XNB347 Medical Nutrition Therapy Counselling and Practice 2

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Unit code:	XNB347
Prerequisite(s):	Completion of 240 credit points including XNB346 or XNB351
Corequisite(s):	(XNH348 or XNB354) and XNH356
Credit points:	12
Timetable	Details in HiQ, if available
Availabilities	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 More about teaching periods More about unit attendance modes
CSP student contribution	$1,192
Domestic tuition unit fee	$4,704
International unit fee	$5,784

This unit extends your application of the nutrition care process and further develops your clinical reasoning skills. This unit is essential preparation for professional dietetic practice and is designed to enable you to develop your communication, counselling and practice skills to underpin client-centred dietetic consultations and interventions; as well as professional interactions across all domains of practice. The development of communication skills will assist with effective communication with clients, stakeholders, and other professionals, and enable you to translate technical information into practical advice tailored to individuals/groups. Counselling and negotiation skills will enable you to develop rapport with clients and stakeholders and negotiate client centred care underpinned by the latest evidence. This unit is required for you to demonstrate readiness for placement and you need to pass this unit before you can proceed to professional placement.

Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Kelvin Grove, Internal

Unit code:	XNB347
Credit points:	12
Pre-requisite:	Completion of 240 credit points including XNB346 or XNB351
Co-requisite:	(XNH348 or XNB354) and XNH356
Coordinator:	Rebecca Byrne \| ra.byrne@qut.edu.au

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Overview

This is a designated unit which is essential to your course progression. Designated units include professional experience units, units requiring the development of particular skills, and units requiring demonstration of certain personal qualities. If you fail to achieve a satisfactory level of performance in a designated unit, you may be excluded from enrolment or will be put on academic probation. If you fail a designated unit twice within your course, you may be excluded. Supplementary assessment is not available on designated units.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

Apply the Nutrition Care Process using evidence from a range of sources and with developing clinical reasoning to design client-centred nutrition care in diverse social and cultural contexts
Identify, critically analyse, and reflect on information sources which inform the development of client-centred nutrition care across a range of medical conditions and diverse contexts
Use advanced communication and listening skills to demonstrate understanding of client nutrition related goals, and appropriately communicate complex diet disease relationships
Interpret, translate and appropriately communicate complex nutrition messaging and clinical recommendations to present and negotiate client centred evidence-based nutrition strategies
Apply clinical leadership using autonomous and collaborative working practices across diverse contexts using the principles of professionalism, cultural responsiveness and teamwork

Content

This unit will examine the application of evidence based clinical tools in the nutrition care process, and generate nutrition care plans tailored as appropriate for a diversity of clients with a wide variety of complex medical conditions including.

Health care models, integrated care and inter-professional teams
Type 1 Diabetes
Paediatrics
Eating Disorders and disordered eating
Cognitive disorders
Psychiatric disorders
Different approaches to dietetic client-centred counselling including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance commitment therapy.
Practical considerations when enacting dietetic counselling with clients (families and carers) including using an interpreter, with inclusive and culturally safe language and practice, including when delivering dietetic interventions with clients from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.
Simulated practice in collecting and analysing client data, identifying and negotiating client-centred goals.
Telehealth
NDIS
Diverse persons and health care
Precision nutrition and dietetics practice
Codes of conduct, ethical practice, professionalism and the Accredited Practising Dietitian program
Generative AI tools and safe and ethical dietetic practice
Career planning in nutrition and dietetics
Preparation for nutrition and dietetics work integrated learning (WIL)
Responding, reflecting and enacting feedback in nutrition and dietetic practice
Competency standards in nutrition and dietetics - advanced
Resilience and self-care in a helping profession

Learning Approaches

This unit will utilise different approaches to client centred counselling as part of the nutrition care process in order to develop individualised practical food-based advice (therapeutic diets) across a variety of medical conditions. Your learning in this unit will be facilitated by on campus practical activities and weekly readings and online learning material. The on-campus sessions will include:

Tutorials and workshops
Field trip site visits and observations
Clinical case studies

The quality of your learning within this unit will be dependent upon your engagement with the content and its application to case studies and preparation for assessment items in the experiential sessions. Your learning from this unit will contribute to the development of your professional practice.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

You will engage in experiential activities in tutorials and workshops and receive formative feedback from academic staff and your peers. You will reflect on your learning and share with your peers in groups. Academic staff will also provide comments and opportunities for group discussions.

