- The Ethics of Dietary Prescribing: First Do No Harm 2h 00min
The Ethics of Dietary Prescribing: First Do No Harm
The Ethics of Dietary Prescribing: First Do No Harm
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Description
Is prescribing a diet always ethical? How often are you, as a healthcare practitioner, prioritizing physical health over mental and emotional health? Doesn’t that have the potential to backfire and ultimately lessen physical health?
Several of the principles of naturopathic medicine (first do no harm, identify and treat the cause, and treat the whole person) can and should be discussed in order to explore disordered eating/eating disorders and the ethical implications of dietary recommendations, both therapeutic and restrictive. In this course, we will discuss these ethical considerations as well as the impacts of bias, privilege, shame language around food and body.
How often are you screening patients for eating disorders or disordered eating patterns? Are you aware of vulnerable patients for whom a prescribed diet may injure? In this course, you will also learn how to assess and protect patients from the harms brought on by inadvertent food and body shaming.
What You’ll Learn
- To cultivate an awareness of the mental, emotional, and physical effects of therapeutic and/or restrictive diets
- To identify the impacts of bias, privilege, shame language around food and body
- To identify the psychological aspects of eating disorders and disordered eating
- To screen and assess for eating disorders/ disordered eating in office visits
- To cultivate your confidence regarding when to refer out vulnerable patients and to where
What’s Included With Your Course
✔ Lifetime course access
✔ 24/7 online access to course
✔ PDF of certificate of completion
✔ Certificate of completion available immediately upon finishing the course
✔ CEs / PDAs as outlined below
Course Content
Instructor
Dr. WendyLeigh White has been a practicing, licensed naturopathic doctor (ND) and nutritionist for over 11 years. In her early twenties, she was intuitively drawn to the science of food and the role that our dietary choices play in supporting our vitality, or, conversely in contributing to chronic pain, discomfort and illness. She takes a “nature cure” approach to prevention and healing with an aim is to empower every one of her patients and students to understand the interconnected systems of their body and its specific needs. In this way, you learn to tune in to the signals your body is telling you. Only then can you give it what it needs to heal, to thrive.
Building from a vitalistic, individualized philosophy, she specializes in developing personalized nutrition plans that align to your unique genetic makeup and lifestyle. She enjoys helping people who are struggling with allergies, gastrointestinal issues, and their relationship with food. In addition to individualized, whole-food nutrition, she also draws on homeopathy, lifestyle recommendations, and botanical medicines.
Continuing Education Approvals
Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)
1 CEU total (up to 1 CEU Category B) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category G - Ethics & Cultural Safety) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits Category A) -Direct ApprovalNew Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)
2 CEUs total (up to 2 CEUs General) -Direct ApprovalOregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine (OBNM) - (expires on September 14, 2025)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General Education, up to 2 hours Medical Ethics) -Direct ApprovalVermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)
2.0 hours total (up to 2.0 hours General) -Direct ApprovalAlliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
1 CPD total (up to 1 CPD Category B) -Assumed ApprovalArizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)
2 CMEs total (up to 2 CMEs General) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
2 continuing competence credits total -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits Category B) -Assumed ApprovalColorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)
2 PDAs total -Assumed ApprovalConnecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalCouncil for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)
2 CEUs total (up to 2 CEUs Category 2) -Assumed ApprovalDistrict of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)
2 CEs total (up to 2 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalIdaho Board of Medicine: Naturopathic Medical Board (ID BOM: NMB)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalKansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)
2 CEUs total -Assumed ApprovalMaine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalManitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category B) -Assumed ApprovalMaryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalMinnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)
2 contact hours total (up to 2 contact hours General) -Assumed ApprovalMontana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalNorth Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits General) -Assumed ApprovalRhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalSaskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category C) -Assumed ApprovalUtah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)
2 CEs total (up to 2 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalWashington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category 2) -Assumed Approval
Frequently Asked Questions
When you purchase a course, you get lifetime access! So you can watch it forever...and ever...and ever...and ever...and ever... and again, if you'd like!
Absolutely! You have lifetime access to the course. Watch it a million times if you like! All you need to do after you complete a course is head to the "My Courses" page —> "Completed Courses" tab → and click "Watch Again."
Immediately! Your certificate will be available as soon as you complete your course and leave a review! The certificate is a shiny PDF and, by default, automatically comes to you via email after you complete a course. You can also download and print straight from the website on your My Certificates page!
This course is pre-recorded so that you can access it at any time and work on it at your own pace.
This course includes:
- 2 hours on-demand video
- 1 downloadable resource
- Full lifetime access
- Certificate of completion (PDF)
- Certificate available immediately
- CEs / PDAs as outlined