Addressing Body Image Struggles for Patients with Disfiguring Medical Conditions: Best Practices for Assessment & Treatment

By the end of this presentation, you will know:

1) Best practices for approaching conversations about body image in a medical setting

2) Content areas for clinical assessment that can be conducted during brief clinical encounters as well as more extensive therapeutic interactions 

3) Practical tips and strategies for body image treatment to facilitate greater body image awareness and acceptance 

4)Local and national community resources for body image and psychosocial care of medical populations 

A bit about our speaker

Dr. Michelle Fingeret is a licensed psychologist who has worked for over 18 years in the oncology setting with a unique focus on addressing body image issues for patients with cancer. She obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Texas A&M University in 2004, and completed her postdoctoral research fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Fingeret worked as an Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson in the Department of Behavioral Science for 10 years. She then started Fingeret Psychology Services, a consulting practice to expand her work in the specialized area of body image and psychosocial oncology.

While at MD Anderson, Dr. Fingeret developed the only program of its kind in the United States focused on addressing body image issues for cancer patients through a combination of research, patient care services, and educational activities. Her  body Image Research and Therapy Program garnered national media attention, and enhanced the care of cancer survivors struggling with changes to their appearance and bodily functioning. Dr. Fingeret has published over 50 peer-reviewed research articles, has been awarded numerous grants from the National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society, and edited the first academic textbook on body image care for cancer patients. She is a fellow and former president of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.

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