NTDT330 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hockey Puck, Linguistics, High-Context And Low-Context Cultures
16 Sep 2016
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Nutrition counseling is an ongoing process where a health professional, usually an rd, works with an individual to assess usual dietary intake and find where change is needed. Nutrition professionals use the nutrition care process) ncp as an outline for decision making. Adherence is the ultimate goal of nutrition counseling and is maintained by good communication and deterred by requiring changes. Nutrition counseling facilitates change for healthy nutrition lifestyle, happens over time, solves problems that are barriers to change, and always put the client first. 3 goals of nutrition counseling: facilitate lifestyle awareness (focus on client, healthy lifestyle decision (explore feelings, take appropriate action (let them take risks) Tailoring diet/nutrition information, using social support in/out of health care setting, provide skills and training, effective client/provider communication, pay attention to follow up and monitoring. What 2 strategies help increase adherence to nutrition information: strategies that influence behavior, strategies that involve clients in the session.
