Alyssa Torres Career Portfolio

Theory Based Education Intervention Group Project

NFSC 460: Nutrition Counseling and Education

Skill Areas: Nutrition Education and Counseling

Assignment Title: Body Image and Intuitive Eating

What I Learned: In this assignment I learned how to develop a nutrition education intervention using social cognitive theory model to address the results from a survey that we conducted on body image and food attitude behaviors of college level, competitive dancer. I learned how to create a goal and specific objectives that further directed the intervention and the education materials we chose to use. I also learned the importance of conducting a needs assessment before developing nutrition education interventions, and how to evaluate interventions to determine effectiveness.

Reflection to assignment: This assignment helped me to further understand the importance of using theory based education interventions in specific target audiences. It made me see the impact and results in using this method.

Relevance to the profession: Nutrition Counseling and Education is a very important component of Nutrition and Food Science as a profession. The skills taught through this assignment are critical for all nutritional professionals.