An Integrated Approach for Mental and Metabolic Health Recovery

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Presenters: Heather Hamilton, PhD and Jendayi A. Stafford, PhD

Description

The primary goal of this continuing education program is to offer mental health providers the knowledge, tools, and structure to help clients recover from psychological conditions that lead to emotional eating and weight gain. Participants will gain an understanding of the process and application of psychological inquiry and skills relevant to sustainable behavioral change. Comprehensive and engaging, this course contains over 170 topics, and is supported by a detailed instructor guide, 250-page course text & workbook, videos and other proprietary tools. This course specifically addresses brain-body functioning and recovery from depression, anxiety disorders, complex trauma, compulsion and the science of addiction, family and relationship dynamics, as well as environmental concerns that include social media marketing, stigma, the workplace and obesogenic influences. Founded on Integrated Weight Management Therapy (IWMT) the course incorporates evidence-based practices from Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, Attachment Theory, Transactional Analysis, Mindfulness and more. The blend of these approaches and over 560 introspective exercises help participants break through emotional and cognitive patterns that have negatively impacted their health and sense of well-being.

Learning Objectives:

• Learners will explore the clinical and social importance of obesity.
• Learners will explore strategies that can be used to talk to clients who are morbidly obese to help them reach their goals.
• Learners will identify techniques that can be used to address underlying challenges that can be related to obesity.

Content

This six part session will award 6.5 CE hour for the completion of each of the included sessions:

Session 1: Mental and Metabolic Health Recovery (Sections 1.1 and 1.2)

Session 2: Willpower Is Not Enough! (Sections 2.1 and 2.2)

Session 3: Depression and Metabolic Health Recovery

Session 4: Anxiety and Metabolic Health Recovery

Session 5: Trauma and Metabolic Health Recovery

Session 6: Personality and Metabolic Health Recovery (Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)

CE Credit: 6.5 NBCC Hours; 0 CRCC Hours; 0 WA Hours; 0 APT Hours; 0 NAADAC Hours; 0 NY Hours; 0 Ethics Hours