The Body Project: A Peer-Led, Evidence Based, Body Acceptance Program for Young Adults
Department, Center, or Institute
Health Sciences
Presentation Format
Department Organized Oral Session
Presentation Type
Internship
Description
The Body Project is a dissonance based body acceptance program that is designed to help young adults resist the cultural pressures to conform to an appearance ideal.The Body Project is supported by more research than any other body image program and has been found to reduce the onset of eating disorders. In this internship program, peer leaders are trained in the Body Project curriculum and then disseminate the program to other Furman students.
Department Organized Oral Session Title
Health Sciences Internship Symposium
Moderator/Professor
Kelly Frazier, Furman University Health Sciences
Session Number
1
Start Date and Time
4-9-2019 9:45 AM
Location
PAC 116
Recommended Citation
Hicks, Katie and Lee, Jada, "The Body Project: A Peer-Led, Evidence Based, Body Acceptance Program for Young Adults" (2019). Furman Engaged!. 215.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furmanengaged/2019/all/215
The Body Project: A Peer-Led, Evidence Based, Body Acceptance Program for Young Adults
PAC 116
The Body Project is a dissonance based body acceptance program that is designed to help young adults resist the cultural pressures to conform to an appearance ideal.The Body Project is supported by more research than any other body image program and has been found to reduce the onset of eating disorders. In this internship program, peer leaders are trained in the Body Project curriculum and then disseminate the program to other Furman students.