CME/CE PRESENTATION

Nutrition for Every Body: Weight Inclusive Practices for Dietitians

PRESENTER: Holly Paulsen RD, CEDRD-S, LD

DESCRIPTION: Words matter.  In this presentation, we’ll discuss the evidence based practices in providing a weight inclusive nutrition message. From Mindful and Intuitive Eating to Health at Every Size Principles, participants will leave with a full ‘toolbox’ of resources to communicate nutrition messages effectively without triggering disordered eating.

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Define and differentiate between weight centric and weight inclusive nutrition messages 

2. Discuss evidence based support for weight neutral or weight inclusive nutrition

3. Identify resources and references for further training and information

SPEAKER INFO

Holly Paulsen RD, CEDRD-S, LD

Holly Paulsen is a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian in private practice. She specializes in eating disorders and the intersection of eating disorders and diabetes. She uses a non-diet, weight neutral approach in guiding clients and, as a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, is committed to helping others make peace with food. Holly is passionate about eating disorder prevention and treatment through education, speaking on the topic as a number of events and conferences. She is also an IADEP approved Supervisor, and enjoys mentoring other dietitians interested in working with eating disorders and disordered eating. Holly is a member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and a board member of the Eating Disorders Coalition of Iowa.