This module aims to provide various behavioral and knowledge resources that will enable the student to deal with the process of personal change and their self-development in the learning environment and to take a proactive role to ensure a positive outcome from their interactions with people, It will incorporate many of the core skills necessary for the development of Graduate Skills. It aims to enable the student to develop better linguistic skills and strategies to facilitate others to make desired change based on better communication, influence and the development of rapport.
- Module Leader: Indrani Saha
- Module Leader: Tiffany Smith
This module provides students with the opportunity to effectively demonstrate a range of skills to support effective and ethical dissemination of information about food, diet and health in the promotion of health and the prevention of illness in a person-centred and personalised manner: including dissemination in writing, to groups and individuals to aid informed choice. This module aims to enhance the student’s ability to effect sustainable diet, and where appropriate lifestyle, changes in client-behaviour by the use of basic communication and coaching strategies.
This module will enable students to explore Government guidelines for healthy eating and other healthy eating approaches. Students will analyse diets for specific health/social/cultural scenarios, to aid preparing appropriately referenced educational reports; and giving verbal educational explanations on a one-to-one basis in a role-play client consultation setting. In this way the application of theory to practice is developed and assessed. This module explores the scope and boundaries of personalised dietary education.
- Module Leader: Fiona Ambrose
- Module Leader: Caroline Doyle
- Module Leader: Rachel Garnett
Personalised Nutrition Practice is an art as well as a science. Making clinical applications in a world of scientific uncertainty is an ongoing challenge. This module focuses on the development of a diverse range of clinical skills, knowledge and coaching techniques necessary for clinical practice utilising pathophysiological reasoning in the complex field of personalised nutrition, nutritional therapy and lifestyle management.
- Module Leader: Lara Boyd
- Module Leader: Janet Lakin
Personalised Nutrition Practice is an art as well as a science. Making clinical applications in a world of scientific uncertainty is an ongoing challenge. This module focuses on the development of a diverse range of clinical skills, knowledge, and coaching techniques necessary for clinical practice utilising pathophysiological reasoning in the complex field of personalised nutrition, nutritional therapy, and lifestyle management.
- Module Leader: Lara Boyd
- Module Leader: Janet Lakin
The major focus of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to express their clinical and coaching skills under one-on-one professional supervision with clients in the Student Training Clinic in preparation for independent personalised nutrition and nutritional therapy practice. Â
This module is supported by regular opportunities for students to engage with tutors, supervisors and peers in critical thinking and debate to help prepare students for independent personalised nutrition and nutritional therapy practice.
- Module Leader: Lara Boyd
- Module Leader: Beatrice Cutler
- Module Leader: Janet Lakin
- Module Leader: Henrietta Paxton
- Module Leader: Christopher Rasey
The major focus of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to express their clinical and coaching skills under one-on-one professional supervision with clients in the Student Training Clinic in preparation for independent personalised nutrition and nutritional therapy practice. Â
This module is supported by regular opportunities for students to engage with tutors, supervisors and peers in critical thinking and debate to help prepare students for independent personalised nutrition and nutritional therapy practice.
- Module Leader: Lara Boyd
- Module Leader: Janet Lakin
- Module Leader: Henrietta Paxton
- Module Leader: Christopher Rasey
This module aims to consolidate the development of professional skills in preparation for the workplace and to increase awareness of the context of nutrition in the workplace, which may be varied and controversial. Â Through development of a thorough understanding of the health and nutrition workplace environments, including corporate, clinical practice and community-based projects within local, national and international environments, the module will provide opportunities for students to evaluate the actions required to attain their professional goals. Â This will be supported through the generation of a professional portfolio to demonstrate a range of experiences, competencies and skills in preparation for the workplace and via formulation of a network of contacts and work opportunities to enhance career options.
- Module Leader: Tiffany Smith