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Nourish Your Mind: How Food Affects Your Mood and Mental Health
Vickie Steine, DSc, LCSW, BCHN, IFNCP
- Recorded Webinar
Course Overview:
Your clients’ mental health is deeply connected to their diet and nutrition. But how do you translate nutritional science into effective, practical strategies for therapy? This online integrative mental health nutrition CE course provides the knowledge and tools you need to confidently integrate nutrition-based interventions into your mental health practice.
Led by Dr. Vicki Steine, a highly respected expert in mental health and holistic nutrition, this 3 CE hour online course unpacks the complex relationship between the gut and the brain. You’ll learn how dietary choices directly affect mood, behavior, and overall mental wellness—and how you can empower your clients to make healthier food choices, even on a budget. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge and transform the lives of your clients!
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the gut-brain connection and how the microbiome influences mental health.
- Identify how poor gut health and inflammation contribute to mood disorders such as anxiety and depression.
- Decode food labels with confidence to help clients choose affordable, nutrient-dense foods.
About Online Integrative Mental Health Nutrition CE Courses
Integrative mental health nutrition is related to ”nutritional psychiatry” and “nutritional neuroscience,” and explores the connection between diet, gut health, and mental well-being. It focuses on a holistic, functional, and integrative approach to mental health, blending nutrition, psychotherapy, and mind-body practices.
What You’ll Gain from This Course:
- Proven, evidence-based education – Learn the latest research-backed insights on the gut-brain axis, psychotropic nutrition, and inflammation’s role in mental health.
- Practical, actionable strategies – Master real-world techniques for helping clients make informed food choices and improve their well-being.
- Flexible, accessible learning – Take the course on your schedule, with unlimited access to course materials and video lessons.
- Valid, board-approved CEUs – Earn continuing education credits from a trusted provider approved by leading mental health boards.
This online integrative mental health nutrition CE course ensures you gain skills you can immediately apply in your practice. Whether you’re looking to expand your scope of practice, enhance your competency in holistic approaches, or explore new career paths, this training provides essential skills for a growing field.
Who Should Take This Course?
This online integrative mental health nutrition CE course is ideal for professionals looking to deepen their understanding of how diet impacts mental health and incorporate evidence-based nutritional strategies into their work. If you support clients struggling with mental health challenges and want to enhance your approach with holistic, nutrition-focused interventions, this course is for you.
This course is particularly beneficial for:
- Licensed mental health professionals – LMHCs, social workers, and marriage and family therapists seeking to integrate nutrition into treatment planning for clients managing conditions like anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and complex trauma.
- Psychologists and integrative medicine clinicians – Professionals interested in psychotropic nutrition, naturopathic healthcare, the gut-brain connection, and inflammation’s role in mental illness to enhance their holistic approach.
- Addiction counselors and substance use specialists – Those working in substance abuse recovery who want to explore nutritional interventions to support clients in reducing cravings and improving mental resilience.
- Health coaches and functional medicine practitioners – Professionals in naturopathy, integrative nutrition, and functional medicine looking to expand their scope of practice by incorporating nutrition-based support for cognitive decline, mood disorders, and disabilities.
- Public health professionals and educators – Those involved in community health initiatives who want to explore the role of nutrition in mental illness prevention.
- Certificate seekers and professional development learners – Individuals pursuing continuing education credits to become a Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP) or earn other certifications in nutritional and integrative medicine for mental health.
Career Opportunities for Mental Health Professionals
Completing an online integrative mental health nutrition CE course enhances career prospects across clinical practice, holistic wellness, public health, and education, allowing professionals to expand their expertise and impact in the mental health field.
Key career opportunities include:
- Clinical and counseling roles – Mental health professionals can integrate medical nutrition therapy and food as medicine principles into their work, enhancing client outcomes through dietary interventions tailored for mental health concerns.
- Integrative and functional medicine careers – Practitioners in herbal medicine, detoxification, and bodywork can incorporate nutrition-based mental health strategies into their practice, addressing disease prevention, cognitive decline, and age-related health concerns.
- Public health and research positions – Professionals engaged in clinical trials design, policy advocacy, and community wellness initiatives can use nutrition-focused mental health interventions to support population-wide mental illness prevention and self-care strategies.
