Introduction to Exercise for Mental Health

This course has been designed to introduce practitioners to the general use of physical activity and exercise for the maintenance of mental health and provide an overview of the literature surrounding the use of physical activity and movement-based interventions for mental health issues. In particular, we will review the efficacy of cardiovascular/aerobic activity, strength and conditioning, and light activity such as Yoga and walking for prevention, therapy, and treatment of mental health issues. Practitioners will be able to assess their clients’ current physical activity level and make more appropriate recommendations for increasing physical activity as an empirically supported lifestyle change.

Level: Introductory

Learning Objectives: 

• Explain how and why physical activity is good for mental health.
• Describe the difference between movement, physical activity, and exercise.
• List and differentiate between the three different intensity levels of exercise.
• Assess the client’s level of physical activity compared to the Centers for Disease Control recommendations.
• Identify what mental health symptoms may be prevented and/or treated with a physical activity intervention.

Who is this Course For?

This course is intended for psychologists for the purpose of post-graduate education for mental health professionals. The instructional level is at the introductory and intermediate levels. 

Course Format

The primary format of the course is a series of pre-recorded video lectures made available after purchasing the course. To ensure our course material is accessible, we also provide the content with captions and a written transcript.

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this CE program, content, or instructor(s). 

How to Take this Course & Criteria to Receive CE Credit

To obtain a certificate of completion for continuing education credits associated with this course, please follow the following steps:

1. Enroll in this course
2. Complete course content
   • Watch/Read/Listen to the pre-recorded home study lectures at your own pace.
3. Take the post-test assessment, achieve a passing grade of at least 75%.
4. Complete the Course Evaluation.

Remember, full attendance is required for all CE activities. This means you will be asked to attest that you viewed the lecture content in its entirety.

Once you have completed the above steps, your course certificate will automatically populate for download. It can be downloaded immediately, emailed, and will be available for future download.

Accommodations

We seek to ensure all participants are able to fully, equally, and independently access the educational content. Our goal is to have a website that is perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. If you have any difficulty navigating the website, we want to know! Please contact us at info@movement-psychology.com.

While our educational offerings are primarily in recorded video lecture format, we also provide a written transcript for each course. Both a transcript of the recording and a video with captions are available via a link provided at the base of each lecture. In addition, PowerPoint slides are available for download. 

CE credits require a post-test assessment. The assessment is untimed and provided in writing on the course website. However, for individuals with visual impairments or those who may benefit from an orally presented post-test and program evaluation, contact us. We will work with you to find an alternative option for completing the course post-test and program evaluation.

We remain available and open to ANY additional requests for format modification or additional assistance.

If any accommodations are needed to enroll or participate in the course or complete the post-test and course evaluation, please contact us at info@movement-psychology.com.

Access and Expiration

COURSE ACCESS

Once enrolled in the course, you will have one year to complete the course and the associated post-test. If your access lapses before completing all tasks, you may need to re-enroll.

CERTIFICATE ACCESS

Once you have completed the post-test and program evaluation, your certificate will be immediately available for download. The Center for Movement-Based Psychotherapy will keep course certificates on file for 7 years. If a certificate is needed, log into your account and download it, or contact info@movement-psychology.com.

POST-TEST RETAKE POLICY

You are allotted 3 retries to achieve the acceptable 75% passing grade.

Cost

This course costs $79.99 at base, however, it may be discounted below this price on the website or through promotional material. The completion of the course provides 2 CE credits. 

CE Approvals

The Center For Movement-Based Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Movement-Based Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Questions?

Contact us at info@movement-psychology.com.

We will do our best to return your email within 24-48 hours during business hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm mountain time (MST).

If you have any questions, concerns, or grievances, please feel free to email us at info@movement-psychology.com.