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Therapeutic Tools for Working with Patients in Nutritionist's Practice
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:29.02.2024 16:04:44
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_298 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Nutrition Science | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Lolita Vija Neimane | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Sports and Nutrition | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Cigoriņu Street 3, spk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Prior knowledge in biology, psychology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Educate nutritionists in different therapeutic approaches to work with patients who need to change their lifestyle or who suffer from emotional eating. Distinguish the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy for goal setting. Educate nutritionists in different therapeutic practices and therapeutic tools to help them understand their patients and support them to adhere to nutritional therapies and lifestyle changes. Insight into scientifically proven therapeutic practices: Cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and mindful eating, Minnesota model. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | 1. Different therapies that can help with patients who have mild eating disorders and difficulty following healthy dietary principles. Physiology of habits. Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). How CBT can help a nutritionist's practice. | Lectures | 1.50 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 2 | 2. Basics of CBT; Phases of CBT therapy; changing behavior patterns; mechanisms of oral addictions; CBT practical tasks and exercises. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 3 | 3. Presentation and examples of KBT practical tasks and exercises. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 4 | 4. Theoretical presentation of emotional eating. Analysis of emotion sets. The habit loop. Inhibiting factors. Making an eating behavior diary and its importance in therapy. Practical tasks of emotional eating. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 5 | 5. Nature of awareness and scientific basis. Conscious eating in the work of a nutritionist with patients, an insight into mindfulness practices. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 6 | 6. Conscious eating tasks and exercises. Personality types and how to adapt appropriate therapy for lifestyle changes. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 7 | 7. The Minnesota 12-Step Program, What It Is, How It Can Help a Dietitian Practice. 12 step program tasks and exercises. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 8 | 8. Summary of therapies. Test. Presentation of independent works. | Lectures | 0.50 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.50 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | 1. Different therapies that can help with patients who have mild eating disorders and difficulty following healthy dietary principles. Physiology of habits. Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). How CBT can help a nutritionist's practice. | Lectures | 1.50 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 2 | 2. Basics of CBT; Phases of CBT therapy; changing behavior patterns; mechanisms of oral addictions; CBT practical tasks and exercises. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 3 | 3. Presentation and examples of KBT practical tasks and exercises. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 4 | 4. Theoretical presentation of emotional eating. Analysis of emotion sets. The habit loop. Inhibiting factors. Making an eating behavior diary and its importance in therapy. Practical tasks of emotional eating. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 5 | 5. Nature of awareness and scientific basis. Conscious eating in the work of a nutritionist with patients, an insight into mindfulness practices. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 6 | 6. Conscious eating tasks and exercises. Personality types and how to adapt appropriate therapy for lifestyle changes. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 7 | 7. The Minnesota 12-Step Program, What It Is, How It Can Help a Dietitian Practice. 12 step program tasks and exercises. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 8 | 8. Summary of therapies. Test. Presentation of independent works. | Lectures | 0.50 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.50 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Apply some of the practical tasks learnt in the course on a volunteer in three consultations; evaluate effectiveness describe it. Group work: scientific review of a therapeutic practice (mindful eating, CBT, Minnesota model). Preparation of presentations on specific topics. Examination in a test format. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in classes. Preparation of presentation materials, literature review, overview of recent research. Structure of independent work, application, outline of results. The test is passed if 50% of the questions are answered. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will gain an understanding of cognitive behavioural therapy, its application in case of emotional eating and eating behaviour disorders; an understanding of mindful eating and the Minnesota Model of 12-step treatment. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to apply mindful eating in work with patients, will know practical tasks from CBT that help to change habits more successfully and will be able to apply nutrition therapy in the long term. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Understand CBT, mindful eating and other practical therapies that are applied to eating disorders and habit change. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Riccardo Dalle Grave, Simona Calugi. Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents with Eating disorders. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kathryn Hansen. Brain over Binge. 2011, 307 lpp | ||||||||
| 3 | Pamela Myles, Roz Shafran. The CBT handbook. 2015, 524 lpp | ||||||||
| 4 | Dr. Christopher G. Fairburn. Overcoming Binge Eating. 2013, 243 lpp | ||||||||
| 5 | Christopher Fairburn. Cognitive Bihavior Therapy and Eating Disorders. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Stefānija Štāla. Mans iekšējais bērns grib atrast mājas. 2019 | ||||||||
