Lifestyle Medicine and Emotional Health

Emotional and mental wellbeing are important factors in overall health and wellness. This course will investigate assessment and intervention strategies addressing emotional and mental health. There will also be a component that explores the importance of the practitioner’s own healthy lifestyle habits as it relates to emotional wellbeing.

Course Objectives/Outcomes

• Identify how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Protective and Compensatory Experiences (PACEs) impact Maslow’s Hierarchy.
• Learn how ACEs and PACEs affect the experience of pain/chronic pain, stress, and well-being.
• Understand how physical health providers can integrate these psychological concepts into their clinical work.
• Cite evidence on how social media can impact the six Lifestyle Medicine keys areas and therefore impact health.
• Develop an understanding of the Keirsey Temperament Model and how this can provide a framework for appreciating a variety of personality styles within clients and staff.
• Learn how personality styles may impact behavior seen in Lifestyle Medicine.
• Identify and define the common mental health issues that can co-occur in clients treated by physical health providers.
• Learn about common mental health screening tools that can be integrated into clinical settings.
• Identify three examples of Positive Psychology and Gratitude impacting inflammation and heart disease.
• Develop an understanding of evidence-based practices (ACT, DBT, CBT, etc.) used to effectively treat clients experiencing co-occurring mental health issues and lifestyle-related diseases.
• Learn specific intervention strategies using evidence-based practices within your scope of practice.
• Identify the importance of personal and professional boundaries when working with clients experiencing mental health issues.
• Understand the concepts of self-care/self-compassion and how actively practicing these allows your clients to reach their full potential.

Applicability

Certification in Lifestyle Medicine

Evidence in Motion is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 6103. This distance learning-independent activity is offered at 7.5 Contact hours/.75 CEUs Introductory, Foundational Knowledge. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. 

Lifestyle Medicine and Emotional Health has been approved for 7.5 continuing education hours by PTPN, which is an organization recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California to approve courses for continuing education competency hours. If you have questions or concerns, please contact PTPN 800-766-7876 and ask for the Quality Assurance Department or CEO.

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences is the accredited provider and has approved this activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, American Osteopathic Association credit, nursing contact hours, and continuing education contact hours. The speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, or devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity. If you have questions regarding continuing education credit, please email cme@dmu.edu.

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