FREE 1.0 CPEU: Ethics in Private Practice for Registered Dietitians
Hi Reader, When you're employed, and something feels off, there's somewhere to take it: maybe a supervisor, an ethics committee, or a compliance office. At minimum, there's a colleague down the hall you can ask, "does this seem okay to you?" When you work for yourself, it's a different story. What's inside:
This Week's EdgeTHERE'S NO ETHICS COMMITTEE IN PRIVATE PRACTICEThe ethical questions don't necessarily stop when you go out on your own. But now they're yours and yours alone. A client asks for something just outside your scope. A supplement company offers to pay you. A client's spouse calls to ask how the sessions are going. Someone leaves a glowing review that names their diagnosis, and you'd love to share it. A physician refers a patient you're not sure you're qualified to treat. A client asks for a discount, and you wonder what that means for the people paying full price. None of those situations have obvious answers, all of them have consequences, and there's nobody down the hall. Knowing the Code of Ethics matters, and of course we should know it. But knowing it isn't the same as having someone to think out loud with at 9am on a Tuesday. So build your own committee before you need it. Two or three people: someone a few years ahead of you in practice, a peer in the same season, and someone outside nutrition entirely โ maybe an attorney or therapist running their own practice. The RDs I've seen struggle usually weren't careless. They were alone with a hard question and a deadline. Tried & TrueFREE 1.0 CPEU, AND YOU GET IT FIRSTI built a continuing education course on ethics in private practice. It's approved by CDR for 1.0 CPEU, it takes about an hour, and it's free. It goes out to the general public soon, but you're getting it first, because you're here! If you hit a snag anywhere, with registration or the certificate or anything else, hit reply and tell me. I'd rather hear it from you than find out about it later. 5-Minute MomentumNAME YOUR THREEWrite down three names: someone a few years ahead of you in practice, a peer in the same season, and someone outside the field of nutrition who runs their own business. Those are the people you'll text when the answer isn't in any textbook. If you can't fill all three lines, that isn't a failure โ it's the most useful thing you'll learn today. Your TurnWhat's the ethics question you've wondered about but never had anyone to ask? Hit reply and tell me. I won't share it, and I'll answer. See you next Tuesday, P.S. The CPEU is free and it's yours before anyone else sees it. Grab it now โ and let me know if anything breaks. :) |
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