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For Nutrition Professionals
supervision | training | home study | coaching
Special
Round Table Conference Call for
Internship
Directors and Professors who teach Nutrition
Counseling Skills
The
idea started on the list serve of the "Dietetic
Educators of Practitioners" Practice Group.
This
is an informal conference call to:
I
will host/facilitate. The callers will decide the
topics.
The
next call will be scheduled in the winter to be held
in the spring of 2012. If you have a request as to
day and time, e-mail me.
Listen
to recordings of past calls
October,
2011
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How to
use the concepts of coaching toward better
performance to bring students along in counseling
skills
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The
use of triads for practice and experience in a
graduate counseling class.
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An
interesting discussion (no clear solutions) on how
to increase the retention of skills after the class
ends.
April,
2011
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Using the Step
by Step Program to bring these skills into the
practice setting.
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Coping with the uneven effort
level of students as the semester progresses and
stress goes up.
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Conveying to students and
interns the importance of on-going practice.
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Various models for courses that
teach counseling skills including a one-credit
externship.
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Results of research conducted
by one of the callers to measure skill level after
teaching motivational interviewing to students.
October,
2010
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How to best give feedback to students/interns
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How to use the Step by Step Program in various
settings
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Value of recordings and transcripts
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Use of role play vs. real play in practice settings such as in a
classroom
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How to help interns gain skill with the short contact common in inpatient settings.
March,
2010
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How to include body image in curriculum
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What should be included in a new textbook that one of the callers is working on
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The role of supervision in our profession (or lack of it) and how to bring this into training for future RDs
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Incorporating concepts and practical aspects of collaboration in health care teams
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An interesting way to develop “cases” to use in nutrition counseling practice
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Using discussion boards for responses in
courses
November,
2009
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How to respond to interns’ desire to practice counseling with patients in an outpatient setting when their skill level is not adequate yet.
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How to use video vignettes and PowerPoint slides from the Toolbox for Nutrition Counseling Education.
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Use of transcriptions of client sessions for student/intern feedback.
April,
2009
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Finding opportunities for students to practice counseling
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How to assess student’s skills and how to assign grades
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Using student self-evaluation
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Text books
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Addressing student’s/intern’s impulse to jump in a give advice too soon
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Learning to achieve balance between the counseling process and nutrition content
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Addressing the anxiety to cover too much material in a session when there is not enough
time
October,
2008
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Encouraging interns to take a client-centered approach with hospitalized patients
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How to work with preceptors who seem to be less client-centered in their approach than you are trying to teach the interns to be
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What counseling content and practice DI programs are including in their coursework
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Modeling the concept of choice with students/interns by asking them to choose 3 counseling techniques to practice
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Use of session records in training
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Use of observation forms to focus the interns as they observe preceptors
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How to introduce nutrition content within a client-centered context
June,
2008:
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What to include in undergrad vs. grad courses
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When and how to provide practical experience
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Textbooks
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Videos and other resources
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