There’s a lot of buzz around ketogenic diets and mental health right now – but it can leave you wondering what’s fact, what’s hype, and whether it belongs in your clinical toolbox?
In this program you’ll join Nicole Laurent, LMHC, a psychotherapist with 18 years of experience providing evidence-based treatments, and uses psychotherapy tools to support individuals using the ketogenic diet as a treatment for mental illness.
In just 2 hours she’ll unpack the growing body of research linking ketogenic interventions with improvements in mood, anxiety, cognition, and even serious psychiatric conditions, like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Even more importantly, she’ll also answer the biggest ethical questions you have related to this work including:
Whether you’re curious, skeptical, or ready to integrate nutrition into your work more intentionally, this training will guide you through the ethics, science, and clinical considerations of ketogenic therapy you need to know.
Join us to explore where mental health care may be headed – and how you can be part of an integrative, client-centered future.
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NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.
Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
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Earn up to 2.0 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 2.0 credit hours.
This self-study activity qualifies for 120 continuing education clock hours as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
Nicole Laurent, LMHC, specializes in using the ketogenic diet to treat mood disorders and neurological symptoms. A recipient of the prestigious Metabolic Mind Award, she holds a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nutrition and Integrative Health, along with specialized training in Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy. Currently, she serves on the Clinical Advisory Boards for Metabolic Mind and Keto Live in Switzerland, shaping strategies in metabolic psychiatry on a global scale. Notably, she launched the first-ever NBCC-certified continuing education program on Metabolic Psychiatry for Nonprescribers, available to psychologists and other allied mental health professionals in the US and Canada. She also develops programs to support individuals in the use and maintenance of ketogenic diets as a treatment for mental illness and neurological disorders.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Nicole Laurent is a clinical advisor with Ellenhorn and has employment relationships with Mental Health Keto and Ally Academy NW. She is the creator of the Mental Health Keto blog and Brain Fog Recovery Program. Nicole Laurent receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Nicole Laurent serves on the clinician advisory committee for Baszucki Family Foundation, Keto Live Project e.V., and the Brain Inflammation Collaborative. She serves on the PR/Newsletter Committee of the International Neurological Ketogenic Society and serves on the International advisory group for Metabolic Psychiatry. She is a member of the American Psychological Association.
For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Please note: There will be one 15-minute break mid-morning. Actual break start times are at the discretion of the speaker. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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