Workshop on Building Body Acceptance
Saturday September 19th
2:00-4:30 “Building Body Acceptance”.
Principal psychologist from Weight Management Psychology, previous Director of Psychology for the Wesley LifeShape Clinic, and Consulting Psychologist for the Queensland Bariatrics, Glenn Mackintosh provides a psychology-minded, evidence-based approach for overcoming the common challenge of body-image dissatisfaction in people looking to release body weight.
As well as causing significant psychological distress, body-image dissatisfaction is a major barrier to reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. Furthermore, body-image dissatisfaction has risen to the extent that it is now “normal”. However, psychology offers an understanding of body-image dissatisfaction and strategies to overcome it, helping people improve their body image, and achieve and maintain healthy weights more successfully.
Translating conclusive research into clinical practice, Glenn Mackintosh provides a comprehensive psychology-based model for improving body image.
Cost - $120.00, Early-bird - $100.00
*20% Discounts apply for people bringing a friend, 25% for people
bringing two, 30% for people bringing 3 or more, and 35% for people
bringing 5 or more friends (discounts apply to all participants)!
Early-bird rates also apply until August 22nd.
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Glenn Mackintosh is the Principal Psychologist at Weight Management Psychology. He is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and Queensland Board of Psychologists, a fellow of the Obesity Prevention and Treatment Society, and the state representative for the APS Psychology of Eating, Weight, and Body-image Interest Group. After completing study at the University of Queensland, where he received joint Honours in Psychology and Human Movement Studies, the Dean’s commendation for high achievement several times, and finished with a current GPA of 7, Glenn was awarded his Master of Psychology. Glenn’s research looked at how psychological and social factors effected weight management. During research, he developed the “Personal Motivation for Weight Management Scale”, which was significantly predicted weight loss outcome. Also involved in teaching, Glenn has supervised, lectured, and guest lectured in weight management psychology, health psychology, self-esteem and motivation, sport and exercise psychology, performance psychology, and the psychology of injury, at the University of Queensland, Griffith University, and the Australian College of Applied Psychology. Glenn also features in the media regularly, having interviewed on weight related topics for Grazia Magazine, 4BC Radio, and A Current Affair. Glenn’s passion is in helping people effectively manage their weight, training health professionals in applying psychological principals for weight management, and developing interdisciplinary teams to help people who are grappling with weight management issues.
www.weightmanagementpsychology.com.au