Dietitian Course: Where Medical Nutrition Therapy, Intuitive Eating, and Weight Neutrality Collide

WHERE MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, INTUITIVE EATING, AND WEIGHT NEUTRALITY COLLIDE

Have you ever wondered how you can integrate Intuitive Eating and a weight neutral approach within your current role as a dietitian? Maybe you work within a facility that is weight centric and are feeling ready to transition into more of a non-diet approach but feel unsure of how to start applying Intuitive Eating and weight neutral principles into your practice. This session addresses first and foremost, the importance of a patient-centered approach to nutrition. Participants will learn how principles of Intuitive Eating can be applied to a clinical nutrition setting and how to apply the principle of Gentle Nutrition and reduce the likelihood of triggering a scarcity mindset that so often causes our clients to not follow through with nutrition recommendations.

Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:

Describe the importance of a patient-centered approach in nutrition counseling to optimize health for all individuals.

Identify how to promote and utilize a weight neutral approach within a weight centric system.

Examine strategies for incorporating Intuitive Eating principles into a clinical nutrition setting.

Live Webinar Date: Jun 27, 2024 (04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Eastern Time) (US and Canada)

Expiration Date: Jul 17, 2027

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 4.2.7, 8.3.4, 9.1.3, 9.4.5

Target Audience: RDs, DRTs, Health Professionals

Number of Credits: 1.0

Level(s): 1, 2

Total Cost: 1 Site Credit

About the Presenter: Erin Gonzalez, MS,RDN, LD, CEDS

Erin Gonzalez, MS, RDN, LD, CEDS is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Licensed by the State of Minnesota, specializing in dysfunctional eating and prevention and treatment of disordered eating and eating disorders. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Intuitive Eating Counselor. She has also been a licensed facilitator for Am I Hungry® Mindful Eating Programs.

Erin has been an outpatient dietitian since 2007 and started a private practice in 2020 where she focuses on Intuitive Eating Coaching, development of educational material, and professional speaking. She has been an adjunct instructor at Minnesota State University, Mankato since 2012 and has also been an adjunct instructor and subject matter expert, developing curriculum for nutrition related courses at Rasmussen University. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as well as International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals(IAEDP) and Eating Disorder Registered Dietitians & Professionals(EDRDPRO). Erin has invested majority of her career on trainings in the area of disordered eating and feels privileged to have taken trainings from Jessica Setnick(Eating Disorders Boot Camp), Barbara Birsinger(Behavior Decoding Method), Michelle May and Kari Anderson(Am I Hungry® Mindful Eating for Binge Eating), Tracy Brown(Somatic Nutrition Coaching), plus many more. Erin has provided presentations to professionals as well as to businesses and schools. She is actively sought out in her community for media opportunities and regularly contributes to newspaper, magazine, radio, and TV interviews.

Erin enjoys helping others to relearn how to be the expert of their own bodies again. She believes there is no one best way to help people heal their relationship with food and body which is why she has focused on gaining experience with various approaches and will continue to seek out further advanced training along with ongoing clinical consultation. Erin believes in the importance of coordinated care and works closely with other counselors and professionals to best support each client’s journey towards recovery.