Researchers have identified the need to explore the context in which disordered
eating is a reasonable response to violence and socio-cultural expectations, and
the need for prevention programs that link fat phobia with other forms of
oppression (Burstow, 1992; Herman, 1997; Orbach, 1994; Piran, 1999; Sesan, 1994;
Steiner-Adair, 1994, Thompson, 1992). To date, the House of Mirrors
Community Development Pilot Project (the "HOM") is the only community-based
program in Canada that addresses these issues. The HOM is a visual arts
installation of twenty-six full-length mirrors onto which women, girls and artists
of various cultures, ages, and body types portrayed how violence and fat phobia
have impacted their lives. The purpose of this multiple method study was to
assess the efficacy of the HOM as a facilitator of working relationships between
the health, business, art, and education sectors in Campbell River, B.C. The
process was documented in two focus group interviews with five members of the
HOM Subcommittee and in a survey of the HOM subcommittee and the Eating
Disorder Program Advisory Committee. Evaluating the project's effectiveness
distinguished different levels of community involvement as connections,
relationships, and partnerships. The evaluation highlights differences between
prevention and community development initiatives and the need for an
emphasis on partnership building in social work. This knowledge will be used
to inform future policy and practice decisions. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/11512 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Coutts, Lara Marlaine |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Format | 15462533 bytes, application/pdf |
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