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Nutritional & Complementary Treatment for Mental Health Disorders


Speaker:
Kristen Allott, ND, LAc
Duration:
6 Hours 28 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jul 19, 2012
Product Code:
PPC011215
Media Type:
Download


Description

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Non-Pharmaceutical Strategies that Work!

  • Discover non-pharmaceutical interventions for anxiety, anger and depression
  • Discover 5 interventions that will help clients better engage in the therapeutic process
  • Recognize 4 common nutritional contributors to anxiety, anger and depression
  • Receive 6 tools to improve energy and mental clarity

Learn how complementary and alternative medicine can increase your clients’ energy and mental clarity and allow them to be more engaged in the therapeutic process. This seminar will provide you with effective treatment approaches for mental health disorders. Explore alternative and complementary strategies that can enhance or replace pharmaceutical approaches. Dr. Kristen Allott is a highly energetic and enthusiastic speaker who specializes in alternative and nutritional approaches to mental health disorders.

Put to use immediately dozens of effective interventions for mental health disorders including simple assessment tools for nutritional deficiencies that contribute to anxiety, anger and depression. Learn how you can correct these deficiencies resulting in better outcomes for your clients. Gain confidence in making safe and effective referrals to complementary and alternative practitioners such as naturopathic physicians, acupuncturists and homeopaths.

OUTLINE

PART I

How Foods Effect Moods

  • Carbohydrates—A New Way to Think About Cravings
  • Protein for Depression
  • Fats for Mental Health (Depression, ADD, Bipolar)
  • The Connection Between Food, Depression, Diabetes & Obesity

Screening and Assessment of Nutritional Deficiencies Contributing to

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Fatigue
  • Lack of Mental Clarity
  • Other Mental Health Concerns

Tools and Handouts to Treat Clients

Anxiety/Anger and Hypoglycemia

  • Treating Depression with Protein
  • Treating Anxiety with Protein
  • Good Fats/Bad Fats for Mental and Physical Health
  • Your Gut: The Primitive Brain
  • The Daily Magic Pill

PART II

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapies for Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for

  • Anxiety Disorders and PTSD
  • Depression
  • Addictions
  • Personality Disorders
  • Clients Who Want to Stop Their Medications
  • Psychosomatic Symptoms
  • Side Effects of Medications
  • Pain Syndromes
  • Pre-Menstrual Syndrome and Menopausal Symptoms

Referring to CAM Providers

  • When to Refer
  • Who to Refer a Client to
  • Where to Find CAM Providers
  • 5 Questions to Ask Before Referring

OBJECTIVES

  • Summarize which nutrients are important for controlling anxiety, anger, and depression.
  • Discover how to assess clients’ potential macro-nutritional deficiencies.
  • State the complications of mixing supplemental herbs and psychotropic medications.
  • Discuss the value of Complementary and Alternative Medicine providers.
  • Identify how to refer clients to Complementary and Alternative Medicine providers.
  • Outline the role of protein in treating depression.

 


To order the book, The CBT Toolbox: A Workbook for Clients and Clinicians, please visit our product store.

To order the book, Cultivating Lasting Happiness: A 7-Step Guide to Mindfulness, please visit our product store.


 

 

Credit


* Credit Note - **

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

Continuing Education Information:  Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

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Counselors - Counselors

This self-study activity consists of 6.25 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.


Social Workers - Social Workers

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Social Workers - Canadian Social Workers

PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2017 - January 27, 2020. Social Workers completing this course receive 6.25 (Clinical) continuing education credits for completing this intermediate level self-study course. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to social workers who complete the program evaluation. Full attendance is required. No partial credit will be offered for partial attendance. Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.


Social Workers - Florida Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors

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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 6.25 continuing education credits.


Social Workers - Illinois Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154. Successful completion of this self-study activity qualifies for 6.0 contact hours.


Social Workers - Minnesota Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Minnesota, Board of Social Work. Provider #: CEP-140. This self-study package has been approved for 6.0 continuing education hours. This certificate has been issued upon successful completion of a post-test.


Social Workers - Ohio Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #: RCST071001. Successful completion of this self-study course meets the qualifications for 6.25 clock hours of continuing education credit.


Psychologists - Canadian Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 6.0 self-study continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement


Psychologists - Florida Psychologists

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Psychologists - Psychologists

This self-study activity consists of 6.25 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 this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.


Marriage & Family Therapists - Marriage & Family Therapists

This self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save this course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements. 


Marriage & Family Therapists - Texas Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. has been approved as a continuing education sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists. Provider # 503. This self-study package qualifies for 6.0 continuing education credits.


Marriage & Family Therapists - Illinois Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the State of Illinois, Department of Professional Regulation. Provider #:168-000156. Full attendance at this self-study activity qualifies for 6.0 credits.


Addiction Counselors - NAADAC

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This self-study course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 6.0 CE in the Counseling Services skill group. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.


California Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CCAPP-EI)

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the CCAPP-EI, Provider #: OS-03-036-1025. This activity meets the qualifications for 6.0 CEH's (continuing education hours).


Connecticut Addiction Counselors

Provider #120924. This course has been approved as a CCB approved training and has been awarded 6.25 hours by the Connecticut Certification Board.


Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists

This intermediate activity is approved for 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please contact your licensing board to determine if they accept programs or providers approved by other national or state licensing boards. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to participants who are in full attendance and who complete the program evaluation.


California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours. 

** You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

CE Broker


Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 7.6 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Pennsylvania Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists

This intermediate activity is approved for 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please contact your licensing board to determine if they accept programs or providers approved by other national or state licensing boards. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to participants who are in full attendance and who complete the program evaluation.


California Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Licensed Educational Psychologists

The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the APA and the ASWB. Full participation in this self-study course will qualify for 6.0 hours of continuing education credit.


Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.



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Speaker

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.


Target Audience

Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Therapists, Addiction Counselors, Dietitians, Marriage & Family Therapists, Case Managers, Nurses, Other Mental Health Professionals

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