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WhyWeight?Science,S.gma,Health,SocialJus.ce&Ethics

September14,2018NASW-MO

JeffersonCityMO

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Confirma?onBias

•  Thetendencytoembraceinforma?onweagreewithandrejectinforma?onthatchallengesourbeliefs•  Reflec?onoftheinfluenceofdesireonourbeliefs• Whatdowewanttobetrue?

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OSFEDincludes:Atypicalanorexianervosa:Allofthecriteriaforanorexianervosaaremet,exceptthatdespitesignificantweightloss,theindividual'sweightiswithinorabovethenormalrange.

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They are all “Disorders of the Pursuit of Weight

Loss”

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DebBurgard

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Myths

•  Weightisdeterminedby“caloriesin,caloriesout”

•  Weightiscontrollable

•  Weightisameasureofhealth

•  Healthcanbeimprovedwithweightloss

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Evalua?ngResearch

•  Lengthofstudy•  Sizeandreten?onofpar?cipantgroup

•  Defini?onof“success”and“significance”

• Unexaminedbias

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Evalua?ngResearchcont.

•  Informedconsent

• Conflictsofinterest• Correla?onvs.Causa?on• “Showmethedata!”

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Determinantsofweight:Gene?cs

•  Adop?onstudy,Stunkard,etal.,1986

•  “Setpoint”Bennet&Gurin,1984

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Determinantsofweight:Behaviors

•  Biologicaladapta?onstomaintainsetpointwhenintakeisrestricted(Garner&Wooley,1991;Leibel,etal.,1995;Macpherson-Sánchez,2015;Ochner,etal.,2015;Sumithran,etal.,2011)

•  Psychologicaladapta?onsincludeincreasedhunger,hypervigilanceconcerningfood(Keyes,1950)

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Ajemptstochangetheenergybalance

•  Restrictedintake•  Increasedexercise•  “Lifestylechanges”•  Die?ngcanbedefinedasavoluntary,self-imposedfamine(Macpherson-Sánchez,2015)

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WeightandHealth•  Always-thinpeoplearenotcomparabletopreviously-fatpeople

•  Noclearrela?onshipbetweenhealthandweightloss(Tomiyama,etal.,2013)

•  MortalityrateslowestforBMI25-30“overweight”(Flegal,etal.,2013)

•  “Normalweight”acutecoronarysyndromepa?entshadhighestmortalityrate(Angerasetal.,2013)

•  S?gmaanddiscrimina?onplayarole(Ernsberger,2009;Lillis,etal.,2011;Schafer&Ferraro,2011;Su?n,etal.,2014;Su?n,etal.,2015)

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WeightandHealthcon?nued•  Psychologicaldistressandbodydissa?sfac?onareassociatedwithhighermetabolicabnormali?es(Becofsky,etal.,2015;Raikkonen,etal.,2002;Wirth,etal.,2014;Wirth,etal.,2015)•  Cardiorespirtoryfitnessisabejerindicatorofhealth(Barry,etal.,2013;Blair&LaMonte,2006)

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Tomiyama,J.,Hunger,J.,Nguyen-Cuu,J.,&Wells,C.(2016).Misclassifica?onofcardiometabolichealthwhenusingbodymassindexcategoriesinNHANES2005–2012.Interna(onalJournalof

Obesity.,1-4.•  30%of“normalweight”hadmetabolicabnormali?es

•  47%of“overweight”werecardiometabolicallyhealthy

•  29%of“obesetype1”werecardiometabolicallyhealthy

•  16%of“obesetype2and3”werecardiometabolicallyhealthy

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UnintendedConsequences•  Restric?veea?ngforweightcontrolisarobustpredictorofweightgain(Bacon&Aphramor,2011;Bacon,etal.,2005;Dulloo,etal.,2015;Kater,2010;Mann,etal.,2007;Siahpushetal.,2015;Tsai&Wadden,2005).

•  Alsolinkedtodepression,disorderedea?ng(includingbingeea?ng),increasedbloodpressure,impairedinsulinresponse,increasedmortality,reducedself-esteem,andpoorhealthbehaviors(O'Hara&Gregg,2006;Pie?läinen,etal.,2012;Spear,2006;Tribole,2012).

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UnintendedConsequencescont.

•  Bodydissa?sfac?on,regardlessofsize,isassociatedwithpoorerhealthandhealthbehaviors(Bacon&Aphramor,2011;Muennig,2008;Saguy,2013)

•  Unexaminedassump?onsaffectmedicalcare(Amy,etal.,2006;Aphramor,2012;deShazo,etal.,2015;Puhl&Brownell,2006

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Weights.gmaandpsychosocialdistress

•  ‘WhenboththeprevalenceofBD(bodydissa?sfac?on)andthedegreeofassociatedimpairmentareconsidered,itisapparentthatthereisaverysubstan?alpublichealthburdenofBDatthepopula?onlevel.Hence,thepresentfindingssuggestthatgreaterajen?onmayneedtobegiventoBDasapublichealthprobleminitsownright…Anaddi?onalimplica?onofthepresentfindingsisthatthefactthatdissa?sfac?onwithweightorshapeis“norma?ve”inindustrializedna?onsshouldnotbetakentoinferthatitisbenign.’(Mond,etal.,2013p.6)