Assessment

Overview

The assessment for this unit is designed to prepare you for your work integrated learning experiences (WIL) in final year. Formative assessment will be provided as part of problem based learning and clinical simulation will identify areas needing improvement prior to the completion of the final assessment.

In this unit as you further explore the roles and professional obligations of Accredited Practising Dietitians you will refocus (or create) your whole of course Leadership in Nutrition and Dietetic Practice - ePortfolio (Assessment 2). This portfolio will support and refine your growth mindset as you begin your WIL experience, and engage in further career planning in preparation for entry to the profession of nutrition and dietetics.

Unit Grading Scheme

S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation

You will be required to demonstrate a 10 minute negotiation of client-centred goals related to a selected health-related topic, which will be video recorded. The video will be accompanied with a brief evaluation and feedback to yourself, in which you will reflect on the experiences you have had, the techniques you have observed, and how these relate to the communication and counselling skills required to achieve competency as a graduate entry dietitian.

You will receive detailed feedback on assessment item 1 to inform your preparation for assessment item 3 Examination (Practical). The demonstration will be presented in line with a recommended structured template.

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details page for specific guidelines.

Weight: 25

Length: 10 minutes, plus 2 page structured template

Individual/Group: Individual

Due (indicative): Week 6

Related Standards: DA2021: 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7, 1.3.8, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3

Assessment: Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio

You will complete reflections, discussions, online learning modules related to the experiential activities completed within this unit. Activities will include reflections, and evidence of engagement related to inter-professional learning activities including peer and self assessment), hospital site visit learning, mental skills training for OSCE Performance, Cultural Safety and Responsive Practice and strengths-based best practice approaches in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care, valuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing), codes of conduct and professional practice, Generative AI, and career plans.

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details page for specific guidelines.

Weight: 25

Length: ~15 pages

Individual/Group: Individual

Due (indicative): Week 13

Related Unit learning outcomes: 1, 2, 5

Assessment: Dietetic consultation practical exam

You will be required to undertake a 45 minute dietetic counselling session with an 'client' (actor). In this session you will be required to demonstrate establishment of an appropriate environment for counselling, the gathering of information from the client, application of a counselling technique, the negotiation of client-centred food and nutrition goals, and satisfactory communication skills. The session will be video recorded. Feedback will be provided to assist you in identifying areas of strength and weakness.

This assessment reflects key activities in your final year WIL, where you will be delivering client centred dietetic care in health settings, reflecting and enacting on self, supervisor (and peer) feedback.

This is an authentic assessment: conducting a nutrition assessment of a client and collaborating and negotiating a nutrition intervention plan with a client is the primary role of the dietitian across a range of clinical settings. Conducting a nutrition consultation is standard practice and a requirement of employment for all health professionals. The exam format is in a standard consultation that dietitians do in practice delivering client centred care, under time pressures with an observer (examiner) typical when undergoing professional supervision or with a clinical team member in the consultation.

The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is prohibited in this assessment.

Threshold Assessment:

You must achieve a pass for this assessment in order to achieve a satisfactory grade for the unit. You are able to make one re-submission of this work in order to achieve the minimum required pass level. You are advised to seek feedback on your submission from the unit coordinator prior to any re-submission.

Weight: 50

Length: 45 minutes

Individual/Group: Individual

Due (indicative): During central examination period

Related Unit learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.

The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Requirements to Study

Requirements

This unit will require you participate in Work Integrated Learning activities off campus. As well as being responsible for your own travel arrangements, you will also be expected to wear professional clothing for these activities.

Costs

This unit will have food-based laboratories and may require you to wear protective clothing, including footwear and a long-sleeved chef's jacket.

Resources

Please note the books purchased for this unit will be used in XNH348, across your professional practice placements in the final year and in your early working career.

Resource Materials

Prescribed text(s)

Holli, B., and Beto, J. (2023). Communication and education skills for dietetics professionals (8th edition) Jones and Bartlett

Raymond, J. and Morrow, K. (Editors). (2022). Krause and Mahan's food and the nutrition care process (16th edition) St Louis, MO Elsevier/Saunders.

Stewart, R. (Editor). (2022). Handbook of clinical nutrition and dietetics. (7th edition). Newstead, Brisbane, Australian Dietitian.

