Session: Addressing Weight Stigma (Society for Social Work and Research 30th Annual Conference Anniversary)

Addressing Weight Stigma

Schedule:
Saturday, January 17, 2026: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Marquis BR 8, ML 2 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)
Cluster:
Convener:
Kiki Kline, PhD, LSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The proposed SIG “Addressing Weight Stigma” is a necessary development to confront the marginalization, oppression, and discrimination of people living in larger bodies and the fear surrounding identifying with this group.