Your health is affected by lots of different things; your stress levels, your exercise levels, your emotional state and a really big hitter is diet. As a therapist you want to help your client to be as healthy as possible. You do this by giving them treatments, but also by giving them lifestyle and diet advice. Being successful in this will not only help you attract new clients, but retain existing clients.
This course allows you to give much better advice based on:-
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A good understanding of the elements and building blocks of food |
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The body's requirement for different nutrients - what is a balanced diet |
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The effect of not eating regularly |
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How the body can be affected if you don't get the right nutrients |
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How processing and cooking affect food's nutritional values |
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Understanding what food labels are telling you |
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How to collect information about a client's diet |
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How to help your clients plan a healthy diet. |
Please note that this course covers nutritional advice and guidance to most adults. However, those clients who are already under medical supervision, who have an eating disorder, who are severely under or over weight, who are pregnant or suffer from food severe intolerances should not be treated.
This Online Learning course is comprised of 10 modules which includes lots of information, video segments, audio segments, fact sheets and questions to test your knowledge. One new module will become available each week.
The course is assessed by completion of an Assessment Booklet which will be completed not only from the knowledge you gain on the course, but from your own research. Once your Assessment Booklet has been successfully marked, you will be issued with the a Calming Influences certificate.
You can either pay and start the course now https://calminginfluences.learnworlds.com, (create a user id and password, then select the course you need) or complete an application form and return to Calming Influences with payment.
Paper copies of this course are also available, please get in touch with us
With the news that we should now be eating 7 portions of fruit and veg each day, not just 5, download this free handy guide which shares thoughts and recipes to help you get those 7 a day.
You can access your free download now https://calminginfluences.learnworlds.com, (create a user id and password, then select the free download).
Contact Us
If you have any questions at all, please call Jackie James on 02380 406672 or e-mail jackie@calminginfluences.com for more details
If you would like more information about this course please speak to Jackie James on 0780 5278 620, or e-mail her at Jackie@calminginfluences.com.
If you would like to apply, complete an application form Application Form. This is in MS Word format but other formats can be provided on request. Once completed, either mail or email the form to us with the deposit or full payment to:-
Admissions
Calming Influences Holistic Training School
Oakside,
Pylands Lane
Bursledon
Southampton
SO31 1BH