PMH1824X - Ethics in Behavioral Nutrition

Course Description

Course Description

This intermediate course will explore ethics and ways to engage in ethical practice within behavioral health. Students will explore examples of both ethical practices as well as examples of unethical practice and have practice in noting the differences. Students will be able to practice applying ethics to behavioral health scenarios in the course. This course is designed for mental health professionals, but can benefit all forms of audiences.

Key Benefits

• 100% online self-paced course
• No prior experience required
• Stackable for academic credit towards a degree when combined with the other five Nutritional Psychology certificate program courses
• No textbooks or other material required
• Offers APA continuing education credit

Learning Modules Include

• Unit 1: Ethical Principles of Nutritional Psychology
• Unit 2: Competence and Scope of Practice
• Unit 3: Evidence-Based Practice in Nutritional Psychology
• Unit 4: Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Nutritional Psychology

Course Learning Outcomes

• Explain the APA Ethical Principles as they apply to nutritional psychology
• Identify ethical challenges specific to integrating nutrition into psychological practice
• Develop strategies for maintaining competence in nutritional psychology
• Explain how to ensure informed consent and confidentiality when discussing nutrition with clients
• Apply ethical decision-making models to case studies in nutritional psychology

Requirements to Enroll

No applications are needed to enroll. All learners are eligible to enroll in Ethics in Behavioral Nutrition course. There are no admissions requirements. It is recommended that learners have a high school diploma or GED.

Estimated Time to Completion

The Ethics in Behavioral Nutrition course is designed to take six hours for a student to complete.

Access Time

Learners will have access to their course modules for 90 days from the date of their enrollment.

CEUs and PDUs

• CEUs-  0.6 National University Continuing Education Units
• APAs- 6.0 American Psychological Association Continuing Education Credit Hours

Certificate of Completion

After completion of all course units and earning a 100% class progress, learners will be awarded an official National University Professional and Continuing Education Certificate of Completion.

How to Access My Course

Allow up to 24 hours after enrollment for the course to appear in Brightspace. Follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your student portal at westraining.nu.edu
2. Click “Login”, then “Student Login”
3. Log in using User Name (email address) and Password
4. In your PACE student portal, click on “Brightspace LMS” on the left-hand navigation panel.
5. Under My Courses, click the course title to get started.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Nutritional Psychology Certificate : Nutritional Psychology Certificate