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P W Pace

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PubMed1991

Ethics of obesity treatment: implications for dietitians.

Dietitians face both a responsibility and an opportunity to address the ethical issues of obesity treatment and to promote weight management strategies that are beneficial and effective. The Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics, which was adopted in 1989 to provide guidance to dietetics practitioners in their professional practice and conduct, can serve as a guide in an evaluation of current obesity treatments. Dietitians must help clients be realistic about their weight loss goals and address emotional conflicts that may be undermining weight management efforts. Referrals to therapists may be indicated, and dietitians must be prepared to recognize the need and make the recommendations. Dietitians should take the lead in developing more ethical and beneficial treatments by collaborating with government and industry to protect the consumer from ineffective or potentially harmful practices.

Behavior Control↗
PubMed1984

Intervention specialist: new role for dietitians' counseling skills.

Dietitians who want to expand their clinical responsibilities beyond dietary counseling should consider the role of the intervention specialist. The role is a logical expansion of the duties of the dietitian who is already serving as a health behavior counselor. The concept of dietitians' functioning as intervention specialists originated in clinical trials, when they served as adherence counselors. The intervention specialists in the clinical trials used the health behavior counseling process to help research participants adhere to the trials' protocols. This counseling process uses a systematic, problem-solving approach to assess, diagnose, intervene, and follow up on a targeted behavioral problem. Dietitians can prepare for the expanded counseling role of intervention specialist through interviewing and counseling skill assessment and further training. They must take an active role in defining how the services of an intervention specialist can be beneficial to physicians as well as to their patients. They should address the cost-effectiveness of behavior counseling in order to justify the increased initial costs. Dietitians will need to actively promote the role of intervention specialist in the medical community if they want this opportunity for increased professional responsibility.

Behavior Therapy↗