Accredited Provider # 21187

Learn all about weight bias and ways to address it in this 2-hour online course worth 2 CPEUs.  Follow along the presentation and engage in voluntary activities that allow you to reflect, recap, and summarize your knowledge and experience with this topic.  

The online course is accompanied with:

1) a workbook that includes fill-in-the-blank worksheets, assessment tools, and the reference/reading list

2) a presentation slides handout

3) a final graded exam that addresses all the learning objectives

Suggested CDR Performance Indicators:

• 1.1.3 Understands the impact of personal values and beliefs on practice.
• 2.1.7 Delivers information and opinions in a respectful and professional manner
• 4.2.2 Reflects on own values, beliefs, and biases
• 6.2.5 Applies research/evidence-based findings to improve practice, service delivery, and health and nutrition of customers.

Suggested CDR Learning Need Codes:

• 1040: Cultural sensitivity
• 1050: Ethics
• 5370: Weight management, obesity
• 6020: Counseling, therapy, and facilitation skills
• 9020: Evaluation and application of research

Course expires 6/7/2022

  Devon L. Golem, PhD, RD

Dr. Devon Golem has completed research on this topic and presented her findings to healthcare, nutrition, and fitness professionals. She has been an advocate of weight bias awareness and reduction since 2012.  She continually monitors the scientific literature to present up-to-date findings on this topic.