Resources for Clinicians

Related to the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Behavioral Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Children and Adolescents

Training and Continuing Education

Webinars

Progress Notes: Treating Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescent opens in new window

Learn more about APA’s clinical practice guideline for multicomponent behavioral treatment of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents.

Evidence Based Pediatric Weight Management Programs – The MEND Program in the United States opens in new window

This webinar from the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, provides an overview of the use of evidence-based weight management programs in the U.S.

Other Training

Evidence-Based Obesity Management for Primary Care

Information for primary care physicians on evidence-based approaches to treating children with obesity or overweight.

Case Examples

Younger Girl

Carmen, 6-year-old Latina girl

Carmen lived with her parents and grandmother. She was referred to a multidisciplinary weight management program due to concerns about her body mass index (BMI), which was at the 99th percentile for her age and gender.

Middle-School Boy

Marcus, 11-year-old African-American boy

Marcus lived with his mother and two younger brothers and attended middle school. His body mass index (BMI) was at the 99th percentile for his age and gender. He had a very close relationship with his mother and did well in school, but he also needed additional support in completing tasks because of his diagnosis of ADHD.

Teenage Boy

Jason, 15-year-old white male

Jason lived with his mother and niece. He expressed a desire to be a healthier weight but was having difficulty with managing his weight and had not been successful in a general weight management program

Teenage Girl

June, 18-year-old biracial female

June, who lived with her parents, was a senior in high school with sporadic attendance. June was referred for psychotherapy and multicomponent behavioral weight treatment, with specific concerns focused on her difficulty making healthy eating choices and her low motivation to engage in physical activity.