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WeightNeutralInterven?ons•  Bejeroutcomesregardinghealthbehaviors,physiologicalmeasures,psychologicaloutcomes,self-esteem,ea?ngbehaviorsandpar?cipantreten?on(Bacon,etal.,2005;Bacon&Aphramor,2011;Blake,etal.,2013;Eisenberg,etal.,2013;Kater,etal.,2002;Kelly,etal.,2002;Neumark-Sztainer,2009;Neumark-Sztainer,Paxton,Hannan,Haines&Story,2006;Neumark-Sztainer,Wall,Guo,Story,Haines&Eisenberg,2006;Sonneville,etal.,2012;Tylka,etal.,2014)

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Hazardra?oforall-causemortalitybybodymassindex(kg/m2)andnumberofhealthyhabits(i.e.,fruitsandvegetableintake,tobacco,exercise,alcohol).(Matheson,et.al.,2012.)

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FollowtheMoney

• WeightCyclingIndustry

•  Pharmaceu?cals

•  Adver?sing•  Editorialcontrol•  Researchfundingandpublica?on

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StealingOurSelfEsteemToSellItBackToUs

•  Shame•  Disorderedea?ng•  Bodydissa?sfac?on•  Poorerhealthbehaviors•  Increasedanxietyinpeopleofallsizes

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Medvedyuk,S.,Ali,A.,Raphael,D.(2017).Ideology,obesityandthesocialdeterminantsofhealth:acri?calanalysisoftheobesityandhealthrela?onship.Cri(calPublicHealth,1-13.

•  “Thehealtheffectsofobesityareoverstated”•  “Theemphasisonbehaviouralremediessetthestageforcon?nueds?gma?za?onandvic?mblamingwhenweightreduc?onregimensfail.”

•  TheeffectofweightonhealthoutcomesisminimalwhencontrollingforSDHsuchassocialclass,genderorrace.

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Medvedyukcont.

•  An?-obesityperspec?vedistractsfromSDHandpublicpolicy

•  An?-obesityperspec?ves?gma?zesindividuals,promo?ngautudesthatthreaten,ratherthanpromotehealth

•  “Thebalancesheetisclear.Sincethean?-obesityperspec?vedoesmoreharmthangood,itshouldbeended.”

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Mann,T.,Tomiyama,A.,Westling,E.,Lew,A.,Samuels,B.,&Chatman,J.(2007).Medicare'ssearchforeffec?veobesity

treatments:dietsarenottheanswer.TheAmericanPsychologist,62(3),220-233.

•  Criteriaforevidencedbasedtreatment

•  Sevenstudieswithcontrolgroupandatleastatwoyearfollowup;14observa?onalstudieswithatleastfouryearfollowup;Tenprospec?vestudieswithfouryearfollowup

•  Foundmul?plemethodologicalproblems

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Mannetal.,cont.•  Weightlosswasnotmaintainedlongterm;claimsofhealthimprovementwereinconsistent

•  Poten?alharmsofweightcyclingareconsiderable

•  “Thebenefitsofdie?ngaresimplytoosmallandthepoten?alharmsofdie?ngaretoolargeforittoberecommendedasasafeandeffec?vetreatmentforobesity.”

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Tylka,T.,Annunziato,R.,Burgard,D.,Danielsdour,S.,Shuman,E.,&Calogero,R.(2014).Theweight-inclusiveversusweight-norma?veapproachtohealth:

Evalua?ngtheevidenceforpriori?zingwell-beingoverweightloss.JournalofObesity,1-18.

•  Focusonweightisassociatedwithadversephysicalandpsychologicaloutcomes

•  Die?ngislinkedtopreventablebarrierstohealth•  Theweightnorma?veapproachislinkedtoincreasedshame,blame,s?gma,anddecreasedwell-being

•  “Theweightnorma?veapproachbecomesaself-perpetuateddogma”

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Tylka,etal.,cont.•  Bodyloathingandshameresultsindecreasedselfcare;peoplearemorelikelytoengageingoodselfcarewhentheyfeelposi?velytowardtheirbodies

•  Weightneutralapproachesresultinimprovementinhealthbehaviorsaswellasphysicalandpsychologicalmeasures

•  Weights?gmaisassociatedwithincreasedcaloricintake

•  InternalizedweightbiasisnotrelatedtoBMI

•  Publichealthmessagesto“maintainahealthyweight”areunfairanduninformed

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Dollar,E.,Berman,M.,&Adachi-Mejia,A.M.(2017).DoNoHarm:MovingBeyondWeightLosstoEmphasizePhysicalAc?vityatEvery

Size.Preven(ngChronicDisease,14.

•  CDCwebsite•  Focusingonhealthybehaviorsinsteadofweightlosscandecreases?gma,improvehealthoutcomesandstrengthenpa?ent-providerrela?onships

•  AcknowledgeSDH•  “…thatawareness-raisingconversa?onsaboutbodyweightcandomoreharmthangood.”

