CPD VOD | Helping your client to build a positive relationship with food: Psychology in practice

Helping your client to build a positive relationship with food: Psychology in practice

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This course...

Is:
As an online on-demand-video from a live course

Is for: Nutritional therapy practitioners, nutritionists, dieticians, naturopaths, other health care providers and final year nutrition students interested in applying psychological principles in clinical practice to support health and well-being (i.e., exploring how psychology and behaviour change can be used to improve and sustain a nourishing relationship with food)

Is led by: Emma Hendricks

Spans: 5 hours recording time

Provides:
BANT CPD 5 hours, NNA CPD 5 hours
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This course takes a deep dive into the issues surrounding clients’ relationships with food and discusses the physical and mental health impacts. It discusses the importance of a positive relationship with food and describes how to support this in practice using psychological tools, theories and approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive dissonance approaches and behaviour change tools.

In current times with social media, the rise of influencers and increasing eating concerns and body dissatisfaction, it’s important for practitioners to understand the eating concerns people might be facing. Practitioners play an essential role in supporting clients to build, sustain and nourish a positive relationship with food in all aspects of nutritional therapy.

This course will define what a positive relationship with food looks like and why it matters. It will then explain why some people have a poor relationship with food and the impact this has on physical and mental health from weight management to quality of life, anxiety and depression.

It will then outline the pillars that are needed to build and sustain a positive relationship with food. It will discuss key clinical and behaviour change approaches designed to promote a positive relationship with food with all clients. Finally it will identify areas where practitioners can refine their practice to promote a positive relationship with food.

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About the presenter:

Emma Hendricks MSc (Health Psychology) DipION, fBANT, CNHC, Master Practitioner in Eating Disorders (NCFED)

Emma Hendricks is a leading Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (fBANT & CNHC), Behaviour Change Practitioner, Trainee Health Psychologist (BPS), educator and mentor. Emma’s special interests include disordered eating, body image, eating behaviour and emotional wellbeing. Emma is currently completing her stage 2 health psychology training and doctorate at the University of the West of England in Bristol where her doctoral research focuses on eating disorder and body image interventions.

Emma is also a guest lecturer, research supervisor and trainer on nutrition in eating disorders and eating behaviour. Emma co-delivers training for practitioners on Nutritional Interventions in Eating Disorders at the National Centre of Eating Disorders (NCFED). She supervises and mentors practitioners working in disordered eating. She completed her Nutritional Therapy training at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) and received a distinction and an award for top student.

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This course originally took place on: 28th June 2023

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Upon purchasing a ticket you will be immediately granted access to the course materials and video.

To download the course materials, click the HANDOUTS button in the video player (situated between the VOLUME and QUESTIONS buttons).