Dietetics is the branch of knowledge concerned with the diet and its effects on health, especially with the application of scientific understanding of nutrition.
A Dietetic consultation can assist anyone who wants to improve their health and nutrition through food and lifestyle change, supporting people to build a healthy relationship with food and with their bodies.
Dietetic therapy not only focuses on food and eating but can also address concerns about body image, weight, physical activities and thought patterns that may be preventing people from living a healthy balanced life.
Dietetic therapy not only focuses on food and eating but can also address concerns about body image, weight, physical activities and thought patterns that may be preventing people from living a healthy balanced life.
Dietetic Therapy at Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing
The aim of Dietetic therapy is to provide nutritional counselling to optimise health and wellbeing using dietary approaches. Accredited Practicing Dietitians are qualified health professionals who can assist people to translate scientifically relevant nutritional information to their own lives and circumstances, establishing eating patterns which nourish body and mind, enabling people to live well.
An Accredited Practicing Dietitian is qualified to:
Our team dietitian takes a holistic, collaborative, client-centred approach. In the initial session your dietitian will identify and discuss your personal dietary concerns, assessing your current nutritional status and establishing food and behavioural goals taking into account your lifestyle and food preferences. Follow-up sessions provide the opportunity for further dietary guidance to review therapeutic goals and support you to sustain changes to improve your health and wellbeing.
Dietetic treatments include the use of comprehensive dietary and lifestyle advice, and nutritional supplementation if required.
Specialty areas covered by our team dietitian that have necessitated extensive postgraduate training include eating disorder therapy, pregnancy and breastfeeding nutrition, and childhood eating challenges. She takes a holistic dietetic approach in all areas. Some of the issues our dietitian has experience in treating are:
An Accredited Practicing Dietitian is qualified to:
- assess the nutritional status of her clients
- provide individually tailored dietary advice
- offer education and support to establish healthful eating practices
- identify and discuss helpful and unhelpful food habits and beliefs, and
- assist with maintaining positive dietary changes through regular monitoring as required.
Our team dietitian takes a holistic, collaborative, client-centred approach. In the initial session your dietitian will identify and discuss your personal dietary concerns, assessing your current nutritional status and establishing food and behavioural goals taking into account your lifestyle and food preferences. Follow-up sessions provide the opportunity for further dietary guidance to review therapeutic goals and support you to sustain changes to improve your health and wellbeing.
Dietetic treatments include the use of comprehensive dietary and lifestyle advice, and nutritional supplementation if required.
Specialty areas covered by our team dietitian that have necessitated extensive postgraduate training include eating disorder therapy, pregnancy and breastfeeding nutrition, and childhood eating challenges. She takes a holistic dietetic approach in all areas. Some of the issues our dietitian has experience in treating are:
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Our dietetics practise is strongly aligned with the Non-Diet, Body Acceptance, Health at Every Size® philosophies. We prioritise a focus on WELLBEING rather than WEIGHT in all services and treatments. Treatment with our team dietitian draws upon additional studies in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, yoga psychology, the Non‐Diet Approach, Motivational Interviewing and Art Therapy. You can read more about our dietitian here.
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MEDICARE AND PRIVATE HEALTH CLAIMS FOR DIETETIC THERAPY
You may be eligible to claim rebates for Dietetic Therapy if you have:
Please note – we do not Bulk Bill. All sessions will incur an out of pocket fee, and full payment is to be made on the day of your session. If you are eligible for a Medicare or Private Health Insurance rebate, you will be provided with a claimable receipt which you can then use to make your claim (we don't process the claims in-house).
- A referral and Enhanced Primary Care Plan completed by your Doctor, or
- Private Heath Insurance which includes Dietetic Therapy as part of your extras cover.
Please note – we do not Bulk Bill. All sessions will incur an out of pocket fee, and full payment is to be made on the day of your session. If you are eligible for a Medicare or Private Health Insurance rebate, you will be provided with a claimable receipt which you can then use to make your claim (we don't process the claims in-house).
Dietitians & nutritionists: what's the difference?
In Australia all dietitians are nutritionists however nutritionists without a dietetics qualification cannot take on the expert role of a dietitian. The key difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist is that, in addition to or as part of their qualification in human nutrition, a dietitian has undertaken a course of study that included substantial theory and supervised and assessed professional practice in clinical nutrition, medical nutrition therapy and food service management.
Dietitians in Australia who meet strict criteria are eligible to join the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program. APD is the only credential for dietitians recognised by Medicare and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and many private health insurers.
Dietitians in Australia who meet strict criteria are eligible to join the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program. APD is the only credential for dietitians recognised by Medicare and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and many private health insurers.
Considering seeing a Dietitian or Nutritionist but not sure what they offer? You can read more on the blog post about the difference between a Nutritionist and a Dietitian here.
Our TEAM DIETITIAN Casey is both an Accredited Practising Dietitian and a Nutritionist. She is a member of these organisations:
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