To be eligible for HAES Australia Verified Provider membership, applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. You are committed to evidence-based practice and use an exclusively weight-inclusive and weight-neutral approach in practice, aligned with the principles of HAES.

2. You are a health practitioner who practices in an area of health and/or fitness where a person may experience size discrimination or weight bias and hold current registration with an Australian professional board or association. See list of HAES Verified Provider professions.

3. You have completed at least 16 hours of HAES foundational training within the last 5 years. See list of HAES Fundamentals training.

4. You have been practicing weight-inclusive and weight-neutral care for a minimum of 1 year (referee provided) or have a HAES Australia Verified Provider mentor/supervisor.
   

5. You have assessed that all of your advertising, marketing and social media is aligned with HAES principles. Download the HAES Principles for Marketing Rubric.
   

6. You complete eight hours of HAES specific continuing professional development (CPD) each membership year. See list of HAES CPD.

Where applicants are suitably qualified but have not meet all the requirements to be a HAES verified provider, general membership will be provided. The application can be reviewed once within the membership year when the applicant has met requirements. HAES Australia reserves the right to deny membership or withdraw membership at the discretion of the management committee.

Current HAES Verified Provider members have organisational voting rights and are eligible for management committee positions. All HAES Australia membership requires acceptance of HAES Australia’s privacy policy and HAES Australia’s code of conduct.

Apply for HAES Australia Verified Provider Membership

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