Practitioner Training - Leading with Emotional Intelligence for the CDM, CFPP

Practitioner Training - Leading with Emotional Intelligence for the CDM, CFPP explores how emotional intelligence (EI) can strengthen leadership, communication, and team success in Food and Nutrition Services. Participants will gain practical strategies to build self-awareness, improve relationships, manage emotions effectively, and lead with confidence in healthcare environments. Through interactive learning activities and real-world applications, this course helps professionals develop the skills needed to create positive workplace cultures and improve overall team performance.

Students will have access to this online course for up to six (6) months.
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to print documentation of completion for 45 hours of continuing education (1 hr of ethics, 9 hrs of sanitation & safety, and 35 hrs of general CE) to meet your 3-year certification period.

Session Details

Schedule:

Once the course is paid in full, access is typically granted within 3-5 business days after payment is processed. You will have up to 6 months to complete your course. Work at your own pace.

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Price:

Course Fee : $299.00

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations can be made by completing our online Withdrawal Form. There are no refunds after registering for this course.

Instructor or Facilitator

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Angela Brekken

Angela Brekken
Instructor

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Julie Zikmund

Julie Zikmund
RDN, Associate Director

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Julie Zikmund, MPH, RDN has over 30 years of work experience in the areas of nutrition and public health and has mentored many students from CDM, CFPPs to RDN students. She has been part of the faculty at the University of North Dakota since 2000. Julie is currently the Associate Director in the Office of Extended Learning at the University of North Dakota. Her new scope of work involves online learning courses for all types of learners, including the training of CDM, CFPPs across the nation through the University of North Dakota. In her professional career, she has worked in a wide variety of practice settings, but seeing budding students grow into competent professionals has been the most rewarding and impactful part of her career. She believes in building a legacy for other nutrition professionals to follow. Julie graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1992 from the University of North Dakota and earned her Master's degree in Public Health from Tulane University in 2000.