Christina Hughes Training Provider Profile

Christina Hughes

Big Fat Pregnancy

Location: Washington

425.312.6433

https://www.bigfatpregnancy.com

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Training offered: A three-hour intensive workshop to unpack weight bias, understand Big Fat Pregnancy’s Fat Positive Provider model, and learn some basics when working with folks in larger bodies. To set the foundation for the workshop, you’ll have acess to two short pre-recorded lessons to explore the foundations of what we believe are essential components to size inclusive care. Two easy to watch pre-recorded video lessons to set the foundation and explain the framework of Fat Positive Care A robust vocabulary guide to introduce foundational terms in size inclusive care Three-hour live session with Christina with Zoom, recorded and sent to participants post workshop Discussion, break out rooms, and activities geared towards creating ideas and solutions for your specific practice during the workshop Post workshop reflection packet to continue challenging weight bias and resources for further education Community with other providers who want to be more inclusive to folks living in larger bodies
Summary of qualifications: I have a masters in Adult Education and Training with an emphasis in Online Teaching. I have been teaching this course for two years now as well as countless workshops, classes, and such since I got my masters in 2020.
Style of teaching: I focus on the why of learning. Adults learn best when they can make meaning of their experiences and connect that with the new material they are digesting. We accomplish this by a wide variety of discussion topics and styles, reflection activities, and activities to do post workshop for continued learning. We respect that adults need multiple means of representation, engagement, and action & expression. We follow and use the Cast UDL guidelines. https://udlguidelines.cast.org/
Years offering training: 2

Languages Spoken

English

Profile last updated: 12/6/2023 10:40:08 AM

Testimonials for Christina Hughes

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Ken McGee (they/he)

I had the pleasure of taking Christina's Fat Positive Provider Workshop in September of 2023. The course started with Christina emailing short, digestable videos to watch ahead of time. When it came to the day for class, Christina had great slides on better supporting fat clients. From there, we had breakout sessions to talk about different ideas on how to apply the material to our current practice. I would highly recommend that any birth professionals take Christina's course: it's easy sign up, the material will immediately apply to your clients, and will help you do better advocacy in birth spaces.

Testimonial submitted 1/2/2024

Melanie Schweitzer-Guymon

This training is essential for anyone wanting to truly provide inclusive and trauma informed care. Christina is a great instructor, presenting evidence based information as well as personal experience. She provides the space and time for questions and comments, and is open and easy to talk to. This class is perfect for all levels of providers serving pregnant people, and really gets to the heart of the impact we can have on people who historically have been underserved and forced into unnecissary interventions due to outdated medical training and societal judgement. Christina's communication before and after the class was timely, and she was flexible when I wasn't able to attend the original class due to having to attend a birth. Looking forward to taking more classes in the future!

Testimonial submitted 1/2/2024

Amanda Martin, PCD(NAPS)

I recently took Christina's Fat Positive Provider Workshop course live online. Christina had a wealth of information and experience to share. The class was amazingly organized, planned, and presented. The course included fat discrimination history, trauma impants, intersectionality, that all show up in a care provider setting and how we can asses and amend our own practices towards fat positivity. In addition to the presentation, she provided the class with supplemental learning materials ahead of time and follow up materials afterward. I left feeling well equipped to assess my own practice for fat positivity level and had resources to help me on my journey to becoming a fat positive provider for our community.

Testimonial submitted 12/6/2023