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Good practices in communication during nutrition counseling
CONTEXT: Nutrition counseling is a two-way interaction through which a client and dietitian, nutritionist, or other health professional reaches clients in understanding important information about their health and nutrition, such as nutrition assessment and identifying individual nutritional needs and goals. During the counseling, the health professional and client should together discuss ways to meet those goals and next steps, focusing on practical actions, to address nutrition needs as well as behavior changes. We can divide the nutrition consultation into components, such as welcoming, motivation, assessment, and counseling. The main objectives for the welcoming and motivation are to create a favorable environment so that the client feels as comfortable as possible to open the doors of their world to the health professional and at the same time the health professional understands the motivation for this appointment. The main objectives for assessment and counselling components are to evaluate the degree of change in anthropometric parameters, in a way that is less uncomfortable for the patient and make him/her understand the result of this assessment; understand the eating habits, in the most realistic way possible; and carry out the nutritional intervention, defining a patient-centered action plan, directly related with the client's habits, culture and socio-economic issues.
VIDEO: The video can be used in both fields, obesity and eating disorders. We invite you to find out the “do’s” and “don’t’s” during the nutrition counseling, guided by a communication specialist at the nutrition counseling.
Simulation of nutrition counseling with a dietitian addressing good practices in communication during the welc
What are the key points in patient welcoming? What are the key points for establishing consultation and intervention objectives?
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A Positive Mindset - Simulation in communicating with patients and families
A relative explains how her brother, who is now 14 years old, has always been quite obese. She discusses the problems he faces with a therapist.
A sister explains the problem her brother, Jack, aged 14 years old, has with his weight, to the therapist
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How to approach the conversation about obesity
The video presents a pediatrician-teenager conversation about being overweight
Female patient, 16 years old, c/o: uneasiness, discomfort, and a sensation of weight in the chest, heartburn,
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