Presentation by: Lynn Aguilar, LMFT. THE INFLUENCE OF FATPHOBIA AND WEIGHT STIGMA ON CLIENTS WHO PRESENT WITH DISORDERED EATING (INCLUDING HEALTHISM) OR BODY IMAGE ISSUES: HOW TO TAKE A WEIGHT NEUTRAL STANCE TO HELP YOUR CLIENTS HEAL. Nobody ever really eats alone. We must all negotiate the voice of our culture and its contradictory messages about food and our body. This presentation will provide insight into how practitioners may inadvertently promote/perpetuate diet culture, distinguish between popular and fad diets compared to weight-neutral approaches in assisting clients to make informed decisions, identify biases held by clinicians, provide education on the origins of diet culture, the dangers of dieting, provide an overview of and structure for treating clients with disordered eating and body image, and provide guidance on steps to use to begin providing a weight neutral approach. More info: https://ie-camft.org/event-4640778