Do your patients believe that being hard on themselves is the most effective way to be 'compliant' with any nutrition or lifestyle goals they set, but are steeped in negative self talk and feelings of failure and shame?
If so, then I definitely recommend learning the evidence behind self-compassion, and how to incorporate it into practice!
Self-compassion is a tool we can use to help patients in behaviour change. Why? The research around self-compassion in managing health and nutrition conditions is clear - it improves resiliency, compliance, and quality of life, while improving self esteem and reducing depression and anxiety.
Andrea Hardy, registered dietitian here. Through working with digestive disorders, I saw there was a significant role that food relationship, body image and self compassion played in the management.
As an RD, earlier in my career what I struggled with was – what was my scope, and how could I incorporate these principles of self care into my nutrition counselling to take better care of my patients? I felt my job was incomplete if I ignored the human aspect of nutrition - where patients were stuck in guilt, shame and negative self talk.
As I became more skilled in counselling, I really saw how integrated nutrition was with self care, making embodied decisions, and that self compassion is a major player in that.
Self-compassion is one tool you can use to help patients make health decisions for themselves from a place of self awareness and kindness, as opposed to punishment. In addition – it’s a really powerful tool for you to use both in counselling practice for yourself and in every day life!
You Will Learn
- What self-compassion is
- The evidence for self-compassion in nutrition and health care
- How to bring self-compassion to dietetics
- Explaining self-compassion to patients
- How to teach self-compassion in practice
PLUS - you will get our self-compassion handout you can use in practice with patients!
Ready to use self-compassion to transform how you care for and support your patients? Sign up for this continuing education training today!
Curriculum
FAQ
- When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
- How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
- Does this course provide CE credit?
This course will provide you with a certificate for the training which you may use to meet your college competency requirements, contingent on your college's rules and regulations.
- Can I share this course with my colleagues?
NO. You cannot share the login for your account. This course, as with all Nutrition Academy courses, are licensed for individual use only. We appreciate you respecting our intellectual property and all the support you give us!