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LWT 248 - Coaching and Transitioning to Plant Based/Vegan Lifestyle

Credits: 3
Instructional Contact Hours: 3

Applies knowledge of plant based/vegan nutrition to assist individuals in transitioning to a plant based/vegan lifestyle. Promotes effective leadership, communication, goal-setting, and listening skills that can be applied while working with clients. 
 

Prerequisite(s): N/A
Corequisite(s): None
Lecture Hours: 45 Lab Hours: 0
Meets MTA Requirement: None
Pass/NoCredit: Yes

Outcomes and Objectives
  1. ​​​​​Demonstrate knowledge of diet coaching skills.
    1. List methods of behavior change.
    2. List methods of effective communication and demonstrate them.
    3. Define and describe what a goal is.
    4. Write realistic and achievable goals.
    5. Demonstrate the ability to work together to set realistic goals.
  2. Demonstrate a strong understanding of a plant based/vegan lifestyle.
    1. Explain methods to overcome poor eating choices.
    2. List and describe influences that shape eating behaviors.
    3. List strategies to that help in changing eating behaviors.
    4. Describe the positive and negative characteristics of weight loss, dieting, and health.
    5. List and describe healthy eating barriers.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively about plant based nutrition.
    1. Demonstrate one-on-one communication.
    2. Present research on the health benefits of a plant based diet.
  4. Demonstrate effective plant based coaching skills.
    1. Demonstrate the use of professional and appropriate language.
    2. List and describe effective listening skills.
    3. Demonstrate effective listening.
    4. List characteristics of professionalism.
  5. Describe plant based lifestyle behaviors.
    1. Practice daily meal planning and weekly meal prepping.
    2. Prepare plant based recipes.
    3. Practice recycling.
    4. Describe and explain personal plant based/vegan lifestyle success.
    5. Share your plant based/vegan transition success story.



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