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Muennig,P.,Jia,H.,Lee,R.,&Lubetkin,E.(2008).IThinkThereforeIAm:PerceivedIdealWeightasaDeterminantofHealth.AmericanJournalofPublicHealth,98(3),501-506.

•  Theassump?onthatbodyfatcauseshealthproblemsisnotwellsupportedbythedata

•  Internalandexternals?gmacausechronicstress,whichisassociatedwithheartdisease,hypertension,hypercholesterolemiaanddiabetes

•  Theamountofdiscrepancybetweenactualandidealbodyweightwasmorepredic?veofhealthproblemsindependentofBMI

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Oliver,J.E.(2006).ThePoli?csofPathology:HowObesityBecameanEpidemicDisease.Perspec(vesinBiologyand

Medicine,49(4),611-627.

•  Largelydrivenbyfinancialinterests•  Ifobesityisa“disease”thenanytreatmentissubjecttoinsurancereimbursement–fromWLStoWeightWatcherstopharmaceu?cals

•  Weight-lossproductsareforpeoplewhowanttolookthin,notforhealthconcerns

•  Theideathatobesityisdeadlyjus?fiespromo?ngdrugswithdangeroussideeffects

•  “Bodyweightisaninappropriatefocusofconcernfrombothahealthandpolicystandpoint.”(p.626)

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EthicalConcerns•  1.01Commitmenttoclients•  1.02SelfDetermina?on•  1.03Informedconsent•  1.04Competence•  1.12Derogatorylanguage•  4.02Discrimina?on•  5.02Evalua?onandresearch•  6.01Socialwelfare•  6.04Socialandpoli?calac?on

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TheHealthAtEverySize®Principlesare:

WeightInclusivity:Acceptandrespecttheinherentdiversityofbodyshapesandsizesandrejecttheidealizingorpathologizingofspecificweights.

HealthEnhancement:Supporthealthpoliciesthatimproveandequalizeaccesstoinforma.onandservices,andpersonalprac.cesthatimprovehumanwell-being,includingaNen.ontoindividualphysical,economic,social,spiritual,emo.onal,andotherneeds.

RespecPulCare:Acknowledgeourbiases,andworktoendweightdiscrimina.on,weights.gma,andweightbias.Provideinforma.onandservicesfromanunderstandingthatsocio-economicstatus,race,gender,sexualorienta.on,age,andotheriden..esimpactweights.gma,andsupportenvironmentsthataddresstheseinequi.es.

Ea.ngforWell-being:Promoteflexible,individualizedea.ngbasedonhunger,sa.ety,nutri.onalneeds,andpleasure,ratherthananyexternallyregulatedea.ngplanfocusedonweightcontrol.

Life-EnhancingMovement:Supportphysicalac.vi.esthatallowpeopleofallsizes,abili.es,andintereststoengageinenjoyablemovement,tothedegreethattheychoose.

FromhNps://www.sizediversityandhealth.org

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WhatToDo?

•  Assessment•  Interven?on•  Policy•  Consciousnessraising

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SelfEsteemandSelfDetermina?on

•  Educa?on•  Internalandexternallocusofcontrol•  Messageaboutourownworth

•  Adequatenutri?onisessen?al

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Evalua?ngResources•  Isthefocusonbehaviorchangeorweightloss?•  Doesitpromiseweightloss?

•  Doesitequateweightlosswithimprovedhealth?

•  DoesitencouragedecisionmakingbasedonaninternalLOC?

•  Whatisitselling?

•  Doesitacknowledgesocialdeterminants?

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OnlineResources•  neomsw.com

•  Dr.NEOonFacebook•  Associa?onforSizeDiversityandHealth

•  haescommunity.com

•  jonrobison.net•  fitwoman.com

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JeanneCourtneycapturedthedifferencesbetweentheHAESparadigmandtheWCHPinthisreinterpreta?onofthelightbulbjoke(Courtney,2010):Howmanyweightlossexpertsdoesittaketoscrewinalightbulb?Three.Onetostandontheladderandkeeptryingtoscrewaburnedoutbulbintosocketthatdoesn’tfit,onetostandundertheladderandtellhimhe’sdoingagreatjob,andonetowriteapressreleasedeclaringthatthethreeofthemhavediscoveredarevolu?onary,completelysafeandeffec?venewwaytoscrewinlightbulbs.HowmanyHealthatEverySizeexpertsdoesittaketoscrewinalightbulb?Thelightbulbisfine,thesocketisfine,theswitchison,andtheroomisbrightlylit,butits?lltakesseveraldozenHealthatEverySizeexperts,withimpeccableacademiccreden?als,topublishindependentstudiesprovingthatthereisnoneedtochangethebulb.Andthosethreeguyswiththeladders?llwon’tgoaway.

O’Hara,L.,&Taylor,J.(2018).What’sWrongWiththe‘WaronObesity?’ANarra?veReviewoftheWeight-CenteredHealthParadigmandDevelopmentofthe3C

FrameworktoBuildCri?calCompetencyforaParadigmShiv.SAGEOpen,8(2),1-28.

