Identifying Overweight Risk and Intervening at the Twelve Month Well Child Exam

Date of Award

6-12-2007

Document Type

Undergraduate Capstone Project

Degree Name

Psy.D.

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

John McNeill

Second Advisor

Patricia Robinson

Third Advisor

Laurie Greco

Keywords

Childhood obesity, Acceptance and commitment therapy, ACT, Childhood obesity, Intervention models

Abstract

Childhood obesity is an epidemic that is having devastating effects on the physical and psychological health of children. The core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are explored in this paper relative to how they can be applied as interventions in an early life obesity prevention model. While reviewing research in childhood obesity intervention models, this paper proposes a study that involves conducting behavioral health consultations with mothers whose children are at high risk for becoming overweight.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Extent

35 pages

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