Nutritional Therapy
Course
In Dorking
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Dorking
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Duration
70 Days
You will be trained to conduct specialist nutritional assessment and implement specific nutritional programmes to meet individual needs, at all stages of life from pre-conceptual to the elderly. When you leave Raworth Centre you will have all the skills you need to become a successful therapist. As a Raworth trained therapist your working life can be flexible and varied, allowing you to work in many different settings. Suitable for: At Raworth we do not grant admissions solely on a candidate's academic background. We also look for qualities such as interpersonal skills, a naturally therapeutic mind-set, and a personality that is clearly suited to the courses we offer. Furthermore, we accept students of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the UK and from abroad and actively employ an equal opportunities policy.
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About this course
This is Raworth’s main, fully accredited, nutrition award, for which the Dietary Therapy Diploma is an entry requirement.
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Course programme
There are NO Core Modules in this diploma.
Subject Specific Modules
Nutritional Management of Disorders: assessment of disorders using specialist nutritional diagnostic tests and providing nutritional treatment for specific conditions.
Nutrition for special groups: nutritional treatments for life stage conditions, such as fertility, pregnancy, menopause and childhood.
Herbal Medicine: common OTC herbs and use within nutritional treatments.
Health Research and Critical Analysis (not needed if you have a science degree): further aspects of critical evaluation.
Clinical Practice Level Two and Three: using diagnostic evaluation, evidence based practice and nutritional treatment plans in ‘real’ consultations under professional supervision. Level three studies will also develop your reflective skills. All clinical practice takes place at Raworth. There are more than 200 hours of clinical practice and consultation, of which at least 50 hours are observed. These modules include further study in developing the therapeutic relationship with more advanced communication and consultation, based on introductory NLP techniques. This gives you more skills for motivating clients to follow your nutritional treatment plan.
Weekly college attendance
Full-time study equates to three to four days per week and part time is anything from one day per week. Most courses can be studied in a flexible way.
Study Days
70 days: Wednesdays and Thursdays for three terms, plus one term for Clinical Practice Level Three, studying one day per week.
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Nutritional Therapy