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Nutrition Therapy

Knowledge of and ability to plan, develop and deliver nutritional interventions as well as provide individualized dietary consultations.

Behavior Statements

Proficiency Level 1 - Basic understanding

Identifies nutritional intervention methods within own specialty.

Describes the usage of different types of nutritional therapy.

Identifies regulations for the education, training and licensing of dietitians/nutritionists.

Describes the process of nutritional therapy prescription and delivery.

Proficiency Level 2 - Working experience

Prepares and serves food according to a given nutritional therapy program.

Monitors and reports on clients' responses to certain nutritional therapy plans.

Applies professional conduct and ethics in daily work; acts in compliance with legal requirements.

Conducts client assessments and recommends nutritional therapies accordingly.

Confers with clients to determine their range of acceptance; modifies diets as needed.

Proficiency Level 3 - Extensive experience

Utilizes multiple nutritional treatments to meet complex client requirements and conditions.

Provides insights into the application of different types of nutritional therapies.

Interprets the rationale for codes of ethics given by relevant professional authorities.

Formulates comprehensive nutritional therapeutic plans for optimizing client results.

Interprets the relevance of nutritional therapy as a holistic discipline for maintaining a desirable state of health.

Demonstrates knowledge and experience when using advanced techniques to optimize the therapeutic effects of nutritional interventions.

Proficiency Level 4 - Subject matter depth and breadth

Develops new treatments to enhance the effectiveness of nutritional therapy.

Mentors clients on the use of food as a natural medicine to obtain and maintain a desirable state of health.

Leads in the establishment of professional standards for implementing industry ethics codes.

Leads in the establishment of professional standards for implementing industry ethics codes.

Leads in the establishment of professional standards for implementing industry ethics codes.

Discusses the historical and proposes the future perspective of nutritional therapy.

Leads in the research and development of advanced nutritional interventions in the health care industry.

Interview Questions

  • Tell me about different nutritional therapies you provided in your previous job(s).
  • How did you formulate nutritional therapy plans for various clients?
  • What were the summarized results of the nutritional therapy you provided for clients?
  • What kinds of problems have you encountered during the nutritional therapy process?
  • Please compare and contrast two types of nutritional therapy and their subsequent results.

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