Management Practice in Dietetics
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The book demonstrates how leadership in dietetics and nutrition fits into the management structure of organizations. Students become familiar with management tools such as decision-making, communication, and marketing. The book addresses specific competencies that are required for accreditation of academic and supervised practice programs in dietetics, and are included in the credentialing examinations for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN) and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered (NDTR). Specific topics include developing and motivating employees, employee discipline, material management, workflow and production, budgeting, information management, and sustainability.
The fifth edition covers new topics, including how to best support individuals transitioning from staff to management or leadership, active listening, protecting one’s image on social media, cultural competency, how to successfully advertise jobs, how to set rate of pay, scientific management, creating a culture of process improvement, biodiversity, and more.
Written in an accessible style, Management Practice in Dietetics is designed for accredited dietetics education programs.
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The Cognella Active Learning content for Management Practice in Dietetics includes:
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Claudia Sealey-Potts, University of North Florida
“Excellent coverage of critical need-to-know information for dietetic and food service management students.”
Stephanie Nielsen, Winthrop University
“Management Practice in Dietetics is an extremely thorough, informative, and engaging textbook. It does not leave the reader desiring more content. The text compels the reader to want to learn additional information in relation to the topics that are discussed.”
Terry Fleming, Ivy Tech Community College