Health, Not Diets
Training and workshops in the Non-Diet Approach

Health, Not Diets

Training and workshops in the Non-Diet Approach

Non-Diet Approach Model

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Consent form for weight management approach

People who attend a health professional for assistance with weight concern need to properly consent for the approach which is taken.  Some clients will not be ready for the non-diet approach and you must accept and respect their decision.  This form has been designed to help 'set the stage' for your therapy, and allows clients to consent to either a traditional weight centric approach, a HAES approach, or the option of doing nothing.  It can form part of the client record, act as a sort of pledge of the client to the approach, and can be copied for inclusion in letters to referring consultants or the client's primary health care provider.  It can also be useful for clients to take home after the first visit so that they can reflect upon what they would like from therapy before the next session.  
Consent for weight management strategy form

Key Journal Articles

About HAES
  • Bacon L, Aphramor L. Weight science: evaluating the evidence for a paradigm shift.Nutr J 2011;10:9 
  • Bacon L, Stern JS, Van Loan MD, Keim NL. Size acceptance and intuitive eating improve health for obese, female chronic dieters. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2005;105(6):929-36 
  • Clifford, Dawn et al.  A Systematic Review of Non-Diet Approaches on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Health Outcomes: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , 143 - 155.e1
  • Mann T, Tomiyama AJ, Westling E, Lew A, Samuels B, Chatman J. Medicare's Search for Effective Obesity Treatments: Diets Are Not The Answer. American Journal of Psychology 2007(62):220-33 

HEALTH BEHAVIOURS
  • Eric M. Matheson, Dana E. King, and Charles J. Everett
Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Mortality in Overweight and Obese Individuals J Am Board Fam Med January-February 2012 25:9-15
KIDS
  • Satter, E. (2007). "Eating Competence: Nutrition Education with the Satter Eating Competence Model." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 39(5, Supplement): S189-S194. 
  • Satter, E. (2007). "Eating Competence: Definition and Evidence for the Satter Eating Competence Model." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 39(5, Supplement): S142-S153. 

Please also see the full guidebook reference list.


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HAES and MNT


HAES and Eating Disorders

The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Dietitians:
A How-To Guide for Applying the Non-Diet Approach in Individualised Dietetic Counselling
by Fiona Willer, APD, AN

Non-diet approach HAES guidebook dietitian cover Fiona Willer
This guidebook has the following features: 

  • A clear explanation of the non-diet paradigm with supporting evidence 
  • A framework for dietetic practice using the non-diet approach 
  • Description of the five core components of the non-diet approach
  • Discussion points to inform your counselling
  • Worksheets which can be used in sessions to support client education or given as ‘homework’ 
  • How to integrate the non-diet approach into the Nutrition Care Process      
  • Relevant domains for Nutrition Assessment, Nutrition Diagnosis, Nutrition Intervention and Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Assessment tools    
  • Forms to use for the client record       
  • Recommendations for further reading and an extensive reference list 

The elements described in this guide were developed by taking the common threads from current non-diet approach research and looking at them through a dietetic lens.  In other words, this guidebook includes the techniques within the scope of practice of dietitians, and excludes some elements of other protocols which lie outside of the typical dietitians practice skills, such as explicitly targeting negative self-talk, mirror work, guided mindfulness practice and meditation.  

Purchase The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Dietitians here.

For personalised PDFs of the client worksheets from the guidebook so that you can print them for your clients, please email your name, registration/provider number and the receipt number from when you purchased the guidebook to Fiona Willer: [email protected]

If you need your copy posted to a PO Box or if lulu.com is having a bad day, please email Fiona directly and she will issue you with a PayPal invoice and will send your order manually. 

The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook 
for Psychologists and Counsellors 

by Louise Adams, Clinical Psychologist and Fiona Willer, Accredited Practising Dietitian

Non-diet approach HAES guidebook psychologists cover Fiona Willer
With its release on May 6 coinciding with International No Diet Day 2014, The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Psychologists and Counsellors is the much-anticipated next publication in the Non-Diet Approach Guidebook series.

If you have been struggling with how to best assist your clients with weight concern or if you have heard of Health at Every Size™ but haven’t been sure how to apply it or if it is useful, then this book is for you.

