KEY SKILLS FOR NUTRITION AND DIETETICS 2 - 2022/3

Module Overview

This module builds on the development of professional & communication skills that were introduced in Level 4 & integrates them in the context of public health, health promotion and health psychology. It supports development of the nutrition & dietetic process; nutritional assessment, basic care planning, consultation skills.

Module provider

School of Biosciences

Module Leader

BRICKNELL Anya (Biosciences)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 5

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None: prescribed for Nutrition/Dietetic (B401), Nutrition (B400)

Module content

Indicative content includes:

Ø UK Health data sources & statistics, dietary & health trends

Ø National policies for health improvement particularly relating to diet & exercise

Ø NGOs eg. Caroline Walker Trust, Age UK, Thrive Tribe

Ø Social classification & inequalities in health, including effect on food choices

Ø Strategies for health promotion & behaviour change, including barriers to change

Ø Design of educational materials

Ø Health psychology; eating & exercise behaviour, behaviour change

Ø Communication skills for individual consultations, presentation skills & group facilitation

Ø Nutritional assessment, including portion sizes, dietary analysis, diet history taking, negotiating basic care plans

Ø Menu planning & catering

Ø Professional skills, including team working, reflective practice, leadership & resilience

 

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

Summative assessments

• Assessment 1: Production of a nutrition information leaflet for a lay audience. The topics of the leaflets are discussed in class so that students are clear on aim and audience. Students are provided with a guidance sheet, mark scheme and have access to tutor support through discussion forum and email. LO = 2,4,5,6,7,11,12


• Assessment 2: structured writing on the use of communication skills in one-to-one client situations. This will include a small reflection on how they could use these skills in their own practice in the future. Students are provided with a guidance sheet, mark scheme and have access to tutor support through discussion forum and email. LO = 1,3,11,12

• Communication skills workshop: An external lecturer discusses effective communication skills & students are given the opportunity to practise aspects of this in class. LO = 1,2,6,11,12


• Role Play: A facilitated session in which students work in pairs & are given a scenario for an individual nutrition consultation – for example a client who excludes dairy products from their diet. They role play nutritionist & client to complete a consultation from beginning to end; introductions & rapport building, nutritional assessment, information provision, negotiating & agreeing goals, close. LO = 1,6,8,9,11,12


• Reflective Practice: students are encouraged to complete a self- assessment of their presentation skills & team working skills to prompt reflection. The importance of reflective practice for self-development is discussed in class. LO = 1,6,12


• Diet Planning: Developing a nutritionally complete meal plan for an individual from a food bank box, using knowledge of food products & cooking skills, portion sizes & nutritional content of foods, dietary analysis software. Discussing their results & the challenges of achieving a nutritionally complete diet within restrictions & limitations such as this. LO = 4,5,6,8,10

Module aims

• This module builds on the development of professional & communication skills that were introduced in Level 4 & integrates them in the context of public health, health promotion and health psychology. It supports development of the nutrition & dietetic process; nutritional assessment, basic care planning, consultation skills.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to enhance skills previously build in BMS1034 (Key Skills in Nutrition and Dietetics 1). This module aims to increase interpretation and communication of information into practical work with clients. There are a range of teaching styles employed within the module, to facilitate student learning. These include:

Lectures: 15hours

On demand content: 8hours

Tutorials: 8hours

Interactive practicals: 6hours

Indicated teaching hours are approximate and may alter depending on the needs of the module.

Students are encouraged to attend all teaching sessions and engage with the content provided to develop their own skills in nutrition and dietetic practice. Student feedback for this module consistently shows that the students enjoy and benefit from the number of interactive sessions, active learning strategies & the ability to practice skills within the module.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: BMS2040

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2022/3 academic year.