The Profession of Dietetics: A Team Approach

The Profession of Dietetics: A Team Approach is a succinct, user-friendly introduction to the field of dietetics. It reviews the history of dietetics, gives an overview of the profession as it is today, provides a thorough examination of the educational and credentialing requirements, and projects future trends in the field.

The Fourth Edition takes a practical and personal approach to successfully maneuvering the often complicated and competitive steps to success in the dietetics profession.

Highlights

Profile of a Professional feature includes real interviews with individuals who work in various positions as dietetic professionals. Each professional profiled offers advice and words of wisdom for students entering the field.

Suggested activities at the end of each chapter allow students to explore topics further and offer opportunities for thought-provoking research outside the classroom.

Chapter 4, Beginning Your Path to Success in Dietetics, describes the process of developing the three different portfolios used in the dietetics field. It also includes information for developing a rTsumT and good interviewing skills.

Chapter 5, Dietetics Evaluation and Training, clearly spells out the educational steps required to become an RD or DTR.

PowerPoint Presentations, an Instructor's Manual, and a TestBank are available as free Instructor Downloads.

Student Resources, including Web links to relevant and up-to-date information pertaining to the field of dietetics and an interactive glossary, are available at http://nutritionjbpub.com/dietetics.

This engagingly written text provides a thorough overview of the dietetics profession, including its history, current status, and future trends and issues. The text examines the role of the dietetics team within the delivery of health care services and describes educational and credentialing requirements, as well as the associations that govern the profession. The text also contains profiles of young professionals to help students "see" the opportunities and challenges that dietetics careers offer.