal and professional values systems. Participants will also be given the opportunity to dive into case conceptualizations in which they’ll practice assessment through the lens of decolonization. 

Objectives: 

• Participants will gain an understanding of diet culture, its intimate relationship with racism, and associated psychological distress. 
• Participants will build skills in conceptualizing disordered eating cases using an anti-racist lens.

About the Speaker: 

Sara Vivens, (she/her) MA, LCPC, is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and anti-oppression advocate. She specializes in using a multicultural lens to explore systematic disenfranchisement and adaptive coping techniques, particularly as present within eating disorders in BIPOC communities. Sara co-founded Ida Lillie Psychotherapy and Wellness, a group practice whose mission is to provide a space of wellness for Black and Brown communities through thoughtful, evidence-based care. She has provided training for schools and organizations to develop spaces for acknowledgment of privilege and power, while also dismantling dynamics that foster inequity. Sara holds her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development Psychology from DePaul University, and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. 

*Student and sliding scale discounts available. Please contact us at info@chicagominds.co for details.

**Workshop participants who opt to receive CE certification, please select the CEU option under “Extra Service”. This workshop fulfills the requirements for 3 CE credits. CE sponsorship is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), credits are applicable to LCSW and transferrable to LCPC in Illinois. If you have a different licensure or are licensed outside of Illinois, please check with your licensure body before purchasing. 

***Please note that we require your live attendance in order to issue CE certificates. If you are unable to attend live, please let us know at least 24 hours before the event.