BROOKE BENTON MS, RD, LDN, CDE NS420 Nutritional Counseling Unit 1 Seminar

Counseling

Seminar 1 - Outline 1. Get to know each other 2. Go over syllabus 3. Answer your questions 4. Nutrition Therapy

A little about me… My husband and I have 2 daughters: Claire is 5 years old and Audrey is 2 ½ years old We have a spoiled 7 year old yorkie, Max I live in coastal North Carolina and LOVE the beach! I am a Registered Dietitian & Certified Diabetes Educator I LOVE working for Kaplan University and have been working here for 5 years!

My Family

Now – your turn Tell us an interesting fact about yourself! Get your typing fingers ready….

Questions? I will try to put in questions? Slides throughout the seminar power point. I can answer questions at any time. To get my attention – type just a ??? As soon as I finish my thought, I will answer your question. If you are still unclear – send me an and I will get to it right after seminar.

Moving forward Let’s look at the syllabus

First, the basics Here is my contact info: Kaplan Address: I will get back to you within 24 hours during the week and within 48 hours on the weekend

Moving on! Does everyone have their textbook? Kaplan requires Microsoft Word to submit projects. Word is different than WordPerfect or Microsoft Works. Please check to be sure that your software is compatible.

Course Description This course addresses various aspects of a nutritional counseling session including client encounter, documentation and data gathering. Analytical strategies, planning, implementation and assessment of progress of nutrition therapy for individual clients are discussed.

Why do I need to know this? Having read the course description, how will this course be important to your career?

Grading Criteria/ Course Evaluation Total Points 9 Discussion Questions (50 points each) Projects:550  Unit 3 – 125 points  Unit 5 – 150 points  Unit 7 – 150 points  Unit 9 – 125 points TOTAL: 1000 points

When will I get my grades? Discussion and project grades will be updated each week no later than Sunday of the week following the Unit’s completion Approved Late work will be graded within five days of the submission date

Course Policies – How to Label Your Work Projects: Please label your projects: username- assignmentunit#.doc. For example, a student named Brooke Benton would name her file Bbenton-Unit 3project.doc. Subject Lines: Please start your subject lines in correspondence with Course & section username: SUBJECT_OF_MESSAGE (for example, NS420-BBenton: Question regarding project)

My dog ate my homework…

Course Policies - Late Work Policy - Late work will not be accepted unless there are clear and compelling extenuating circumstances. If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing course assignments/exams you must contact your instructor immediately—prior to the assignment/exam/quiz due-date unless prevented from doing so by emergency circumstances. Examples of extenuating circumstances are serious personal and/or family illness/hospitalization, death in the family, weather-related evacuation/emergencies, work emergencies, and issues related to active military assignment. Personal computer/software/internet connectivity issues and course blocks are not considered extenuating circumstances. Granting of late-work submission due to extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the instructor and will require documentation for verification of extenuating circumstances. If late work submission is granted, the instructor will establish new due-dates and requirements without loss of course points.

Seminars A description of all seminars to be held can be found under each of the units in the course. Seminars for this course are NOT graded, but attendance is encouraged

Flex Seminars Since there is only one section of this course running, there is only one option for seminar: Thursday's, 1pm ET - Professor Brooke Benton

Discussion Boards Each week you will be required to participate in the discussion board. Unit 1 is the only time you will find two separate discussions (the Introduction Discussion is not graded) The other units there will only be 1 discussion.

How do I get an A in the Discussion boards?? Students are expected to post:  A Minimum of three posts per unit discussion thread.  one post in response to the instructor’s question by EOD Saturday  two posts in response to two classmates by EOD Tuesday, end of unit Responses need to be on topic, original & contribute to the quality and advancement of the discussion References are utilized where appropriate and are cited using APA format Responses meet posted length requirements. Responses are clearly written and contain few spelling/grammatical errors.

Referencing in the Discussions When you are posting to the discussion boards, please remember to reference your material! If it is not a thought that comes straight from your head, you must reference the source of your material Points will be deducted if material is not referenced We must give credit where credit is due

Plagiarism – Don’t do it! Plagiarism - Using another person’s words, ideas, or results without giving proper credit to that person; giving the impression that it is the student’s own work Please read the syllabus regarding the specifics of plagarism Kaplan University subscribes to a third-party plagiarism detection service, and reserves the right to check all student work to verify that it meets the guidelines of this policy Penalties for Plagiarism: 1st offense: Failure of the assignment in which the action occurred. 2nd offense: Failure of the class in which the action occurred. 3rd offense: Expulsion or permanent dismissal from the University.

