| Job Title |
Weight-reduction Specialist |
| Job Description |
Assists Clients In Devising And Carrying Out Weight-loss Plan,
Using Established Dietary Programs And Positive Reinforcement
Procedures: Interviews Client To Obtain Information On Weight
Development History, Eating Habits, Medical Restrictions, And
Nutritional Objectives. Weighs And Measures Client, Using
Measuring Instruments, And Enters Data On Client Record.
Discusses Eating Habits With Client To Identify Dispensable Food
Items And To Encourage Increased Consumption Of High Nutrition,
Low Calorie Food Items, Or Selects Established Diet Program
Which Matches Client Goals And Restrictions. Explains Program
And Procedures Which Should Be Followed To Lose Desired Amount
Of Weight, And Answers Client Questions. Reviews Client Food
Diary At Regular Intervals To Identify Eating Habits Which Do
Not Coincide With Established Or Agreed Upon Dietary Program,
And Reviews Weight Loss Statistics To Determine Progress.
Counsels Client To Promote Established Goals And To Reinforce
Positive Results. May Photograph Client During Therapy To
Provide Visual Record Of Progress. May Conduct Aversion Therapy,
Utilizing Electric Shock, Rancid Odors, And Other Physical Or
Visual Stimuli To Promote Negative Association With Food
Designated For Elimination From Diet. May Conduct Positive
Conditioning Therapy Sessions, Utilizing Physical And Visual
Stimuli To Promote Positive Association With Foods Designated
For Increase In Diet. May Give Client Weight-loss Aids, Such As
Calorie Counters, Or Sell Nutritional Products To Be Used In
Conjunction With Diet Program.
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