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2-Day Certificate in Nutrition for Mental Health Disorders: Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment Strategies that Work!


Credit Available - See CEUs tab below.

Categories:
ADHD/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |  Anxiety |  Food & Nutrition |  PTSD
Faculty:
Kristen Allott, ND, LAc
Duration:
12 Hours 29 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
Feb 07, 2019
SKU:
POS054410
Media Type:
Online Learning


Description

We have all had clients who come into the office in a depressed or anxious state, and yet they cannot identify just what is bothering them. Children are brought in with symptoms of ADHD, clients with addictions struggle to gain control of themselves, and others suffer with physical complaints in addition to mental health issues. It’s frustrating when traditional talk therapy is not quite enough to break through and it feels like something else is needed to meet your treatment goals.

That missing piece you’re looking for? It’s here – the mind-body connection.

Kristen Allott is a naturopathic physician specializing in alternative and nutritional approaches to mental health disorders, and she is here to help you bring this missing piece to your clients.

Imagine an increase in your client’s energy and mental clarity, allowing them to be more engaged in the therapeutic process. Simplify sessions when you readily have dozens of effective, simple strategies at your fingertips that enhance and complement your current treatment interventions. Feel your confidence improve when you identify nutritional deficiencies that contribute to anxiety, anger, depression, PTSD or ADHD.

Don’t risk missing out on this key piece of treatment – sign up today to improve outcomes for your clients!

Want to become a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider? This training meets a portion of the educational requirements for Certification.

Click here to learn more about training options that can lead to Certification. Visit www.mhimi.com for Certification details.

CEUs


General Credits

This course is available for 12.5 total CPDs

The HPCSA has declared that any on-line courses CPD/CEU credited by a certified US board, is automatically CPD/CEU credited in South Africa. 

As there are different boards for different disciplines, we at Acacia suggest that you use the Counselling CPD/CEU credits. These correspond to South African credits of one CPD/CEU per 60 minutes. If you choose to use your discipline's credits, please do so at your discretion.


Counselors

This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.


Florida Counselors

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits.


South Carolina Counselors

This self-study program has been approved for 12.5 continuing education hours by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540.


Texas Counselors

This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors no longer approves programs or providers. PESI activities meet the continuing education requirements as listed in Title 22 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 681, Subchapter J, Section 681.142 Acceptable Continuing Education. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.


Social Workers

This intermediate self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.


Florida Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits. 


Montana Social Workers

The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction.


Illinois Psychologists

 

PESI, Inc is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Professional Regulation. License #: 268.000102. Full attendance at this self-study course qualifies for 12.5 contact hours.


Kentucky Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists, approved provider #202312H. PESI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This self-study activity will qualify for 12.5 contact hours.


Ohio Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Ohio Psychological Association, Provider #263896894, to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content. PESI is offering this self-study activity for 12.5 Standard hours of continuing education credit.


Pennsylvania Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Provider #PSY000211. PESI maintains responsibility for the program(s). This self-study program qualifies for 12.5 continuing education hours.


Florida Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits.


Montana Marriage & Family Therapists

The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction.


South Carolina Marriage & Family Therapists

This self-study program has been approved for 12.5 continuing education hours by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540.


Texas Marriage & Family Therapists

This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists no longer approves programs or providers. PESI activities meet the continuing education requirements as listed in Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 801, Subchapter K, Section 801.264 Types of Acceptable Continuing Education. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.


California Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CADTP)

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the CADTP, Provider #: 201. This Category H activity meets the qualifications for 12.5 CEU's (continuing education hours).



