Nutrition Counseling and Education Skills : A Guide for Professionals

Now in vibrant full color, this updated 7th Edition of Holli&;s best-selling Nutrition Counseling and Education Skills : A Guide for Professionals helps students develop the communications, counseling, interviewing, motivational, and professional skills they&;ll need as Registered Dietician professionals.

Throughout the book, the authors focus on effective nutrition interventions, evidence-based theories and models, clinical nutrition principles, and knowledge of behavioral science and educational approaches.

Packed with activities, case studies, and self-assessment questions, the 7th Edition features new content that reflects the latest changes in the field, new online videos that bring nutrition counseling techniques to life, and a powerful array of new and enhanced in-text and online learning tools.

• New chapter-opening Case Challenges, with related questions threaded through the chapter, encourage students to think critically about chapter content.
• New counseling videos from the author bring content to life and help students understand the nuances of effective nutrition counseling.
• Coverage of new standards of practice for specialties such as gerontology, nephrology, etc., keeps students up-to-date with today&;s best practices.
• A three-part organization (Communication Skills, Counseling for Health Behavior Change, and Education Skills) provides a better flow of information.
• Updated ACEND and AND guidelines reflect the latest changes in the field.
• A new full-color design and illustration program clarifies content and makes the book easier to understand for today&;s highly visual learner.
• Insightful coverage of the Nutrition Care Process , the basis for the Standards of Professional Practice in delivering patient/client care, helps students understand the four steps in the process: nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis using PES statements (Problem, Etiology and Signs/Symptoms), nutrition intervention, and nutrition monitoring and evaluation.
• In-Book and Online Case Studies highlight current issues, such as cultural sensitivity, and allow students to apply key concepts to real-life scenarios.
• Updated activities give students practice in developing their own communication skills and style.
• Updated discussion questions encourage students to explore and respond to key communication issues and problems.
• Valuable Appendices contain the standardized language for the Nutrition Care Process from the International Dietetics & Nutrition Terminology (IDNT) Reference Manual.
• New online student resources include a Case Study engine, compelling videos, and a free student membership to the Nutrition Today journal.
• New faculty resources make the book a more effective teaching and learning tool.