Providing Nutritional Advice to Clients Within Your Scope of Practice as a Fitness Professional CQUniversity Australia

Overview

It requires the ability to recognise the dangers of providing nutrition advice in a fitness setting and when a client requires referral to an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Accredited Sports Dietitian or General Practitioner. 

The Providing Nutritional Advice to Clients Within Your Scope of Practice as a Fitness Professional course offered by CQUniversity Australia covers recognition of appropriate information sources to apply to the provision of food advice, and when the provision of such advice is unethical and beyond the scope of practice.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand your scope of practice in providing nutritional advice to clients

• Identify referral pathways to accredited professionals for nutritional advice for clients

• Recognise appropriate sources for nutritional advice to provide to clients.

Career Opportunities

• Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. 

• Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.