This interactive workshop seeks to explore how social work approaches to education, research, and practice can promote body sovereignty for queer youth with disabilities by integrating two critical domains underrepresented in social work literature: fat activism and queer sexual wellbeing.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
Upon completion, the participant will be able to explain the intersections of fat activism, sexual wellbeing, disability, and social work.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to explain how systemic issues like ableism, fatphobia, homophobia, and transphobia impact agency and self-determination.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe actionable tactics to apply principles of body sovereignty, fat activism, and sexual wellbeing in their practice.