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PreambleTheprimarymissionofthesocialworkprofessionistoenhancehumanwell-beingandhelpmeetthebasichumanneedsofallpeople,withpar?cularajen?ontotheneedsandempowermentofpeoplewhoarevulnerable,oppressed,andlivinginpoverty.Ahistoricanddefiningfeatureofsocialworkistheprofession'sdualfocusonindividualwell-beinginasocialcontextandthewell-beingofsociety.Fundamentaltosocialworkisajen?ontotheenvironmentalforcesthatcreate,contributeto,andaddressproblemsinliving.

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Socialworkerspromotesocialjus?ceandsocialchangewithandonbehalfofclients."Clients"isusedinclusivelytorefertoindividuals,families,groups,organiza?ons,andcommuni?es.Socialworkersaresensi?vetoculturalandethnicdiversityandstrivetoenddiscrimina?on,oppression,poverty,andotherformsofsocialinjus?ce.Theseac?vi?esmaybeintheformofdirectprac?ce,communityorganizing,supervision,consulta?on,administra?on,advocacy,socialandpoli?calac?on,policydevelopmentandimplementa?on,educa?on,andresearchandevalua?on.Socialworkersseektoenhancethecapacityofpeopletoaddresstheirownneeds.Socialworkersalsoseektopromotetheresponsivenessoforganiza?ons,communi?es,andothersocialins?tu?onstoindividuals'needsandsocialproblems.

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PrinciplesThemissionofthesocialworkprofessionisrootedinasetofcorevalues.Thesecorevalues,embracedbysocialworkersthroughouttheprofession'shistory,arethefounda?onofsocialwork'suniquepurposeandperspec?ve:-service-socialjus?ce-dignityandworthoftheperson-importanceofhumanrela?onships-integrity-competence.

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1.01CommitmenttoClientsSocialworkers'primaryresponsibilityistopromotethewell-beingofclients.Ingeneral,clients'interestsareprimary.However,socialworkers'responsibilitytothelargersocietyorspecificlegalobliga?onsmayonlimitedoccasionssupersedetheloyaltyowedclients,andclientsshouldbesoadvised.(Examplesincludewhenasocialworkerisrequiredbylawtoreportthataclienthasabusedachildorhasthreatenedtoharmselforothers.)

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1.02Self-Determina?onSocialworkersrespectandpromotetherightofclientstoself-determina?onandassistclientsintheireffortstoiden?fyandclarifytheirgoals.Socialworkersmaylimitclients’righttoself-determina?onwhen,inthesocialworkers'professionaljudgment,clients’ac?onsorpoten?alac?onsposeaserious,foreseeable,andimminentrisktothemselvesorothers.

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1.03InformedConsent(a)Socialworkersshouldprovideservicestoclientsonlyinthecontextofaprofessionalrela?onshipbased,whenappropriate,onvalidinformedconsent.Socialworkersshoulduseclearandunderstandablelanguagetoinformclientsofthepurposeoftheservices,risksrelatedtotheservices,limitstoservicesbecauseoftherequirementsofathird-partypayer,relevantcosts,reasonablealterna?ves,clients'righttorefuseorwithdrawconsent,andthe?meframecoveredbytheconsent.Socialworkersshouldprovideclientswithanopportunitytoaskques?ons.

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1.04Competence(a)Socialworkersshouldprovideservicesandrepresentthemselvesascompetentonlywithintheboundariesoftheireduca?on,training,license,cer?fica?on,consulta?onreceived,supervisedexperience,orotherrelevantprofessionalexperience.(b)Socialworkersshouldprovideservicesinsubstan?veareasoruseinterven?ontechniquesorapproachesthatarenewtothemonlyaverengaginginappropriatestudy,training,consulta?on,andsupervisionfrompeoplewhoarecompetentinthoseinterven?onsortechniques.(c)Whengenerallyrecognizedstandardsdonotexistwithrespecttoanemergingareaofprac?ce,socialworkersshouldexercisecarefuljudgmentandtakeresponsiblesteps(includingappropriateeduca?on,research,training,consulta?on,andsupervision)toensurethecompetenceoftheirworkandtoprotectclientsfromharm.

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1.05CulturalCompetenceandSocialDiversity(a)Socialworkersshouldunderstandcultureanditsfunc?oninhumanbehaviorandsociety,recognizingthestrengthsthatexistinallcultures.(b)Socialworkersshouldhaveaknowledgebaseoftheirclients'culturesandbeabletodemonstratecompetenceintheprovisionofservicesthataresensi?vetoclients'culturesandtodifferencesamongpeopleandculturalgroups.(c)Socialworkersshouldobtaineduca?onaboutandseektounderstandthenatureofsocialdiversityandoppressionwithrespecttorace,ethnicity,na?onalorigin,color,sex,sexualorienta?on,age,maritalstatus,poli?calbelief,religion,immigra?onstatus,andmentalorphysicaldisability.