The non-diet approach is the distillation of the Health at Every Size™ paradigm into clinical practice.  This easy to read text is a how-to guide for applying the non-diet approach with individuals in a counselling context.

This guidebook has the following features: 
•   A clear explanation of the non-diet paradigm with supporting evidence 
•   A framework for clinical practice for psychologists and counsellors 
•   Description of the five core counseling themes of the non-diet approach
•   How to integrate the non-diet approach into your psychological counseling practice
•   Strategies to use when working with co-morbidities
•   Multiple discussion points, strategies and client worksheets
•   Recommendations for assessment tools, further reading and an extensive reference list.

The elements described in this guidebook were developed by rigorous analysis of the discourse around the Health at Every Size™ movement and taking the common threads from current non-diet approach research and looking at them through a psychological practice lens.  

Purchase The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Psychologists and Counsellors here.

Here is a flyer about the book in PDF if you would like to share it with your colleagues.

Unpacking Weight Science Podcast

Want to learn in delicious bite-sized chunks? The Unpacking Weight Science Podcast provides 20 minute 'explainer' segments (every two weeks) to help you understand weight-neutral perspectives, concepts and research, and to help you learn how to unpack weight science for yourself and others. Full show notes, resources and self-test quizzes included.


Designed for health professionals, students and anyone who wants to know more than their doctor about weight. 

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Low cost subscription (professional development sorted!)  Subscribe via Patreon here.

Other resources

The book above is designed as a practical guidebook.  Dietitians will need nothing else to begin to use this method.  However, if you wish to deepen your understanding of the non-diet approach the following resources are very helpful:

Popular Books
  • If not dieting, then what? By Dr Rick Kausman, an Australian medical doctor who has spent his career working in this field. 
  • Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, by Linda Bacon, PhD, a professor, researcher, author and consultant from the USA.  Her research ties are with the University of California at Davis. 
  • Intuitive Eating: a Revolutionary Program that Works, by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, Registered Dietitians from the USA who have spent their careers working in this area. 
  • Overcoming Overeating : how to break the diet/binge cycle and live a healthier, more satisfying life, by Carol Munter, a psychoanalyst and Jane Hirschmann, a psychotherapist.  First published in 1988, this is one of the first and greatest non-diet approach books. 
  • Love what you eat, Eat what you love by Dr Michelle May, a US medical doctor who has spent most of her career working in this area. 
  • Diet No More by Judith McFadden, an Australian psychologist.      

Professional Books
  • Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Therapist’s Guide to Treating Compulsive Eatingby Judith Matz and Ellen Frankel, psychotherapists from the USA.    


Websites 

Resources from Linda Bacon including a number of handouts for clients and health professionals: www.lindabacon.org and www.lindabacon.org/haesbook/health-at-every-size-book-excerpts-downloads/

HAES CURRICULUM MATERIALS

This curriculum was developed as a joint venture by the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH), the National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) and the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB).  It was developed to educate others about adopting a weight neutral approach towards health, thereby filling a void in health curriculum at colleges, universities, and professional training programs.  While curriculum length can be expanded or shortened to meet the individual needs of the instructor, instructors are discouraged from changing or editing the primary presentation components. 

Intended Audience: This curriculum is designed for use in higher education including, but not limited to introductory and advanced health and nutrition courses and professional training programs. 

Purpose: The purpose of this curriculum is to educate students in higher education about the principles of Health At Every Size. 

Learning Objectives: The curriculum consists of three components: 1) Overview of the Health At Every Size Paradigm, 2)  Developing a Healthy Relationship with Food and Exercise and 3) Size Acceptance. 

Curriculum Components:  The curriculum consists of complete lectures, a resource list, assignment ideas, exam questions and a  survey that can be used by the instructor to gain audience feedback. 

• Three PowerPoint® lectures with accompanying notes. Each PowerPoint is designed to take 50 minutes to teach and covers a different topic. They are meant to be presented in the following order: o Overview of the Health At Every Size Paradigm o Developing a Healthy Relationship with Food and Exercise o Size Acceptance 

• Pre‐recorded lectures. The three PowerPoint lectures are available for streaming online. This format may be preferred for those using distance learning. If there is limited class time available to teach the HAES curriculum, instructors may also choose to require students to view pre-­recorded webinars outside of class.

Go to www.haescurriculum.com to access the materials.