Handouts

Faculty

Kristen Allott, ND, LAc's Profile

Kristen Allott, ND, LAc Related seminars and products

Dynamic Paths


Dr. Kristen Allottt is a naturopathic physician, international speaker, and author. For over twenty years, she has been known as a pioneering advocate for the use of whole foods nutrition for improving energy, mental clarity, and decision-making. In her seminars, people learn how to support their brains and body by treating the physiological and hormonal causes of mental health and addictions. Being passionate about achievable results, she provides resources to support clients and providers. She regularly provides full-day seminars to mental health professionals, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and the Washington State Courts. In 2021, New Harbinger Publishing released her new workbook, Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Anxiety: Stop the Cycle of Worry, Fatigue, and Sugar Cravings with Simple Protein-Rich Foods.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kristen Allott is the owner of Dynamic Paths, Inc. and the co-founder of Dynamic Brains Consulting. She has an employment relationship with Dynamic Brains Consulting and receives a speaking honorarium from Praxis. Kristen Allot receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kristen Allott is a member of the National Association of Naturopathic Physicians and Psychiatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Objectives

  1. Articulate which nutrients are beneficial for reducing symptoms of anxiety, anger and depression.
  2. Assess clients’ potential nutritional deficiencies that could be negatively affecting their mental health.
  3. Communicate the potential complications of combining nutritional supplements and psychotropic medications as related to clinical treatment.
  4. Analyze the impact of fats and proteins on clients’ mental and physical health.
  5. Determine when and how to refer clients to Complementary and Alternative Medicine providers.
  6. Incorporate complementary strategies to help improve your clients’ energy and mental clarity.
  7. Identify physiological causes of fatigue, depression, and anxiety to improve treatment outcomes.
  8. Differentiate between mental illness versus nutritional and hormonal imbalances as it relates to clinical practice.
  9. Distinguish symptoms of nutritional deficiencies to inform the clinician’s choice of treatment interventions.
  10. Integrate holistic assessment and treatment interventions to improve client level of functioning.
  11. Assess diet, exercise, and sleep in session without shaming a client.
  12. Evaluate how improved nutrition can improve therapeutic outcomes for clients with ADHD, anxiety, depression, addictions, and other mental health disorders.

Outline

Assessment & Treatment Planning

How Foods Affect Moods

  • Carbohydrates – A new way to think about cravings
  • Effects protein may have on depression and anxiety
  • Fats for mental health (depression, ADHD, bipolar)
  • The connection between food, depression, diabetes & obesity
  • Physiological causes of fatigue, depression and anxiety
  • Anxiety/anger and hypoglycemia
Simple Screening Tools to Identify Nutritional Deficiencies Contributing to:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • ADHD
  • Fatigue
  • Anger
  • Lack of mental clarity
  • Other mental health concerns
Symptoms of Deficiencies and Co-Morbid Conditions
  • Alcoholism
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Anxiety or hypoglycemia?
  • Depressed, fatigued or malnourished?
  • Hormonal imbalance
Referring to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Primary Care Providers
  • When to refer
  • Who to refer a client to
  • Where to find appropriate providers
  • 5 Questions to ask before referring

Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment Strategies

Practical Tools to Boost Treatment Results, Improve Energy, and Gain Mental Clarity

  • Fats: the good, the bad, and the ugly
  • Sleep: how to go to sleep, how to stay asleep, how to wake up
  • Reduce night terrors
  • Move your body
  • Feed your brain
Holistic Assessment and Treatment Interventions for:
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety disorders
  • PTSD
  • Addictions
  • Bipolar
  • Clients who want to stop their medications
  • Psychosomatic symptoms
  • Side effects of medications
  • Pain syndromes
  • Pre-menstrual syndrome and menopausal symptoms
Interventions in Action – Working together to learn and role playing
  • How to assess diet, exercise, and sleep without shaming a client
    • Diet and exercise history assessment
  • Improve energy and mental clarity through 3 days of protein
    • Protein for All program
    • Special concerns – vegetarian, gluten free, or those that don’t cook
  • The power of movement – when is it helpful vs. too much?
  • Action items for discussing weight and diabetes with clients

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Psychotherapists
  • Social Workers
  • Dieticians
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Nurses
  • Chiropractors
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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