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In recent years, the relationships between nutrition and mental health have gained considerable interest. The concept of ‘Nutritional Psychiatry’ is emerging field for example how nutrients can influence mood disorders, and how this in turn could be use to improve overall wellbeing. This webinar is an essential introduction to understanding of the role that nutrition can play in mood and behaviour.
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BOOKINGS CLOSE 9am on THURSDAY 12 JANUARY
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About the session
The ACAMH Scottish Branch are delighted to offer this webinar which will focus on the role nutrition can play in mood and behaviour. This is a topic that is of great interest and debate to professionals, parents and carers. The brevity of the sessions aims to have a high audience who otherwise be too busy to attend a full day. This is a quick and accessible input for a wide audience who have pressures on their time.
Learning points
- How to assess the adequacy of the diet and its likely impact.
- An understanding of which supplements are likely to be safe and helpful.
- Practical ideas to help parents and carers influence the diet for the better.
About the talk
David Rex Specialist Dietitian for Highland Council. ‘The role nutrition can play in mood and behaviour. An introduction into the bidirectional relationship between children’s mood and their food choices; with specific reference to the challenges of influencing selective and avoidant eaters on the Austistic spectrum.’
- To learn about the impact of poor nutrition on children’s mood, learning and behaviour.
- To understand and respect how and why family food culture is so inconsistent with good nutrition.
- To gain awareness of how well intentioned efforts to influence food preferences at school and at home can make things worse.
- To learn what kinds of nutritional approaches in school are likely to be safe and have the potential to be helpful.
- To gain some understanding of realistic outcomes in dietetic interventions with avoidant and selectuve eaters.
Who should attend
This webinar is suitable for people working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental, mood related or behavioural difficulties. This includes mental health & other health professionals working in a non-clinical and clinical CAMHS settings, in particular clinicians, dieticians, and paediatricians.
It may also be of interest to those with an interest in the aspects of the topic, those working with children and young people, and/or and interest in mental health such as social care workers and leaders, teachers and educational professionals, youth-based service workers and leaders, and parents/carers.
Programme
13:00 Joining and welcome
13:30 – 13:35 Introduction Dan Johnson
13:35 – 15:00 David Rex Specialist Dietitian for Highland Council. ‘The role nutrition can play in mood and behaviour. An introduction into the bidirectional relationship between children’s mood and their food choices; with specific reference to the challenges of influencing selective and avoidant eaters on the Austistic spectrum.’
About the Speaker
Booking and prices
BOOKINGS CLOSE 9am on THURSDAY 12 JANUARY