Movement for Mental Health: A Guide to Training Clients with Mental Illness Through Exercise

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Movement for Mental Health: A Guide to Training Clients with Mental Illness Through Exercise

Movement for mental health is for fitness professionals who are interested in learning how to coach clients who live with depression/anxiety and have been prescribed exercise by a mental health professional to help them on their journey to recovery. The information covered in this course will help fitness professionals confidently coach and guide clients to use exercise as a tool to reduce symptoms, reconnect to self, get to the heart of goal setting and move to feel better.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Understand the signs, symptoms and different types of depression and anxiety.
  • Learn how to interpret referrals from mental health professionals
  • Understand how to create strong relationships with mental health professionals
  • Understand the benefits of exercise for clients living with depression and anxiety, to help them in their journey to recovery
  • Understand the scope of practice when working with clients living with mental illness
  • Identify risks and when to refer a client
  • Learn how to create meaningful connections and build rapport to best serve the client
  • Learn how to put together a creative program that empowers the client based on initial consultation
  • 3 CECs/CPDs

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