SCOPE OF PRACTICE

What is inside William Scudder’s (PILLAR Nutrition) scope of practice

William Scudder’s (PILLAR Nutrition) areas of expertise and qualifications enable them to provide or cover:

– Nutritional assessment to determine nutritional needs and to recommend appropriate nutritional intake
– Educate and guide clients to achieve health goals through lifestyle and behaviour adjustments
– Empower clients to achieve self-determined goals related to health and wellness
– Provide recommendations for body composition change based on sport, position, job requirements, and/or goals
– Provide nutrition and/or exercise advice in so far as it pertains to prevention of disease and conditions and promotion of health
– Educate and develop nutrition and/or exercise strategies to support performance, recovery, immune function, and injury prevention or recovery. Strategies are tailored to health status and parameters, lifestyle, performance goals, rest/training/competition days
– Calculate calorie and macronutrient needs if required
– Teach healthy portion sizes
– Teach how to read food labels
– Calculate macronutrient ratios
– Dispel nutrition myths and fallacies
– Teach how to navigate food stores/supermarkets
– Discuss the pros and cons of various diets
– Use coaching and communication techniques
– Teach the health benefits of various food groups
– Evaluate eating plans and provide general guidance
– Perform dietary assessments

Provide information on the following:

– Principles of good nutrition and food preparation
– Foods to be included in the normal daily diet of healthy individuals
– The essential nutrients needed by the body
– Recommended amounts of the essential nutrients for healthy individuals
– The actions of nutrients on the body
– The effects of deficiencies or excesses of nutrients
– Food and supplements that are good sources of essential nutrients

What is outside William Scudder’s (PILLAR Nutrition) scope of practice:

– They cannot diagnose, treat, cure or prevent diseases or illnesses
– They cannot provide “nutritional therapy” to treat disease
– They cannot promote or provide medication
– They cannot diagnose or treat an eating disorder
– They cannot conduct psychological counselling / therapy

The nutritional advice that you are given is NOT for the treatment of a disease or condition (e.g. metabolic, cardiovascular or neurological diseases, diabetes, cancer etc.).

William Scudder (PILLAR Nutrition) cannot offer advice where they feel there is a need for greater, more specialised help from another professional. This includes psychological disorders such as depression and eating disorders. In these instances, William Scudder (PILLAR Nutrition) will refer to an appropriate provider if necessary.