NON-DIET APPROACH IN COACHING
Eating to nourish the mind, body and soul
We've dieted for too long! Despite diets failing some 95% of us, we have continued with this recipe for non-success. It's time to set aside punishing our selves with that which sustains and gives us life - food.  Time to be free from guilt, restriction, and admonishment.

The non-diet approach aligns beautifully with coaching principles. As a client-first approach designed to support the self-determination process coaching is a perfect vehicle for a non-diet approach. This course will explore the long and unsuccessful history of dieting, societies weight bias and body image challenges and their influence on body satisfaction, body image, and personal wellbeing. You'll review the influence of media and social media, the thin ideal and self-comparison.
The non-diet approach is framed by the Health At Every Size (HAES®) movement, the course walks through how to reconnect to natural body cues of hunger and fullness in order to eat for health and nourishment of the mind, body and soul. It covers the importance of acceptance of all foods, and of the natural diversity of body sizes and shapes, and looks at ways to find joyful expressions of movement. Students are provided with a select of tools and templates, as well as our Nourish & Flourish Client Booklet to support the change process and client self-determination. A truly amazing course that will set you and your clients free to love themselves and the amazing body they live in.

Because food is not a tool to punish ourselves
Food is that which our every part is made of
The better the parts, the better the whole

It's time we embrace food rather than fear it

WHO STUDIES THIS COURSE?


​HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHES: 
  • Ideal for health coaches and personal coaches seeking to work from a diet-free stance
  • Focuses on explorative processes and deep dives into values and beliefs around the use of food to nourish our mind, body and soul

EXERCISE AND FITNESS PROFESSIONALS:
  • Ideal for exercise and fitness professionals, holding 15 CPD points for EPs. 
  • Recommended for Accredited Exercise Scientists, Accredited Exercise Physiologists, Accredited Sports Scientists (Level 1 & 2) and Accredited High Performance Managers. This course is not suitable for Graduates and is only suitable for Sports Scientists with a minimum of 12 months experience dealing with clients and their thoughts, beliefs and barriers around food and body related goals.

KEY INFORMATION

  • ​Flexible online learning 24 hour access
  • ​$350 AUD enrolment fee
  • 20 hours of study
  • Online, untimed quiz for stress-free, enhanced learning
  • Study at your own pace
  • Highly supported
  • Extensive resources and tools
  • ​Completion certificate
  • Continuing Professional Development Points (CPD/ CEC) available. CLICK HERE f​or more detail. 
15 ESSA CPD

INCLUSIONS

​You will have access to all workbooks, guides, tools and readings via the student learning system in pdf format so you can take the course with you wherever you are without lugging around text books.

Includes a 40-page writable Flourish & Nourish Booklet packed with tools to travel the path back to eating for nourishment and joy (pictured right).

COURSE CONTENT AND OUTCOMES

TOPICS listing - brief
MAJOR TOPICS:
  1. Dieting history
  2. The dieting paradigm, weight bias and body image
  3. Moving beyond the diet paradigm
  4. A healthful approach to nourishment for welbeings
  5. Reconnecting to an awareness of body cues and the role of environmental cues and triggers
  6. An acceptance of all foods and creating healthy attitudes towards nourishment
  7. Acceptance of the natural diversity of body shape and size
  8. Enjoyment in movement that offers a sense of vitality and joy
  9. Client commitment to the NDA pillars
  10. Client care process
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
This subject is an introduction to the non-diet approach. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be competent in:
  • Explaining the fundamental differences between a dieting paradigm and a non-diet perspective
  • Explaining how dieting has failed the community and health in general
  • Define chronic dieting
  • Listing the five core concepts that bring together the NDA
  • Defining weight-bias
  • Listing impacts of weight bias on the community, individuals and society
  • Defining ‘body weight’
  • Describing the obesity paradox
  • Defining ‘chronic dieting’
  • Defining ‘body image’
  • Explaining the relevance of the ‘thin ideal’ in body compassion issues
  • Explaining a way that social media can negatively influence body image and how this can be combated
  • Describing body appreciation strategies that can improve body image
  • Describing the NDA (non-diet approach)
  • Briefly identifying the core components of HAES®
  • Detailing the appropriate use of screening tools by relevant professionals in a NDA
  • Describing how physical and emotional hunger differ
  • Briefly describing the various stages of hunger and fullness that can be used with clients to track their satiety and hunger ratings
  • Defining a body scan in a non-diet setting
  • Defining a mindful eating strategy and its objective
  • Explaining the relevance of body trust in reconnecting clients to their internal cues and triggers
  • Explaining the role of language in the perpetuation of weight-centric terms
  • Describing ‘weight cycling’ and its role in an obesigenic environment
  • Defining two ways to support the acceptance of size diversity
  • Defining ‘fat talk’ and briefly describe its impact in society
  • Explaining why BMI is not an appropriate individual measure
  • Explaining the limitations of such terms as ‘exercise’, ‘fitness’ or even ‘physical activity’ in relation to wellbeing
  • Describing how movement can be healthful and joyful
  • Asking permission to explore client’s steps in their journey
  • Listing ways in which meal planning can be used appropriately within a NDA coaching setting
  • Briefly defining a Mediterranean Diet and how it might be useful in a NDA setting
  • Defining food and nutrition literacy and how to grow with clients
  • Explaining the importance of referral and scope of practice
  • Listing the three main eating disorders and their main characteristics
  • Defining the term ‘orthorexia’ and its position clinically as a recognised disorder
  • Briefly describing a mental health action plan for an eating disorder
  • Explaining the importance of bring the five pillars together
  • Describing the point at which a client might cease regular sessions