AATE 2025 National Conference

It is estimated that 22% of children and adolescents struggle with disordered eating. Theatre education environments can inadvertently promote risk factors through our casting, costuming, and classroom practices, and few educators receive training on how to recognize and ameliorate these risks. This evidence-based, solutions-focused session will encourage self-reflection and provide participants with strategies to begin incorporating primary prevention practices into their pedagogy. Topics include addressing implicit and explicit anti-fat bias, supporting positive identity development, and modeling healthy habits and language.