Description
Wonderful book! Written by Frances Berg, MS, LN, a leading expert in the non-diet approach to counseling, this book discusses how it happened, latest research, and how to change children's lives back to more healthy choices. Includes ideas for school systems and a 7-step plan for raising healthy-weight children.
Course Objectives
OBJECTIVES for SELF-STUDY COURSE
Upon successful completion of this self-study course, the users will be able to:
1. Discuss the nutrition guidelines and lifestyle choices used by successful people who have lost weight and kept it off.
2. Identify the societal factors that negatively and positively affect a person's ability to control weight.
3. Better determine appropriate therapy intervention for clients with weight issues.
4. Provide resources to clients to aid their weight loss efforts.
Learning Codes
- (1000) Professional skills
- (1050) Ethics
- (1080) Legislation, public policy
- (2000) Science of food and nutrition
- (2050) Genetics
- (2070) Macronutrients: carbohydrate, fat, protein, fiber, water
- (3000) Nutrition assessment & Diagnosis
- (3020) Assessment of target groups, populations
- (3090) Screening parameters, methodology, and surveillance
- (4000) Wellness and public health
- (4010) Community intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
- (4020) Community program development
- (4030) Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
- (4040) Disease prevention
- (4050) Epidemiology
- (4060) Exercise, fitness, and sports nutrition
- (4070) Food security and hunger
- (4080) Government-funded Food & Nutrition Programs
- (4090) Health behaviors: smoking cessation, stress management
- (4100) Social Marketing
- (4150) Infancy & Childhood
- (4160) Adolescence
- (5000) Medical Nutrition Therapy
- (5070) Pediatrics
- (5080) Adolescents
- (5200) Disordered eating
- (5370) Weight management, obesity
- (6000) Education, Training, and Counseling
- (6010) Behavior change theories, techniques
- (6020) Counseling, therapy, and facilitation skills
- (6040) Education theories and techniques for children and adolescents
- (6080) Training, coaching, and mentoring
- (8000) Food Service Systems and Culinary Arts
Recommended for...
- Registered Dietitians (RD)
- Dietetic Technicians Registered (DTR)
- Registered Nurses (RN)
- Certified Dietary Managers (CDM)
Book Details
| Author | Frances Berg, MS, LN |
|---|---|
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Edition | |
| Publisher | Hatherleigh Press |
| ISBN | 978-1-57826-120-8 |
| Format | Hardback |
| Page Count | 456 |
About the Author
Frances Berg, MS, LN, is internationally known for her work with weight and eating issues. She is an adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, a family wellness specialist, and the founder and former publisher of the "Healthy Weight Journal." Author of 12 books including "Women Afraid to Eat" and "Children and Teens Afraid to Eat."
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