They provide a register of UK complementary healthcare practitioners, including nutritional therapists, and are accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care. Being registered shows you maintain high standards of practice and helps build trust with your clients. Training is available at degree, postgraduate diploma and Masters level.
Course content varies, with some placing a different emphasis on dietary, naturopathic or biochemical aspects. Download a list of accredited courses. All practising members must be registered with the CNHC. If you have not completed an accredited course, it may still be possible to register with the CNHC if you have achieved at least three years' relevant experience at the level of the Nutritional Therapy National Occupational Standards.
Nutritional therapists who have completed training with an accredited course provider can also become members of other relevant professional bodies related to nutritional therapy, such as the Association of Naturopathic Practitioners ANP. When choosing a course, do your research and check exactly what training providers are offering, what accreditation they have, how long they've been established, how much clinical practice is available, and what experience and qualifications the teaching staff hold.
Many therapists enter nutritional therapy as a second or third career. Life experience and interpersonal skills can be helpful as the ability to empathise and gain a client's confidence is crucial to a therapist's success. It's a good idea to attend course open days and talk to current students to help inform your decision about starting a career in nutritional therapy. You could also arrange a visit to a practising nutritional therapist to talk to them about the role.
It might be possible with both the therapist's and client's permission to sit in with a therapist during a patient consultation. Experience of working with people, possibly in a related field such as nutrition, dietetics, food science or technology and pharmacy, can be helpful. Student membership of relevant professional bodies can be useful while you're training.
This can provide opportunities for networking and development as well as a supportive environment to discuss relevant topics.
Find out more about the different kinds of work experience and internships that are available. Most nutritional therapists are self-employed. In order to be successful you'll need to develop and maintain a strong client base and reputation. With experience, and depending on your area of interest, you may be able to establish links with local healthcare providers. It may also be possible, if you are registered with the CNHC, to receive referrals from doctors.
Occasional opportunities may arise with the NHS, mental health organisations and the prison service. As most nutritional therapists are self-employed, jobs aren't generally advertised.
Tests and treatments are designed to promote optimal function, prevent poor health and improve quality of life. Investigative: practitioners take time with their clients to understand the complex web of interactions in their history, physiology and lifestyle that can lead to illness. Symptoms are addressed by looking for any underlying causes of the problem, which leads to more profound and longer lasting results.
Holistic: treats the body as an interconnected whole, and recognises the importance of these connections in health and disease. Safe: programs have mild or no side effects, and other unrelated complaints often improve spontaneously. Participatory: the client is respected, empowered, educated and encouraged to play active role in healing process.
Functional Medicine practitioners recognise that in order to support one part of the body, all of the other parts must also be considered. This is why practitioners are able to support such a wide variety of health problems, including:.
This profile serves as a critical tool for uncovering biochemical imbalances underlying anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue, obesity, dysglycaemia, and a host of other clinical conditions. Clinicians commonly use such nutritional testing to determine the nutritional deficiencies that are at the root of chronic conditions.
Symptoms and chronic conditions related to nutritional deficiencies:. DNA testing has become increasingly accessible, but testing with your nutritionist gives assurance that the test is reputable and you understand how you can effectively use the results to improve your diet and lifestyle. The test includes 45 markers which are combined to understand 8 key factors. Working with a Functional Medicine Practitioner.
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