Food, Mood, and Mental Health: The Missing Links in Treating Kids and Teens
- Speaker:
- Terri Samuels, LMHC, NCC
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 09 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Apr 08, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS150239
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Poor nutrition doesn’t just impact physical health—it disrupts mood, behavior, and brain function, creating a ripple effect that shapes a child’s relationships, school performance, and emotional well-being.
Join Terri Samuels, Nationally Certified Mental Health Counselor, to discover how assessing nutrition deficits and stimulating the Vagas nerve can transform mental health outcomes for children and adolescents.
In this session you’ll learn to:
- Evaluate how certain foods play a role in a child’s microbiome and analyze how it affects their mood
- Understand how hormones in adolescents play a key role in mental health and gut health
- Facilitate conversation with school personnel in creating a healthier lunchroom environment
- Guide parents and caregivers in creating personalized plans for better mental wellbeing in their children
You’ll leave feeling energized to apply these practical strategies and make a lasting impact on your young clients’ mental health!
Credit
Additional Info
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)Access never expires for this product.
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Objectives
- Distinguish how children and adolescents gut affect their brain and vice versa, as well as the consequence of a damaged digestive system.
- Determine how stress plays a role in children and adolescence and learn how to support and guide parents and caregivers throughout treatment.
- Evaluate how certain foods play a role in a child’s microbiome and analyze how it affects their mood.
Outline
Your Gut Knows What’s Up!
Understanding the Second Brain in Kids
- Connection between our “two brains” and how the Vagus Nerve plays a key role
- Digestive tract sends critical signals to our brain influencing emotions & behavior
- Guts control over mood, attention, and self-regulation
- How a damaged Vagus nerve disrupts digestion and impacts well-being
- Stimulate the Vagus nerve to support digestion, regulate emotions, and calm nervous system
- Risks and Limitations
Let’s Talk about Stress, Baby!
How Stress Impacts Kids Brains and Bodies
- Fight/flight/freeze response and its unique impact on kids
- The role of adolescent hormones in both mental health and gut health
- Impact of caffeine on stress levels
- Evidence-based stressbusters for anxiety
- Mindfulness and the power of rest for balance and emotional regulation
Food for Your ‘Tude’!
How Nutrition Shapes Kids Mental Health
- Direct link between diet and mood
Behavioral issues stemming from hunger vs emotional distress
- Foods that help decrease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and ADHD
- Connection between inflammation and psychiatric symptoms
- Impact of the Standard American Diet
- Incorporating nutrition and dietary habits into intake paperwork and therapy sessions
- Navigating social media’s unrealistic food standards—the “Pinterest perfect plate”
Target Audience
- Psychologists
- Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Social Workers
- Case Managers
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Dieticians
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