Recommended text(s)

Escott-Stump (2022) Nutrition and Diagnosis-related Care (9th edition) Chicago IL, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Risk Assessment Statement

As noted above, assessment for this unit will involve tutorial-based activities. You are expected to be aware of and abide by the health and safety requirements of the workplace. You are also expected to undergo any induction or other training provided in the workplace for employees or visitors to the workplace as appropriate. You will be required to meet mandatory requirements including those for vaccination and suitability for working with special groups, please see the Workplace Integrated Learning website for further details.

This unit will involve workshop classes that will be held in a food laboratory area. You will be required to attend the induction session at the commencement of the semester where the safety precautions to be observed while working in the laboratory will be outlined. You are required to read the laboratory safety manual and sign the form indicating that you have read and understood the material contained in the manual. You are required to wear the prescribed safety and hygiene clothing at all lab-based sessions. For the purposes of this requirement, you must wear safe flat, closed in footwear, a long-sleeved chef's jacket, and protective headwear (a hair net). Hair nets will be provided in class.
In addition, substantial computer-based work will be required.

Standards/Competencies

This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.

National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia

2.2: Applies the nutrition care process based on the expectations and priorities of clients

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

2.3: Influences food systems to improve the nutritional status of clients

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

4.1: Communicates appropriately with people from various cultural, socioeconomic, organisational and professional backgrounds

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

4.2: Builds capacity of and collaborates with others to improve nutrition and health outcomes

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

4.3: Collaborates within and across teams effectively

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

Course Learning Outcomes

This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.

XN45 Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours)

Apply advanced theoretical, technical and cultural knowledge and skills in food, nutrition and dietetics, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, tailored to respond to a diverse range of contexts and audiences.
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Critically analyse and apply evidence-based research and practice to generate informed, client-centred and sustainable solutions to complex current and emerging food, nutrition and dietetic problems.
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Communicate and translate complex food and nutrition information effectively, safely and inclusively using a range of oral, written and digital technologies and formats, responsive to the diverse cultural, social and cognitive needs of clients, interdisciplinary teams, stakeholders and the broader community.
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Enact inclusive, clinically adept and culturally responsive client-centred practice as a reflective, accountable and ethical professional, working autonomously and collaboratively to manage and lead innovative and entrepreneurial advances in food, nutrition and dietetics.
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

XN90 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

Synthesise and apply specialised theoretical, technical and cultural knowledge and skills in food, nutrition and dietetics, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, curated to respond to a diverse range of contexts and audiences.
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Critically analyse, reflect on, and integrate evidence-based research and practice to generate and evaluate creative, informed, client-centred and sustainable solutions to dynamic and complex current and emerging food, nutrition and dietetic problems.
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Communicate and justify expert interpretations, translating complex food and nutrition information, theories and frameworks effectively, safely and inclusively using a range of oral, written and digital technologies and formats, responsive to the diverse cultural, social and cognitive needs of clients, interdisciplinary teams, stakeholders and the broader community.
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam
Enact inclusive, clinically advanced and culturally responsive client-centred practice as a reflective, accountable and ethical professional, working independently and collaboratively to initiate, lead and manage innovative and entrepreneurial investigations and advances in food, nutrition and dietetics.
Relates to: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation, Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio, Dietetic consultation practical exam

XNB347 Medical Nutrition Therapy Counselling and Practice 2

Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Kelvin Grove, Internal

Overview

Learning Outcomes

Content

Learning Approaches

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Assessment

Overview

Unit Grading Scheme

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Develop dietetic counselling skills - simulation

Assessment: Leadership in Nutrition Practice - ePortfolio

Assessment: Dietetic consultation practical exam

Academic Integrity

Requirements to Study

Requirements

Costs

Resources

Resource Materials

Prescribed text(s)

Recommended text(s)

Risk Assessment Statement

Standards/Competencies

National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia

1.1: Demonstrates safe practice

1.2: Demonstrates ethical and legal practice

1.3: Demonstrates leadership

1.4: Demonstrates management

1.5: Demonstrates cultural safety and responsiveness

2.1: Adopts an evidence-based approach to dietetic practice

2.2: Applies the nutrition care process based on the expectations and priorities of clients

2.3: Influences food systems to improve the nutritional status of clients

4.1: Communicates appropriately with people from various cultural, socioeconomic, organisational and professional backgrounds

4.2: Builds capacity of and collaborates with others to improve nutrition and health outcomes

4.3: Collaborates within and across teams effectively

Course Learning Outcomes

XN45 Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours)

XN90 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

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