COUNSELING CENTER
Peer Education
Body Image Peer Education (BIPE)
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Eating
disorders impact up to 20% of college students. Many
more students struggle with feeling good about their
appearance and bodies. This peer education program is
designed to help students become educators for the Towson
community about eating disorders and to assist in improving
the body image of our students.
What type of training do students in the BIPE track receive?
The
training for this program is three two-hour sessions and
involves opportunities for students to examine their own
beliefs about food and weight issues. Those who are
interested in being members of BIPE must be working on
having healthy relationships with food and their bodies in
order to be good role models for Towson students. Content
topics that are covered include:
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The causes and consequences of eating
disorders.
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The
influence of the media in the development of body image
and eating issues.
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Basics of nutrition and exercise
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Ways to
have a better relationship with food and body.
BIPE
students are trained in several different interactive programs
but students generate new programs based on the needs of the
campus.
Eating
Disorders 101:
This program explains eating disorders and provides an overview
of the different types of eating disorders. Suggestions
for ways to work on body image and food issues are provided as
well as ways to help a friend with an eating disorder. The
resources on campus are also discussed.
Body Image 101:
This program includes many of the components of Eating Disorders
101 but covers these issues less thoroughly in order to spend
more time discussing body image issues. The role of the media in
the development of body image issues is examined and the costs
of pursuing our culture’s beauty ideal are explored.
Fear Not the
Freshman 15:
This program works to dispel the myths of the Freshman 15 and
provides the audience with helpful suggestions of ways to be
healthy throughout college.
Friends Don't Let Friends Fat Talk:
Do I look fat in this? I wish I was thinner…Students engage in
this type of conversation with each other on a daily basis,
often believing that it is harmless to talk this way.
Unfortunately, fat talk is toxic, possibly damaging to body
image, food habits, and relationships with others.
What
activities are BIPE students engaged in?
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BIPE
students are invited into classrooms and student group
meetings to deliver presentations on eating disorders and
related issues.
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They may
also be involved in assisting staff members in delivering
programs to the larger Towson community during Love Your
Body Week and National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
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BIPE members also organize and assist with campus events
such as the Great Jeans Giveaway.
Application Procedure:
You can apply for the Peer Ed Program online.
To submit an online application form, click :
Counseling Center
Glen Esk
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-2512
E-mail: bjherman@towson.edu
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