Why Is Listening an Important Skill for a Nutrition Counselor

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why is listening an important skill for a nutrition counselor when engaging in cross-cultural interviews?

• A) During cross-cultural interviews, nutrition counselors should do the majority of the talking so they can understand a client's culture.
• B) Active listening demonstrates that the client is less important than the nutrition counselor during the counseling interview.
• C) Listening can encourage bias among nutrition counselors.
• D) Listening can help the nutrition counselor clearly understand the client's problem or issue.
• E) Listening causes nutrition counselors to make assumptions about the client's problem or issue.

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