Asked by Katende Ludovic on Sep 24, 2024
You are a nutrition counselor and want to assess your client's stage or readiness to change to eat healthier using a readiness-to-change scale question during the counseling interview. What would you say to assess stage or readiness to change?
A) Do you follow a healthy eating pattern?
B) People differ in their desire to make changes. How do you feel?
C) Looking at the graphic (e.g., a ruler labeled 1 to 10) , identify a spot that indicates how ready you are to eat healthier.
D) On a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being not at all ready and 10 being totally ready , which number represents how ready you are to make this change?
E) How confident are you that you will be able to eat healthier?
Readiness-To-Change Scale Question
A query used to assess an individual's willingness and preparedness to make behavioral changes, often used in psychological and health contexts.
Healthy Eating Pattern
A way of eating that involves consuming a variety of nutritious foods in the right quantities to maintain good health.
Counseling Interview
An in-depth conversation in a therapeutic setting aimed at understanding a client's issues and developing strategies for improvement.
- Appraise and organize clients according to their ability to adapt, utilizing the right resources.
Learning Objectives
- Appraise and organize clients according to their ability to adapt, utilizing the right resources.