Transcript Reflections: Body Image Program

Developed by Carolyn Becker as a part of the
Reflections: Body Image Program
For Tri Delta sorority
Reflections
a peer-led program
 The purpose of Reflections is to help sorority sisters
establish and maintain a positive body image.
 The first scientifically supported evidence based eating
disorders prevention program designed for and with
sororities
 Reflections endeavors to help participants resist the
ultrathin, unrealistic ideal standard of female beauty
prevalent in today’s society.
 Using highly interactive, peer-led, small groups,
Reflections is a two-day, intervention program designed by
experts and implemented through trained peer leaders on
college campuses throughout North America.
Reflections has a proven track
record
 8 months after the program, 53% of participants at one school no
longer felt strongly that their weight influenced how they felt
about themselves as a person.
 48% of women at one college said they "felt fat almost every day"
before the program felt that way never or less than half the time
up to 8 months after the program.
 Over 50% of participants who felt their shape often interfered
with their ability to concentrate before the program experienced
a dramatic decrease well after the program.
 No other peer-led eating disorders prevention program is
supported by such rigorous testing by independent scientists as
Reflections.
Reflections: Body Image Academy
 a three-day interactive workshop designed to
prepare students and/or professional staff to
implement the Reflections: Body Image Program in
their respective organizations.
 Tri Delta’s creation of BIA enables organizations—
including other Greek-letter organizations and
colleges and universities—to adopt, adapt and
facilitate the program according to their own needs
and structure while still maintaining the integrity
of the overall research design and program model
Reflections:Body Image Academy
 Upcoming Reflections: Body Image Academies
 When: August 1-3, 2011
 Where: Arlington, TX
Registration is will open soon.
Cost to attend is $485 and includes all meals and double
room accommodations.
 When: August 3-5, 2011
 Where: Arlington, TX
Registration will open soon.
Cost to attend is $485 and includes all meals and double
room accommodations.
Fat Talk Free Week
 A 5 day public awareness effort to raise awareness
about the dangers of “fat talk” and the impact it
has on women’s overall self-esteem and
confidence.
 As a part of the Reflections program, those who
have gone through the peer-led training would
also provide leadership for the Fat Talk Free Week
activities and events.
 It is not required to go through Reflections to host
a Fat Talk Free Week on your campus.
Fat Talk Free Week
The 2010 campaign asked supporters to spread the
message of Fat Talk Free® Week by inviting their
friends and family to share the message of ending fat
talk through self-expression and social media.
Fat Talk Free Week at TCU
 “Fat Talk Free Zones” around campus with materials
and opportunities to add to the positive body talk
chain.
 Community Eating Disorder professionals helped to
support the program by gathering parts of the chain
from schools and other community organizations
 Participants wrote a positive image on a slip of paper
that was later chained to others and displayed across
the commons spanning about 50 yards.
Positive Body Image Chain
Other Activities
 Visit www.Facebook.com/FatTalkFree and share it
with your family
 Download the “Friends Don’t Let Friends Fat Talk
 Attend the “Linking of the Chain” celebration
 Join the Fat Talk Free Video Contest (on the
facebook page)
 Play the End Fat Talk videos around campus and as
a part of awareness presentations
Links for further information
 http://www.bodyimageprogram.org/
 http://www.bodyimageprogram.org/action/
ftfevents/
 www.Facebook.com/FatTalkFree
 https://www.tridelta.org/Document/News/F
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