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1.12DerogatoryLanguageSocialworkersshouldnotusederogatorylanguageintheirwrijen,verbal,orelectroniccommunica?onstooraboutclients.Socialworkersshoulduseaccurateandrespecxullanguageinallcommunica?onstoandaboutclients.

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2.03InterdisciplinaryCollabora?on(a)Socialworkerswhoaremembersofaninterdisciplinaryteamshouldpar?cipateinandcontributetodecisionsthataffectthewell-beingofclientsbydrawingontheperspec?ves,values,andexperiencesofthesocialworkprofession.Professionalandethicalobliga?onsoftheinterdisciplinaryteamasawholeandofitsindividualmembersshouldbeclearlyestablished.(b)Socialworkersforwhomateamdecisionraisesethicalconcernsshouldajempttoresolvethedisagreementthroughappropriatechannels.Ifthedisagreementcannotberesolved,socialworkersshouldpursueotheravenuestoaddresstheirconcernsconsistentwithclientwell-being.

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4.01Competence(a)Socialworkersshouldacceptresponsibilityoremploymentonlyonthebasisofexis?ngcompetenceortheinten?ontoacquirethenecessarycompetence.(b)Socialworkersshouldstrivetobecomeandremainproficientinprofessionalprac?ceandtheperformanceofprofessionalfunc?ons.Socialworkersshouldcri?callyexamineandkeepcurrentwithemergingknowledgerelevanttosocialwork.Socialworkersshouldrou?nelyreviewtheprofessionalliteratureandpar?cipateincon?nuingeduca?onrelevanttosocialworkprac?ceandsocialworkethics.(c)Socialworkersshouldbaseprac?ceonrecognizedknowledge,includingempiricallybasedknowledge,relevanttosocialworkandsocialworkethics.

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4.02Discrimina?onSocialworkersshouldnotprac?ce,condone,facilitate,orcollaboratewithanyformofdiscrimina?ononthebasisofrace,ethnicity,na?onalorigin,color,sex,sexualorienta?on,genderiden?tyorexpression,age,maritalstatus,poli?calbelief,religion,immigra?onstatus,ormentalorphysicalability.

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5.01IntegrityoftheProfession(a)Socialworkersshouldworktowardthemaintenanceandpromo?onofhighstandardsofprac?ce.(b)Socialworkersshouldupholdandadvancethevalues,ethics,knowledge,andmissionoftheprofession.Socialworkersshouldprotect,enhance,andimprovetheintegrityoftheprofessionthroughappropriatestudyandresearch,ac?vediscussion,andresponsiblecri?cismoftheprofession.(c)Socialworkersshouldcontribute?meandprofessionalexper?setoac?vi?esthatpromoterespectforthevalue,integrity,andcompetenceofthesocialworkprofession.Theseac?vi?esmayincludeteaching,research,consulta?on,service,legisla?vetes?mony,presenta?onsinthecommunity,andpar?cipa?onintheirprofessionalorganiza?ons.(d)Socialworkersshouldcontributetotheknowledgebaseofsocialworkandsharewithcolleaguestheirknowledgerelatedtoprac?ce,research,andethics.Socialworkersshouldseektocontributetotheprofession'sliteratureandtosharetheirknowledgeatprofessionalmee?ngsandconferences.

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5.02Evalua?onandResearch(a)Socialworkersshouldmonitorandevaluatepolicies,theimplementa?onofprograms,andprac?ceinterven?ons.(b)Socialworkersshouldpromoteandfacilitateevalua?onandresearchtocontributetothedevelopmentofknowledge.(c)Socialworkersshouldcri?callyexamineandkeepcurrentwithemergingknowledgerelevanttosocialworkandfullyuseevalua?onandresearchevidenceintheirprofessionalprac?ce.

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6.01SocialWelfareSocialworkersshouldpromotethegeneralwelfareofsociety,fromlocaltogloballevels,andthedevelopmentofpeople,theircommuni?es,andtheirenvironments.Socialworkersshouldadvocateforlivingcondi?onsconducivetothefulfillmentofbasichumanneedsandshouldpromotesocial,economic,poli?cal,andculturalvaluesandins?tu?onsthatarecompa?blewiththerealiza?onofsocialjus?ce.

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6.02PublicPar?cipa?onSocialworkersshouldfacilitateinformedpar?cipa?onbythepublicinshapingsocialpoliciesandins?tu?ons.

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6.04SocialandPoli?calAc?on(a)Socialworkersshouldengageinsocialandpoli?calac?onthatseekstoensurethatallpeoplehaveequalaccesstotheresources,employment,services,andopportuni?estheyrequiretomeettheirbasichumanneedsandtodevelopfully.Socialworkersshouldbeawareoftheimpactofthepoli?calarenaonprac?ceandshouldadvocateforchangesinpolicyandlegisla?ontoimprovesocialcondi?onstomeetbasichumanneedsandpromotesocialjus?ce.(b)Socialworkersshouldacttoexpandchoiceandopportunityforallpeople,withspecialregardforvulnerable,disadvantaged,oppressed,andexploitedpeopleandgroups.

