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professionals!
We’re so glad you’re here. No matter your field or area of expertise, if your work supports people’s wellbeing, you have the power to shape how they feel about their bodies – and that influence can last a lifetime.
Our professional development programs are here to support you in creating more inclusive, supportive environments for people of all ages. Grounded in research and designed with care, these programs offer practical tools and fresh perspectives to help you build confidence – in yourself and the people you support.
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For fitness professionals
Building Better Body Image: Becoming an EMBRACE Fitness Professional
Redefine fitness. Build body confidence. Leave diet culture behind.
Building Better Body Image: Becoming an EMBRACE Fitness Professional equips fitness professionals (including personal trainers, group fitness instructors, gym/studio owners, physiotherapists and exercise physiologists) with the knowledge, tools and confidence to create inclusive training environments that support holistic, health-focused fitness that is fun and feels good, and improves client wellbeing, retention and outcomes.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to level up, you’re in the perfect position to redefine what fitness looks and feels like.
What do you get in Building Better Body Image: Becoming an EMBRACE Fitness Professional?
- 3 video modules
- Digital workbook
- Certificate of completion
For early childhood educators
Body Blocks
Build better body image from the beginning.
Body Blocks is a groundbreaking program for early childhood educators that aims to prevent body image issues in young people by getting in early with messages of body appreciation.
It’s the world’s first publicly available, broadly disseminated body image program for early childhood educators, and empowers young children to develop positive relationships with food, movement and their bodies from the very beginning of their lives. As an early childhood educator, you’re in the perfect position to help build the foundations of this relationship and set your early learners up for life. So let’s get started!
For school teachers
Teacher Masterclass
Understand body image issues among students of all ages and get practical strategies to support their wellbeing.
This 20-minute video that you can watch on your own or play in your staff meeting gives teachers practical advice and actionable strategies about what to do and say to your students in relation to bodies, food and weight. And it’s not just for HPE teachers or wellbeing coordinators either – this is an issue that goes across all KLAs, as bullying and body shaming comments can happen in any classroom.
By watching, you’ll gain: expert knowledge, actionable strategies, real stories
What do you get in the Embrace Kids Teacher Masterclass?
- Full masterclass
- Teacher handout
- Certificate
For health professionals
Practitioner guide
Body image resource guide for health professionals.
This guide for practitioners summarises the evidence-based body image programs and tools we have available for families, educators and communities, so you can easily print it out, have it on your desk (or in your clinic) and share the right support with the young people you work with.
