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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
World Nursing 2017
July 10-12, 2017
23
rd
World Nursing and Healthcare Conference
July 10-12, 2017 Berlin, Germany
Obesity childhood family treatment in a practical clinical setting using a systemic solution-focused brief
therapy model (SFBT)
Ywonne Peterson
TMK Konsult AB, Sweden
I
n 2014, more than 41 million children under the age of 5 years were 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 there for a worldwide health priority. Healthcare professional’s lack of sufficient knowledge, negative conceptions of
families with obesity problems, parent’s lack of locus of control and professional-parent relationship at risk leads to the subject of
childhood obesity often avoided. The odds for a child to become obese as an adult increases 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 for the obese patients. There are many barriers in implementation of treatment models and skills in
clinical work and prevention of childhood obesity. Here, the author will present some ideas/case studies that might be useful.
Biography
Ywonne Peterson is a Family Therapist and holds a Master’s degree in Social Work. She has worked as a Consulting Supervisor and Trainer of professionals who
are working with childhood obesity using an SFBT-model. She was a Supervisor at Childhood Obesity Unit, Malmo University Hospital from 2000-2004. She has
given many lectures on Childhood Obesity in various institutes.
Ywonne Peterson, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-049