Nutrition Therapy

This book is meant to challenge readers to try new helping and counseling skills, as well as give role models for nutrition therapy. Discusses the nutrition therapist; counseling and learning as they relate to children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, and families; empathy and multicultural sensitivity in counseling; empowerment and weight issues; business skills that improve communication and success; assessment; counseling skills for behavior change; cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational counseling and therapy; nutritional diagnostic codes and measurable outcomes; quality inpatient counseling; exercise resistance and obsession; the group process; counseling tactics that work and those that don't; seizing opportunities in future markets; etc. Includes many examples of counseling strategies, and contains input from 36 dietitians based on their practical skills and knowledge.