Chapter 12: Client Assessment and Goal Setting Flashcards
Assessments
The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of an individual.
Personal assessment
A client’s demographic information and answers to general questions about their initial goals and how they heard about the nutrition professional.
Physical assessment
Data like weight, height, age, measurements, and body fat percentages when possible.
Health assessment
Current and past health history via a questionnaire
Physical activity assessment
Information regarding the level of physical activity the client is currently doing and also how often they are doing it.
Photographic assessment
Photos of the client to closer track progress.
Behavioral assessment
Food diaries tracking a minimum of three days to get a big picture of the client’s eating and snacking behaviors.
Psychological assessment
The stages of change and levels of motivation a client has as they begin and progress through their process.
Personal assessments
The collection of demographic and initial data from a client.
Physical assessments
Objective data about the client’s physical status.
Objective data
Data collected through observations and actual data, not opinions.
Objective data assessments to use
Weight, height, body comp, circumference measures, skinfold measures.
Pros for assessment of weight
Easy measure to collect
Pros for assessment of height
Most clients will know their height; it is helpful in body composition calculation
Pros for assessment of Body composition
Gives details on body mass and fat mass
Pros for assessment of Circumference measurement
Helpful for body composition calculation, easy to track changes
Pros for assessment of Skinfold measures
Helpful for body comp calculation
Cons for assessment of Weight
Changes in weight do not explain what is changing.
Cons for assessment of Height
none
Cons for assessment of Body composition
May be hard to calculate if the proper tools are unavailable.
Cons for assessment of Circumference measures
Not all clients know how to gather this info, and consistency of locations can be tough.
Cons for assessment of Skinfold measures
Most clients won’t have the tool, consistency of measurement locations.
Health assessments
Questionnaires used to collect current and past health history from a client.
PARQ+
The physical activity readiness questionnaire used by physical trainers to gather client information.
Client dietary worksheet
A form to collect a single day’s nutrition data from a client.
Three-day dietary record
A form to collect three days of nutrition habits from a client.
Psychological assessments
Questions regarding what motivates the client, what they feel distracts them from their progress, and how they feel about their nutrition journey-past and present.
Reassessment
Repeating a previously completed assessment for comparison.
Goal setting
The process of establishing what someone wishes to achieve and measurable timelines to do it.
Specific goals
Describes exactly what needs to be accomplished.
Measurable goals
Can be evaluated with metrics.
Attainable goals
Are possible to be achieved.
Realistic goals
Make sense for the client.
Timely goals
Can be completed in a reasonable and specific amount of time.
Goal-setting step 1
Determine the desired result and willingness to do the work to achieve it.
Goal-setting step 2
Create a SMART Goal
Goal-setting step 3
Write the goal(s) down
Goal-setting step 4
Creating a plan of action.
Goal-setting step 5
Establishing a timeline.
Goal-setting step 6
Acting
Goal-setting step 7
Reevaluating and assessing progress.
