16 CPEUs This nutrition counseling guide prepares dietitians for effective patient interactions with strategies for cultivating empathy, building trust, tailoring interventions, and providing education in ways that resonate, motivate, and empower. Topics include: -How to structure a nutrition counseling session from breaking the ice to action planning. -Cultivating empathy, communicating compassion, and building trust. -Managing implicit bias and cultural competence. -Commonly reported eating patterns and how to address them, such as night eating, emotional eating, and more. -What patients want to know and what they need to know about diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and weight management. -Designing impactful health communications for a wide range of health literacy. The book is sold separately at Routledge, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers starting at $30. Title: Think Like a Dietitian: A Nutrition Counseling Starter Kit Author: J. Barretto Patterson Publisher ‏ : ‎ CRC Press; 1st edition (March 28, 2024) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages