Physical Activity For Depression

This course has been designed to introduce practitioners to the use of physical activity as a potential treatment intervention for depressive symptoms. We will review research on the use of physical activity as an adjunct and stand-alone intervention and discuss its efficacy for the prevention and treatment of depressive symptoms. We will look at the methodology of existing systematic reviews and meta-analyses to determine what kinds of movement practices may benefit individuals with depression. Finally, using methodology from randomized control trials therein, we will provide evidence-based recommendations on the dose-response of physical activity for the treatment of depression and potential barriers/limitations.

Level: Intermediate

Learning Objectives

• Describe the efficacy of physical activity interventions for the treatment of depressive symptoms. 
• Identify what kinds of exercise are associated with improvements in depressive symptoms.
• Identify dose response (e.g., frequency, intensity) of exercise associated with improvements in depression symptoms. 
• Make recommendations for the inclusion of physical activity for clients with depression symptoms.

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 it’s 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 2.5 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.