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(c)Socialworkersshouldpromotecondi?onsthatencouragerespectforculturalandsocialdiversitywithintheUnitedStatesandglobally.Socialworkersshouldpromotepoliciesandprac?cesthatdemonstraterespectfordifference,supporttheexpansionofculturalknowledgeandresources,advocateforprogramsandins?tu?onsthatdemonstrateculturalcompetence,andpromotepoliciesthatsafeguardtherightsofandconfirmequityandsocialjus?ceforallpeople.(d)Socialworkersshouldacttopreventandeliminatedomina?onof,exploita?onof,anddiscrimina?onagainstanyperson,group,orclassonthebasisofrace,ethnicity,na?onalorigin,color,sex,sexualorienta?on,genderiden?tyorexpression,age,maritalstatus,poli?calbelief,religion,immigra?onstatus,ormentalorphysicalability.

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SocialJus?ce

•  Jus?ceintermsofthedistribu?onofwealth,opportuni?es,andprivilegeswithinasociety

•  Thewayinwhichhumanrightsaremanifestedintheeverydaylivesofpeopleateverylevelofsociety

•  Promo?ngtolerance,freedom,andequalityforallpeopleregardlessofrace,sex,orienta?on,na?onalorigin,handicap,etc...

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NASWdefini?onofSocialJus?ce

•  “Socialjus?ceistheviewthateveryonedeservesequaleconomic,poli?calandsocialrightsandopportuni?es.Socialworkersaimtoopenthedoorsofaccessandopportunityforeveryone,par?cularlythoseingreatestneed.”

•  “Indeed,fromthebeginningoftheirprofession,socialworkershavebeeninvolvedin“connec?ngthedots”betweenpeaceandsocialjus?ce”

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TheSocialWorkDic?onary

•  “Anidealcondi?oninwhichallmembersofasocietyhavethesamebasicrights,protec?on,opportuni?es,obliga?ons,andsocialbenefits.Implicitinthisconceptistheno?onthathistoricalinequali?esshouldbeacknowledgedandremediedthroughspecificmeasures.Akeysocialworkvalue,socialjus?ceentailsadvocacytoconfrontdiscrimina?on,oppressionandinstruc?onalinequi?es.”p.405

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S?gma

•  amarkofdisgraceassociatedwithapar?cularcircumstance,quality,orperson

•  asetofnega?veandovenunfairbeliefs•  astrongfeelingofdisapprovalsharedbyothersinsociety

•  Anassocia?onofdisgraceorpublicdisapprovalwithsomething,suchasanac?onorcondi?on

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Bias

•  atendencytobelievethatsomepeople,ideas,etc.,arebejerthanothers

•  prejudiceinfavoroforagainstonething,person,orgroupcomparedwithanother,usuallyinawayconsideredtobeunfair

•  astronginclina?onofthemindorapreconceivedopinionaboutsomethingorsomeone

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Stereotype

•  Anexaggeratedbeliefaboutpeoplebasedontheirmembershipinagroup

•  Servesasjus?fica?onforhowtheyaretreated•  Supportedbythecultureandthemedia

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Prejudice

•  preconceivedopinionthatisnotbasedonreasonoractualexperience

•  anirra?onalautudeofhos?litydirectedagainstanindividual,agroup,arace,ortheirsupposedcharacteris?cs

•  theLa?npraejudiciummeans"judgmentinadvance.”

•  Unreasonabledislikeordistrustofsomeonedifferentfromyou

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Discrimina?on

•  Anyformofgroup-basednega?vetreatment•  Preconceivednega?vejudgmentbasedonaperson’smembershipinacertaingroup

•  Otherdefini?onsspecifythattheharmfulac?onisunjus?fiedorrepresentssomeformofinjus?ce

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Oppression

•  prolongedcruelorunjusttreatmentorcontrol.•  thestateofbeingsubjecttounjusttreatmentorcontrol.

•  mentalpressureordistress.•  unjustorcruelexerciseofauthorityorpower•  Socialoppressionisthesociallysupportedmistreatmentandexploita?onofagroupofindividuals.Socialoppressionisbasedonpowerdynamics,andanindividual'ssocialloca?oninsociety

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Microaggression

•  asubtlebutoffensivecommentorac?ondirectedataminorityorothernondominantgroupthatisovenuninten?onalorunconsciouslyreinforcesastereotype

•  behaviorsorstatementsthatdonotnecessarilyreflectmaliciousintentbutwhichneverthelesscaninflictinsultorinjury

•  Insults,assaults,invalida?ons

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WeightS?gma

•  Internalorexternal•  Implicitorexplicit

•  Thedevalua?onoflargebodies•  Fatphobia•  Bodydissa?sfac?on•  Anythingshamingoroppressingcontributestotheproblem

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Tomiyama,et.al.,2018

“Wedefineweights.gmaasthesocialrejec.onanddevalua.onthataccruestothosewhodonotcomplywithprevailingsocialnormsofadequatebodyweightandshape.”

