Critical feminist perspectives of disordered eating experiences in male athletes.
The workshop will consider the following topics: Workshop purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to examine the myths and realities of consulting with male athletes and consider how the new APA guidelines impact applied SEP practice. Critics have asserted that the guidelines do not consider the positive aspects of masculine identity development (Mull, 2015).
These guidelines are based on the notion that many aspects of traditional masculinity can, under certain circumstances, be harmful to the psychosocial development of boys and men (APA, 2018). Recently, the American Psychological Association (APA) has published guidelines for psychological practice with male clients. For example, Coakley (2015) affirms both male and female athletes (over)conform to a masculine ‘sport ethic’ where making sacrifices, striving for distinction, accepting risks and playing through pain, and confronting obstacles in the pursuit of success are all acceptable rules of the game. Historically, sport has been considered one of the few social institutions that strongly promotes traditional forms of masculine values. Workshop description: Despite its relative lack of attention, promoting healthy male development (through sport) is a social justice issue (Kiselica & Woodford, 2007 Kiselica & Englar-Carlson, 2010).
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