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Body Image Assessment Among Community Mental Health Providers
Virginia Ramseyer Winter1, Anna Brett2, Danielle Pevehouse-Pfeiffer3
1School of Social Work, University of Missouri, 705 Clark Hall, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. RamseyerWinterV@missouri.edu.
Abstract:
Although research suggests an association between body image and mental health, with poor body image related to several mental illnesses, there is no research exploring mental health clinicians' body image screening practices. This study aims to fill this gap among a sample of community mental health providers (N = 216). Using a cross-sectional design, clinicians in Community Health Centers were recruited through email using purposeful and snowball sampling in a Midwest state. The majority of participants identified as women (88.4%) and White (88.4%). Additionally, the mean age of the sample was 36.66 years and participants reported working an average of 8.44 years as a mental health provider. We ran descriptive and Chi square analyses. Results suggest a relationship between viewing body image screening as important and level of preparedness as well as level of preparedness and actual assessment. Training and assessment tools may be warranted to increase clinician's preparedness. Additional clinical and policy recommendations are discussed.
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