- Coaching and holistic wellness careers – Health coaches and wellness practitioners can apply step-by-step dietary interventions in their work, whether in private practice, certification training, or personal chef industries that focus on mental health-supportive nutrition.
- Education, corporate wellness, and consulting – Mental health educators and consultants can provide interpersonal communications training on food as medicine, offer guidance to corporations, schools, and healthcare organizations, and contribute to professional development activities in mental health and nutrition.
By completing this course, professionals gain competency, board-approved CEUs, and a certificate of completion, equipping them with evidence-based strategies to expand their practice and improve client outcomes through integrative mental health nutrition.
Start learning today and take the next step in integrating nutrition into mental health treatment!
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Vickie Steine, DSc, LCSW, BCHN, IFNCPDr. Vicki Steine is an accomplished DSc, LCSW, BCHN, IFNCP with over 25 years of experience in social work, both in inpatient and outpatient settings. She runs a private practice in Atlanta specializing in assisting children and adults dealing with a variety of conditions, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, Tourette's syndrome, addiction, and trauma. Dr. Steine is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she obtained her Master's degree in Social Work. She also received a Doctorate of Science in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University, becoming a Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist certified by the National Association of Nutrition Professionals and an Integrated and Functional Nutrition Academy Nutrition Certified Practitioner. Using her extensive experience in social work and nutrition education, Dr. Steine employs an integrated approach to help clients overcome various challenges that may prevent them from leading fulfilling lives. Her approach is multi-faceted, incorporating nutrition, mind-body exercises, and traditional psychotherapy techniques such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy. This holistic approach has enabled Dr. Steine to help her clients optimize their well-being by addressing both the physical and emotional aspects of their health. Dr. Steine's expertise has been recognized widely. She has delivered educational workshops and spoken at several conferences, where she has shared her knowledge on the benefits of nutrition for improving mental health with professionals and laypeople alike. Dr. Steine also has personal experience with the effectiveness of a holistic approach. She used nutrition and supplements to recover from a near-death boating accident and a period of severe depression.
National Approvals
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Professional Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6703. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Addiction Professionals — NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute is officially on file with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an Approved Education Provider. They are formally known as NAADAC Provider #139138. Please note that E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Social Workers — Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute, #1706, 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. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 06-03-2020 – 06-03-2026.
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Notes:
- Nevada CPC’s and MFT’s accept ASWB-approved training
- North Dakota Board Of Counselor Examiners LAPC and LAPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council LPC and LPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing – CMHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Washington State Department of Mental Health MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Wisconsin Council on Mental Health LPCS accepts ASWB-approved training
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Note: Please note that Individual Board Rules are subject to potential changes. The approval and acceptance details we furnish are accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of documentation.
Should you have any inquiries or uncertainties not addressed by the provided information, it’s advisable to consult your State Regulatory Board. Ultimately, the decision of whether your license renewal credit hours are accepted or denied rests with you.
Georgia Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselors (ADACBGA) #19-12-17-1212.
Florida Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Florida Certification Board as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselor (FCB) #5387-A.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling: The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling accepts courses from ASWB & NBCC approved providers. E Care Behavioral Health Institute is an ASWB and NBCC approved provider.
Oklahoma Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselors (OBLADC) #20220136.
Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure: E Care BHI is an approved CE provider for LPC & LMFT
Ohio Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselor (OCDP)#50-29024
The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board accepts courses from ASWB & NBCC approved providers. E Care Behavioral Health Institute is an ASWB and NBCC approved provider.
VA Mental Health Employee: E Care BHI VA COMMERCIAL VENDOR # 81-3353387-01
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP): E Care BHI is recognized by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-22-344-0526
Connecticut Certification Board CCB Approved): E Care BHI is recognized & approved by the Connecticut Certification Board.
Texas Certification Board (TCB): E Care Behavioral Health Institute is recognized by the Texas Certification Board as an approved education provider. Number 2041-19
South Carolina E Care Behavioral Health Institute is recognized by the Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists licensing board as an approved education provider Provider #4628
New York (MHC) E Care Behavioral Health is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0277
New York (SW) E Care Behavioral Health Institute 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-0745
LA-ADRA – E Care Behavioral Health Institute is recognized by Louisiana The Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority as an approved educational provider AEP #E122
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This program is intended for mental health professionals such as Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Addiction Counselors, Psychologists, & MFTs
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