Ywonne Peterson
TMK Konsult AB, Sweden
Title: Obesity childhood family treatment in a practical clinical setting using a Systemic Solution-Focused Brief Therapy model (SFBT)
Biography
Biography: Ywonne Peterson
Abstract
In 2014 more than 41 million children under the age of 5 years where globally estimated being overweight or obese. Overweight is considered to be a global epidemic and marked increase in childhood obesity is alarming. Preventing the development of obesity in children is therefor a worldwide health priority. Healthcare professionals lack of sufficient knowledge, negative conceptions of families with obesity problems, parents lack of locus of control and professionals –parent relationship at risk sometimes leads to the subject of childhood obesity often is avoided. The odds for a child to become obese as an adult increase about threefold if one of the parents is obese and rise tenfold with two obese parents. Without a clear goal, it becomes impossible to work successfully with the organization and method development. In a systemic process in which different professions and fields of knowledge interact it can become very helpful for obese children and their families. Attitude, respect for individual´s needs, integrity and influence are very important in any change of life style. It is not enough to use care measures recommended of scientific studies because they also must be useful in practical clinical settings and be useful for the obese patients. There are many barriers in implementation of treatment models and skills in clinical work and prevention of childhood obesity. I will present some ideas/case studies that might get useful.