The Brain-Gut Connection: The Missing Link to Mental Wellbeing
Where
This is an online event that will take place via Zoom. Instructions for accessing the Zoom will be sent to the email address used for registration.Contact
Christina Steudte, LMHCAssociation for Mental Health and Wellness
631-471-7242 ext 1330
csteudte@mhaw.org
Who Should Attend
Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and any professional that is working in the mental health field.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will gain an understanding of the effects of trauma on the nervous system
- Participants will be able to explain what the vagus nerve is in relation to the brain-gut connection
- Participants will be able to define what the second brain and enteric nervous system are
- Participants will be able to explain to clients where serotonin is created and how much is produced in the gut
- Participants will be able to recite how many neurons connect the brain to the gut and through what pathway
- Participants will gain a better understanding of gut functionality and anatomy
This workshop will provide clinicians with an in-depth look at the brain-gut connection. Further, it will inform attendees on why this phenomenon is critical to the way we practice, including its relationship to assessment and treatment interventions. The effects of trauma on the nervous system and the functionality of the gut and pathways to the brain will be discussed.
APPROVED FOR 2 CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS
LIVE ONLINE WEBINAR
(LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LCAT/LMFT)
Association for Mental Health and Wellness 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. (Provider #0156)
Association for Mental Health and Wellness 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. (Provider #MHC-0014)
Certificate of completion will be provided after the return of completed evaluation (via email).
Registration fee: $50.00
About the Presenter
Jacqueline Soboti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Fordham University Graduate and proud doctoral candidate at Rutgers School of Social Work. She has dedicated her career to the field of mental health and specializes in the treatment of teens and emerging adults. She describes herself as a brain based, trauma, and wellness psychotherapist. She is a cis gender Latina and natural born empath. She owns a group therapy practice, The Therapy Institute and is the voice behind the podcast, A Therapists Tales. She utilizes her own intuition, her nervous system, and evidence-based trainings to guide her clients towards healing.