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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
will be an informal conference call to:
I
will host/facilitate. The callers will decide the
topics.
The
next call will be scheduled in the fall. Look for an announcement
in the Educators newsletter.
Listen
to recordings of past calls
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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