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WeightCenteredHealthParadigm(WCHP)

•  Weightnorma?ve

•  Weightcentered

•  Weightcentric

•  Weightconversion

•  Weightcorrec?on

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HealthJus?ce

•  Weightneutral•  Weightinclusive

•  Health-centric•  Afocusonwell-being•  Acknowledgessocialdeterminantsofhealth

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"Healthisnotastateweowetheworld.Wearenotlessvaluable,worthy,orloveablebecausewearenothealthy."p.21

Taylor,S.R.(2018).Thebodyisnotanapology:Thepowerofradicalself-love.

Oakland,CA:Berrej-Koehler.

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Calogero,R.M.,Tylka,T.L.,&Mensinger,J.L.(2016).Scien?ficWeigh?sm:AViewofMainstreamWeightS?gmaResearchThroughaFeministLens.FeministPerspec(veson

BuildingaBeQerPsychologicalScienceofGender,9-28.•  Mainstreamweights?gmaresearchissaturatedwithan?-fatbiasands?gma?zingdiscoursesignoringthelivedperspec?veoffatpeople

•  Discrimina?ontowardsfatpeopleislikelytobepubliclysanc?oned,evenwhenopenlyhos?le

•  Thescien?ficliteratureonweights?gmaisastructuralformofs?gma

•  Someresearchersbelievethatencouragingposi?vebodyimage,whichencouragesselfcare,isproblemforwomenwho“should”bedie?nginstead

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Calogero,et.al.,cont

•  ‘Relatedly,publichealthmessagesto“maintainahealthyweight”arebothuninformedandunfairastheyimplythatbodyweightismalleablethroughsheerwillorvoluntaryac?on.’(p.7)

•  Thebeliefthatweightiscontrollablecontributestos?gma

•  Whentheliteraturefocusesonthes?gma?zedtarget,thes?gma?zingagentisinvisibleandunaccountable

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Saleebey,D.(1992).Biology'sChallengetoSocialWork:EmbodyingthePerson-in-EnvironmentPerspec?ve.SocialWork,37(2),112-118.•  Goodnessoffit–whatadapts?•  Ourknowledgebasemustberootedintherealitythatbiologyandsocietyexistincon?nuinginterac?onineveryone

•  Socialworkersstriveforamorefunc?onalintegra?onofmindandbodynestledmorefirmlyinsocialcontexts

•  Weshouldnotbecome,ashelpers,partofthemechanicsandmetaphorsofoppression

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“Aculturefixatedonfemalethinnessisnotanobsessionaboutfemalebeauty,butanobsessionaboutfemaleobedience.Die?ngisthemostpotentpoli?calseda?veinwomen’shistory;aquietlymadpopula?onisatractableone.”NaomiWolf,1990

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(media)"hasbecomeaneconomicjuggernautforthestructureofglobalcapitalismtogeneratewealthoffourbodyshame....theglobalBody-ShameProfitComplex(BSPC)."p.39

"Bodyshameflourishesinourworldbecauseprofitand

powerdependonit."p.50

Taylor,S.R.(2018).Thebodyisnotanapology:Thepowerofradicalself-love.Oakland,CA:Berrej-Koehler.

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WeightandIncome

•  Fatnessandincomearehighlycorrelated•  Povertymaybefajeningbutastrongercasecanbemadethatfatnessisimpoverishing

•  Fatpeoplearelesslikelytobehired,arepaidless,moreharshlydisciplinedandmaybefiredfornotlosingweight

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Hartline-Gravon,H.(2011).FoodInsecurityandObesity:UnderstandingtheConnec?ons.Retrievedfromhjps://www.nbcdi.org/food-insecurity-and-

obesity-understanding-connec?ons•  Limitedaccesstofoodvariety•  Processed,energydensefoodscanstretchthebudget•  Physicalac?vityislesssafeinpoorneighborhoods•  Fooddepriva?onleadstooverea?ngandmetabolicchangesthatpromotefatstorage

•  Foodinsecurityincreasesstress,whichisassociatedwithweightgain

•  Lowincomepeoplehavelessaccesstohealthcare

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"Ourbeliefsaboutbodiesdispropor?onatelyimpactthosewhoserace,gender,sexualorienta?on,ability,andagedeviatefromourdefaultno?ons.Thefurtherfromthedefault,thegreatertheimpact.Weareallaffected-butnotequally."p.51

Taylor,S.R.(2018).Thebodyisnotanapology:Thepowerofradicalself-love.

Oakland,CA:Berrej-Koehler.

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Mensinger,J.L.,Tylka,T.L.,&Calamari,M.E.(2018).Mechanismsunderlyingweightstatusandhealthcareavoidanceinwomen:Astudyofweights?gma,body-relatedshameandguilt,andhealthcarestress.BodyImage,25,139-147.

