How can you build trust with clients in a nutrition class?

I read the list of actions that include "1. Establish rapport" and use those suggestions. However, as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, I should know and understand each client's culture. Cultures affect people's perception of appropriate ways for interacting with them. What may be appropriate to me may not be appropriate to them and vice versa. Knowing the client first is key. It takes time to build relationships and trust. Do your work well as a professional, demonstrate that you care about them and their welfare, communicate openly and effectively, and respect their values and individual differences. Trust is earned and not given.

When you provide a new person a comfortable, secure and respectful space where they can open up, share their vulnerabilities and insecurities by greeting them warmly, asking open ended questions, and active listening you lay the foundation for building a great rapport. Building a rapport is the first step towards building trust

It is very essential to start a nutrition class/ consultation with creating a warm environment. Starting with greetings and developing active listening skills are very important for this stage.

I've learned that personal stories are the secret ingredient to building trust. 📖❤️ Sharing my own health journey creates a relatable and safe atmosphere for clients. Recently, by discussing my struggles and successes with healthy eating, I saw a significant increase in client engagement and openness. 🔄

Constructing believe with clients in a diet course is essential for creating a determined and powerful relationship . here are several techniques to assist you construct believe : expose knowledge : guarantee that you have a opaque knowledge of diet principles and remain updated on the newest study . show your logging info and pertinent qualifications prominently so clients are bold in your expertise . energetic Listening : listen carefully to your clients' issues, aspirations, and obstacles . recount back what you've heard to display that you comprehend and worth their input . sensitivity : comprehend and acknowledge the original circumstances and obstacles each client faces . illustrate sensitivity by conveying

To build trust with clients in a nutrition class, follow these tips: create a welcoming environment, express empathy, avoid confrontation, support self-efficacy, follow up, adapt to the context, maintain confidentiality, continue learning, stay updated, and communicate clearly. Remember, trust takes time.

I focus on creating a safe, non-judgmental space. 🛡️🗣️ I share my own food journey, acknowledging struggles and victories. This openness invites clients to share their experiences, fostering a supportive community.

Absolutely, building rapport is foundational in establishing trust with clients. Recognizing their strengths and challenges further enhances the connection. Employing communication techniques (OARS) demonstrates active listening and understanding. This empathetic approach fosters a sense of comfort and value, laying the groundwork for a trusting and collaborative therapeutic relationship.

In addition to all these great comments I believe sharing something personal about you ( that is appropriate to the topic) as a class leader helps clients feel like they know something about you and makes the education becomes less formal and more open.

Meet the client where they are. Hear them, see them and remove (or try as much as possible) to remove any assumptions. Your agenda is the client's agenda. Listen more than you talk. Engage them in a conversation, not a dictatorship. Rapport is everything.

Empathy is not just using empty words by saying- sorry about how they went through something. Infact it is more about putting yourself in a patient/clients shoes and showing that you care. Showing care can be done through active listening, asking the right questions, being reflective. All in all making them feel that what they feel, or think matters and they will be supported on their journey. Empathy is another major fundamental steps in building trust.

Empathy certainly plays a crucial role in helping someone change behavior. Understanding and sharing in someone's feelings and experiences create a supportive and non-judgmental environment. Empathy fosters a deeper connection, allowing individuals to feel heard and understood. This emotional connection is instrumental in guiding them through the process of behavior change, as it helps build trust, motivation, and a sense of collaboration in working towards positive outcomes.

Empathy shows you care. It shows that you are a person and a practitioner. Different clients need different levels of empathy - for example when I worked in private practice or the hospital setting, it was very different to consulting professional athletes, but this is about adapting to the environment and the clients you are there to serve.

An emphasis in Motivational Interviewing is that confrontation can increase resistance to change. Approaching someone with confrontation may make them defensive and less open to considering alternative perspectives or adjusting their behavior- especially when attempting a values analysis.

In my experience, confrontation can be healthy discourse if it’s challenging false beliefs but must be followed up with active Listening skills. First being present to reframe after the confrontation in a positive way. Challenging the incongruent situations or actions to the way they wish to live is healthy discourse but must be done in a loving way with gentle hands and heart. No anger, resentment or attitude is present.

I love how in the Motivational Interviewing tradition, supporting self-efficacy involves fostering an individual's belief in their ability to make positive changes. I have learned the following seven things from Motivational Interviewing over the last twenty years of practicing MI: 1. Expressing Confidence. 2. Exploring Personal Goals. 3. Offer affirmations that highlight their capabilities and efforts. 4. Actively listen to their concerns, doubts, and aspirations. 5. Work collaboratively to develop a plan for change when the client is ready. 6. Encourage the identification of small, manageable steps towards change. 7. Help individuals anticipate and problem-solve potential obstacles.

This is incredibly important. I often reference where the client has previously seen success and the progress they have made. It is about measuring their progress again where they were, not an ideal (a concept that gets discussed in the gap and the gain).

From my experience, I must say follow up is necessary to build trust for your clients and also helps you to improve your practicing knowledge.

It really is true that the fortune is in the followup. If you don't followup you are losing out on great opportunities. Not only that but many people come to a class one time and then need more classes or support before they will actually take any action.

In my experience, follow up is essential to any promotion or rapport and trust with a client/patient or stakeholder. Make everyone feel important try to remember names and one thing about everyone. Implement a 24/48 touch follow up to schedule a longer meeting if needed. This allows for you to have an established pattern of follow through that when challenged can be proven by your proven track record and pattern.

Always follow up with something. I find clients always value a quick summary, and if there is a resource or a link to something helpful that will support this (without it taking too much extra time) than it is a win-win.

Adapting to the context is paramount. I referenced this above in another example, but in my own experience starting my career in the clinical setting - in private practice and the hospital, required me to approach each client very differently to when I transitioned in to the world of high performance sport and business. Being agile, understanding the environment and delivering education in a way that is tailored and appropriate to each environment and and client, differentiates a good practitioner from a great practitioner.

In my experience, when implementing a person centered approach sometimes your ideas as a helper get thrown out and other priorities pop up along the way. Being super flexible and not having a plan set in stone allows for less dissatisfaction and burn out for you don’t have expectations but rather guidance.

By being a good role model for them, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and eating, supporting your clients, then by listening carefully to the problem they have, you can motivate them to change their habits and adopt a new way of eating. Giving nutritional examples tailored to the client's needs and health problem. Explain exactly what changing a specific habit or food is for and how it affects the body.

A practical example on how a nutritious meals should be and also how teaching them on how deal with clients who will seek their services after they are qualified nutritionists..Good communication skills and Being able to interact with Students effectively.