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Brain, Gut, and Mental Health (2 CE)

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Credits: 2 Credit Hours
 
Microbiota continues to evolve due to the change of diet, lifestyle, and medical care, which impacts the digestive system's function.  The gut-brain relationship has a direct relationship with mental and neurological disease. The gut communicates with the brain through the microbiota-gut-brain axis.
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1205CE
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Course Level: Intermediate

This course is for:  Clinical Psychologist, Counselors and SWs

Course Format: This is a self-paced (non-interactive), online course. Participants are required to read the course materials and complete a post-test with a score of 75% or higher.

Course Developed By: Tracey Thomas, PsyD

Content By: Liang, S., Wu, X., & Jin, F. (2018). Gut-brain psychology: Rethinking psychology from the microbiota-gut-brain axis, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 12 (33), 1-24.

Course Description: Microbiota continues to evolve due to the change of diet, lifestyle, and medical care, which impacts the digestive system's function.  The gut-brain relationship has a direct relationship with mental and neurological disease. The gut communicates with the brain through the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Gut-brain psychology recognizes how crucial microbiota is for mental and cognitive processes. The researchers posit gut-brain psychology will augment the psychology, neuroscience, and psychiatric fields. Current theories and microbiota-improving methods are explored to support the improvement of mental health and other diseases.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define gut-brain psychology
  2. Examine the importance of gut microbiota in psychology and behavior
  3. Evaluate the current hypothesis on the gut-brain relationship
  4. Explore the impact of microbiota from a mental health context

Course Outline:

  1. Read and understand the article, Gut-brain psychology: Rethinking psychology from the microbiota-gut-brain axis
  2. Review the Course Description and Learning Objectives
  3. Work through the post-test questions; answers to the questions should be derived from the respective article
  4. Review the article for further clarification, if needed

Course Completion Requirements: All course materials are included in your AATBS student account. Attendees must read the course material and complete the accompanying test with a score of 75% or higher. Customers may retest if they score below 75%.

Evaluation: The course evaluation is also accessible in your student account. After completing the course, you will need to complete the course evaluation.

How certificate is issued: When all requirements for the course have been successfully completed, customers will be able to access and print a personal CE certificate in their student account.

Approvals:

Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5750. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences, provider #1085, 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. AATBS maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 06/19/2021 – 06/19/2024.

Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling - #50-11015

Florida Board of Psychology #50-5452

NYSED:

Social Workers: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0112.

Counselors: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Counselors as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed counselors #MHC-0165.

Marriage Family Therapists: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage Family Therapists as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed Marriage Family Therapists #MFT-0077.

The sponsor of this program has been approved to offer Continuing Education credit for Certified Addiction Specialists (CAS) in accordance with the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders. Approval No. 20-1420.

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More Information
Board ApprovalsAmerican Psychological Association (APA), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), NBCC, Florida Board - Social Work, MFT, Counseling, and Psychology, NYSED - Social Work, MFT and Counseling Only, American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders
CE FormatOnline, Text-Based