APA Format required Be sure to have your project assignments submitted in this correct format  Title Page  Double spaced  Reference page in APA format You can potentially drop your grade from an A to a B by not following this format. Use the tools, on line help, and tutors available to you (Writing Center) You must use in text citation to list a reference at the end of you paper. Please see the example in Doc Sharing

APA - Citations We cite another author’s data to avoid plagiarism, to give him or her credit for their work, and to make it easy for your reader to do follow-up research. You must, absolutely must, give credit to the original author. Failure to do so results in plagiarism. Would you want someone else taking credit for your hard work? Research scientists, government officials, and other experts don’t like it either.

APA – Citations Examples Paraphrasing When counseling a child with special nutrition needs, it is important to involve the caregivers as well as the child (King, K. & Klawitter, B., 2007) Direct Quote “Nutrition therapists counseling caregivers and children with special health care needs must pay particular attention to the abilities of the child and the level of parental involvement”(King, K. & Klawitter, B., 2007, p. 29)

How To Reference Our Text in APA Format King, K. & Klawitter, B. (2007). Nutrition Therapy: Advanced Counseling Skills. Baltimore, Maryland: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Tutoring and Help KU Writing Center  Tutoring  APA citation  Review grammar  See sample essays  Chat with a live tutor  Submit a paper and receive feedback in 48 – 72 hours.

Syllabus questions???

Brainstorming Session What counseling skills are needed? Nutrition Counseling

Counseling Skills Relationship building skills – empathy, warmth, genuine Helping skills – attending, helping a client explore, active listening Ability to gain collaboration and empower the client Sensitivity to multicultural and other client uniqueness Ability to sustain a long-term counseling relationship Ability to access and teach developmental skills

Core Conditions & Skills for Building Relationships Empathy Genuineness Self-disclosure Respect/Warmth/Positive Regard

Core Conditions & Skills for Building Relationships Empathy Counselor truly tries to understand what the patient feels from his or her frame of reference It builds rapport, elicits information, shows understanding Verbally shows your desire to comprehend their feelings Ex: Client says – “I have really tried to eat differently, but by the time I get home I’m too starved and I overeat” What would be an empathetic response?

Core Conditions & Skills for Building Relationships Genuineness Being yourself without being phony or playing a role Be honest and straightforward with the client 5 components:  Warm non-verbal behavior – Can you think of any warm non- verbal cues?  Honest interest in people  Congruence – your words, actions, and feelings match and you are consistent  Spontaneity – expressing yourself naturally  Openness and self-disclosure

Core Conditions & Skills for Building Relationships Self Disclosure Any information you share about yourself Can be general in nature: children, college, personal Can increase the clients level of disclosure However, too much disclosure can take too much time away from the focus

Core Conditions & Skills for Building Relationships Respect/Warmth/Positive Regard Ability to prize or value the client as a person with worth and dignity 4 components to positive regard:  Commitment – shows your interest in the client  Understanding – you act interested in the client  Nonjudgmental attitude – avoid condemning their actions; remain objective  Warmth

Ethics and Responsibility Pertinent ethical guidelines to counseling:  Maintain confidentiality  Recognize your limitations  Seek consultation  Treat the client as you would like to be treated  Be aware of individual differences  Be aware, respectful, and sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences

WHAT ARE SOME ATTITUDES OR BEHAVIORS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT MAY FACILITATE WITH ESTABLISHING A SUCCESSFUL COUNSELING RELATIONSHIP? WHAT ARE SOME ATTITUDES OR BEHAVIORS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH ESTABLISHING A SUCCESSFUL COUNSELING RELATIONSHIP? Class Activity

Questions???

Professional Competence What do you think is meant by Professional Competence? Why is it important?

Professional Competence Competence means you are doing a good job taking care of your patients or clients – according to the expectations of your profession and peers In order to be competent one must possess all 3 of the following:  Knowledge  Skills  Critical decision making

Core Competencies of Nutrition Counseling Active listening Age specific care Assessment Counseling Discharge planning Documentation Emotional support Learning facilitation Quality improvement

Questions??? You made it through our first seminar – good job