This course is designed to help nutrition students develop the education and counseling skills needed to communicate effectively with diverse individuals. Students will be introduced to motivational interviewing, the RESPECT model of communication and relational behaviors, and a habit-based approach to behavior change with the goal of gaining skills and experience promoting sustainable behavior change. Students will focus on developing positive relationships with clients of diverse cultural backgrounds, clients that may have experienced bias in the medical community, and clients that are potentially resistant to lifestyle change. Learning activities will include classroom discussion, role playing, practice with volunteer and standardized patients, and observation, reflection, and discussions with Sargent Choice Nutrition Center RDNs. This course is limited to nutrition majors in the dietetics track and 2nd year DPD-MS-DI students.

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