NUDI3240
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
The learning for this course includes communication skills, dietary intake assessment skills, critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. The course will also introduce Healthy Conversation Skills, which is a model of health communication that facilitates opportunistic communication with clients in the clinical context. An introduction to the types of strategies that dietitians can use to encourage behaviour change as part of the counselling process will be covered. Students will attend practical placement in a clinical setting and attend skill based workshops to reach professional competency in dietary intake assessment and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition Care Process including writing PES statements, goals, objectives and strategies for change. It is important to note, there will be compulsory clinical and workshop attendances throughout the semester.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate with the client
2. Demonstrate Healthy Conversation Skills
3. Demonstrate an ability to collect relevant information from a client using appropriate questioning skills
4. Organise, interpret and assess data relating to the health and nutritional status of the individual
5. Demonstrate critical thinking and clinical reasoning through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process
6. Demonstrate reflective practice and professionalism
Content
1. Communicating with clients and the professional interview
2. Nutrition care process (ADIME)
3. Healthy Conversation Skills
4. Dietary intake collection and analysis as part of the assessment process
5. Facilitating lifestyle changes
6. Stages of change, barriers to change, motivational interviewing
Review of Progress
This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.
Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.
Requisite
This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics(Hons). [12339] Co-requisite - concurrently enrolled in NUDI3220
Assumed knowledge
NUDI2200
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Assignments
Viva Voce: Prac Viva
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Professional Task: Clinic (P/F)
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Clinical Reasoning
Compulsory Requirements
Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:
- NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.
Placement-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 5 days per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- 2 hours a week
Course outline
- NUDI3240 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 214.7 KB)
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