•  WomenwithhighBMIarelessliketoseekhealthcarethanthinnerwomen

•  Experiencedandinternalizedweights?gmaarerelatedtobody-relatedshameandguilt

•  Healthcarestressassociatedwithbody-relatedshamecontributestohealthcareavoidance

•  Educa?nghealthcareprofessionsaboutweightbiasmayimprovepreventa?vehealthcareinhigherweightwomen

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Lee,J.A.,&Pausé,C.J.(2016).S?gmainPrac?ce:BarrierstoHealthforFatWomen.Fron(ersinPsychology,7.

•  Fatwomenarelesslikelytoreceivescreeningsforbreastandcervicalcancerandmorelikelytodiefromthem

•  Fatpeoplearelesslikelytoreceiveevidencebased,bias-freemedicalcarewhentheydoaccessit

•  Weights?gmacontributestoea?ngdisordersaswellastothehealthproblemsassociatedwithobesity

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Tomiyama, A. J., Carr, D., Granberg, E. M., Major, B., Robinson, E., Sutin, A. R., & Brewis, A. (2018). How and why weight stigma drives the obesity ‘epidemic’ and harms health. BMC

Medicine, 16(1).•  S?gmaislinkedtopoormetabolicandmentalhealth,weightgain,highercor?sol,exerciseavoidance,andincreasedmortality

•  Weights?gmaispervasiveinhealthcareseungs,leadingtoavoidanceofhealthcare

•  An?-obesityeffortscontributetoweights?gma•  “Fat-shamingmessagesencouragediscrimina?onbycondoningit.”

•  Eradica?ngweights?gmawillimprovehealthforeveryone,aspeopleacrosstheBMIspectrumareharmedbyit

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O'Hara,L.,&Taylor,J.(2014).HealthatEverySize:AWeight-neutralApproachforEmpowerment,ResilienceandPeace.Interna(onalJournalofSocialWork

andHumanServicesPrac(ce,2(6),272-282.

•  Theweight-centeredhealthparadigm(WCHP)createsanadipophobicogenicenvironmentaswellasdiminishedhealthandwell-beingforpeopleofsize

•  Thefocusonindividualresponsibilityforhealthleadstoprejudice,bias,s?gmaandgreatersocialsurveillanceofbodies

•  GiventhatWCHPisineffec?veandharmful,recommendingitisunethical

•  TheHealthatEverySize®(HAES)®approachisastrengthbased,evidencebasedethicalalterna?ve

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TownsendCentreforInterna(onalPovertyResearch

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BreneBrown,Women&Shame,2004

•  "Shameistheintenselypainfulfeelingorexperienceofbelievingweareflawedandthereforeunworthyofacceptanceandbelonging."p.15

•  theresultoflayered,conflic?ngandcompe?ngexpecta?onsbasedonrigidsocialandcommunityexpecta?ons

•  Fundamentalismis"anygroupespousingabeliefsystemthatholdsitselfsorightandtruethatitdiscouragesorevenpunishesques?oning."p114

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TheNatureofPrejudiceGordonAllport

published195425thAnniversaryEdi?on1979

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“Referencegroup”vs.“Ingroup”

“In”groupiswhereonebelongs,the"we”

“Reference”groupisonethatiswarmlyaccepted,inwhichonewishestobeincluded,

aspiresto,hasobviousadvantages

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"...youcan'tadvocateforyourselfifyouwon'tadmitwhat

youare."p72

"That'swhyreclaimingfatness-livingvisibly,declaring"I'm

fatandIamnotashamed"-isasocialtoolsorevolu?onary,

solibera?ng,itsaveslives."p.113

West,L.(2017).Shrill.NewYork:HachejeBooks.

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PossibleDownsidesofPublicHealthPromo?ons

•  Whomakesthepolicyandwhy?•  Socialdeterminantsofhealth

•  Selfdetermina?on

•  Scaretac?csandVFHT(vaguefuturehealththreats)

•  Deliberateuseofshame

•  Anorexiaisframedasanormalconsequence

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Bombak,A.(2014).Obesity,healthateverysize,andpublichealthpolicy.AmericanJournalofPublicHealth,104(2),

60-67.

•  Reviewof:evidenceofmetabolicadapta?onstoresistweightloss;fitnessvs.fatness;benefitsofweightneutralapproaches;and“obesityparadox”

•  Publichealthfocusonindividualresponsibilityforweightlosspromotess?gmaandassociatedadverseoutcomes

•  “ObesogenicEnvironment”isnotsupportedbyempiricalevidence

•  Ethicalconcerns,includingmaskingdiscrimina?onandlimi?ngfreedomofchoice

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Asocialjus?ceorientedviewofwellbeing:someideas

•  Acceptanceofbodydiversityratherthanelimina?ngdifferences

•  Acknowledgingsocialdeterminantswhendiscussinghealth

•  "Wellbeingsolu?on"ratherthanaweightsolu?on

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Someideas,con?nued

•  Interven?onstoreduces?gmaanddiscrimina?onwithbothindividualsandsociety

•  Reframes?gmaasdiscrimina?onratherthanblame

•  Focusonchangingcultureratherthanchangingbodies

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Idon'tspeaktothebullytochangethebully,Ispeaksothosebeing

bulliedcanhear

JohnPavlovitz,March17,2018

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