3-Day Nutrition for Mental Health Certification Course

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Vicki Steine, DSc., LCSW, BCHN, IFNCP Related seminars and products

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Vicki Steine, DSc, LCSW, BCHN, IFNCP, has been a social worker for more than 25 years, working in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She works with children and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, Tourette’s syndrome, addiction, and trauma in her private practice in the Atlanta area. Dr. Steine received her master’s in social work from the University of Georgia and her Doctor of Science in holistic nutrition from Hawthorn University. She is board certified in holistic nutrition through the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, a nutrition certified practitioner through the Integrated and Functional Nutrition Academy and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Dr. Steine enjoys combining her skills as a social worker and nutrition educator to help her clients who struggle with staying organized, keeping focused at work or school, and overcoming the anxiety and depression that often prevents them from fully living their lives. She integrates nutrition, mind-body exercises, and traditional psychotherapy methods, like Cognitive Behavior Therapy, to help her clients get on with living their lives optimally. She has spoken at many conferences and delivered workshops providing education to professionals and lay people alike on the benefits of nutrition and improving mental health. Dr. Steine has had personal success using a holistic approach, including nutrition and supplements, to recover from a near death boating accident and an episode of debilitating depression.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Vicki Steine maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Vicki Steine is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the National Association of Nutrition Practitioners.

Objectives

1. Evaluate mood and behaviour in clients using micro-and macronutrients 
2. Justify how macronutrients and micronutrients affect mood and behaviour in clients.
3. Determine how gluten and casein sensitivity may influence the presentation of depression, psychosis, and ASD in clients
4. Apply integrated and nutritional medicine safely and ethically within your professional discipline's scope of practice.
5. Correlate assessments to differentiate between a clinical presentation of mental illnesses vs. nutritional and/or hormonal imbalances
6. Construct treatment plans through six unique nutritional methods for clients with mood lability
7. Determine key nutrients that support the function of both the brain and the gut, the “second brain,”.
8. Implement evidence-based protocols for nutritional and herbal approaches for six DSM-5® categories
9. Evaluate how client eating patterns may influence their mental health by using a food-mood assessment tool
10. Develop a Cultural Formulation tool using the DSM-5 to inform your treatment planning process
11. Appraise the research regarding any reported potential side effects of poly-medicine use through evaluation of drug-nutrient-herbal interactions to determine if you are working within your professional scope of practice.
12. Apply stage-specific anaerobic and aerobic exercise and selfcare methods
13. Demonstrate breathing techniques to reduce hyperventilation for clients with anxiety disorders
14. Adapt complementary and alternative methods for children and teens with behavioural and mental health disorders such as ADHD and ODD 
15. Assess when psychotropic medications, herbal medicines, and nutrients can be harmful to clients 
16. Inspect the presented research on how essential fatty acids can help clients diagnosed with mood disorders alleviate symptoms (as is within your scope of practice).
17. Hypothesize how circadian rhythms contribute to depression, PTSD and bipolar disorder
18. Evaluate the impact of blood sugar and genetic variations on mental health disorders.

Outline

• 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 and obesity
• Physiological causes of fatigue, depression and anxiety
• Vitamins: B-Vitamins, 5-MTHF, Vitamin D
• Minerals: Magnesium, calcium

• Food as “brain-mind-medicine”
• Fats: Essential fatty acids, toxic fats, fish oil
• Protein: the building blocks of happiness
• Nutrients to improve mental health and cognitive function
• Vitamins, minerals, glandulars, and special nutrients for the non-nutritionist
• Regulate hormonal imbalance
• Balance blood sugar to balance mood
• Cultural and genetic variations
• Enhance digestion for mental health
• Thyroid function and mental health

• Seven major herbs for PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep, and cognitive health
• Endocannabinoid deficit theory
• Cannabis and psychedelic medicine
• THC versus CBD
• Evidence for medical cannabis for mental health
• PTSD and chronic pain
• Adaptogens: Ginseng, licorice, ashwaganda
• Melatonin
• Smell, mood, and cognition
• Evidence for essential oils to alter mood and cognition
• Interactions with pharmaceuticals

• Transcending mind-body separation: Understanding the complex relationships
• The factors that cause “chemical imbalance”
• Beyond pharmaceutical management
• Balancing circadian rhythm
• Apply breathing exercises for mental health
• Enhance sleep and address insomnia

• Conduct a basic nutritional food/mood assessment
• Conduct an adrenal stress and biological rhythm assessment
• Culture and ethnicity assessment and treatment
• The Cultural Formulation Interview and CAM methods
• Basic lab tests for optimal mental health

• Anxiety and PTSD
• Depression
• ADHD
• Fatigue
• Anger
• Bipolar disorder
• Lack of mental clarity
• Other mental health concerns

• Hormonal imbalance
• Anxiety vs. hypoglycemia
• Inflammation
• Digestion
• Depressed, fatigued or malnourished?
• Side effects of medications

• Strategies to reduce inflammation: The major factor in depression, anxiety, bipolar, and ADHD
• Chronic illness, fibromyalgia
• Anxiety and digestion
• The Second brain: Microbiome, probiotics and GABA, and anxiety
• Sleep, adrenal health, and rhythms
• Anger, alcohol abuse and liver health
• Genetics, depression and brain
• PTSD and auto immune, addictions and cognition
• ADHD, ASD, and food sensitivities
• Integrative approach recovery from addictions

• Address clients concerns and provide alternatives to psychotropics
• Herbal medicine for mental health
• Strategies for clients who want to stop their medications
• Ayurvedic medicine and mental health
• Exercise: Elevate serotonin and regulate stress hormones
• Sound and music for insomnia, anxiety and anger
• Toning, binaural music

• Depression & Seasonal Affect Disorder
• Anxiety, PTSD, and complex trauma
• Bipolar
• ADHD
• Body dysmorphia
• OCD
• Bulimia
• Insomnia
• Addictions
• Obesity
• Psychosomatic symptoms
• Pre-menstrual syndrome and menopausal symptoms

• Food: The Good, the Bad, and the Fake
• Sleep: The 4 habits critical to refreshing sleep
• Exercise: Elevate serotonin and regulate stress hormones
• Stress: A Holistic Approach
• Feed your brain

• The spectrum of somatic and bodywork therapies
• Acupuncture
• The NADA protocol for addictions
• Cranial electrical stimulation for PTSD, insomnia, and optimal cognition
• When to refer

• Children: Supporting sleep, focus, mood and attention
• Alternatives to psychotropics for ADHD
• Middle life: Peri-menopause, menopause, andropause
• Preventing cognitive decline
• Nutrition and integrative methods to support people with dementia and their caregivers

• Ethics, law and competency
• Nutritional therapies
• Culinary medicine
• Behavioural medicine
• Nutritional supplementation
• Herbal medicine
• Hydrotherapies for mood management
• Bodywork therapies
• Acupuncture and cranial electrical stimulation
• Sound and music for insomnia and mood
• Stage appropriate yoga for anxiety, pain and PTSD
• Integrative detoxification for addiction

• When and where to refer clients
• How to find the right provider
• Questions to ask before referring
• Develop a niche practice as a certified specialist
• Professional organizations and more training
• Controversies and hot topics

Target Audience

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