Until now, the standards to which Australian dieticians prescribed by were the national standard that strongly focused on the development of scientific knowledge . Emerging body of research shows that the importance of effective practitioner—patient communication vital to a healthy practice and outcome. The evidence is shown through a survey that was conducted in 2008 by R.P. Cant and R.A Aroni for the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. The survey has sampled dieticians who were working in hospitals, community or private practice, and quotas of their adult patients were interviewed, the results suggested that four main communication competencies were established, one of them being the importance of interpersonal skills. Within this communication style aspect such as partnership (85%), listening (98%), empathy (100%), positive communication (86%) and reinforcement (91%) was mentioned. All these components help in making an affective practice—although the interpersonal aspects are often invisible they reflect personality traits and motives. However, the values that are help by dieticians can also be seen as skill. For example, although a dietician may feel respect for a client as an individual and also show respect towards making sure their physical and emotional are met, he/she may demonstrate or communicate the need for reduction …show more content…
The importance of communication within this line of work is most defiantly underestimated, as within this filed each practitioner needs to understand and effectively learn how to counsel, speak and educate his or her client. Having good communication encourages collaboration and helps prevent errors. There is little evidence that show how dieticians communicate, but it is a known fact that the different communication styles are used. All these assist in creating what is known as a dietician and go towards helping their patients see a future that is healthy and on