The Cooking Show for Mental Health Professionals
This three-part interactive cooking show is designed to equip health care professionals with a toolkit of tips, recipes, and strategies to make the many connections between food and mental health.
- The first didactic module will address the scientific evidence supporting the benefits of certain foods to improve mood and the importance of the family dinner.
- The second didactic module will address foods that ease anxiety and ways to make the experience of eating with others relaxing and enjoyable.
- The third module will address the issue of hidden sugar in foods and discuss how you can address this with your patients. We will also talk about using storytelling at the table as a way to foster resilience and describe how therapy in the office can be a bridge to family dinners at home.
Course content is available upon registration. Attendees will complete the 3 course activities at their own pace then can maintain access to the materials for review until December 31, 2024.
Please note: Upon registering for the Cooking Show, you will receive a sign up notification via email. The email includes a coupon code that can be applied towards the subsequent program linked here: Primer in Nutritional Psychiatry: MGH Certification In Nutrition & Mental Health.
Pricing
All Providers: $300
Cancellation Policy
Refunds will be issued for requests received within 5 business days of purchase, but an administrative fee of $35.00 will be deducted from your refund. No refunds will be made thereafter. Additionally, no refunds will be made for individuals who claim credit, regardless of when they request a refund.
Target Audience
This program is intended for: psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care and family practice physicians, pediatricians, nurses, physician assistants, and social workers.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe how evidence-based nutrition can be part of a comprehensive treatment plan
- Discuss the benefits of healthy eating and cooking
- Explain the research on the mental health, cognitive and nutritional benefits to family dinner
- Describe 4 interventions that clinicians can use to harness the benefits of family dinners with their patients
- Explain how you would introduce the topic of shared family mealtime in a clinical hour
- Explain how you would bring up the topic of nutrition in a clinical hour
- Identify 10 foods that are mood-enhacing
- Identify 10 foods that are stress-reducing
- Identify several common foods that contain hidden sugars
After this module/week, participants should be able to:
WEEK 1
- List foods/ingredients that can help mood symptoms
- Explain some simple dietary changes/tips to their patients to help improve symptoms
- Explain the gut-brain axis in mental health
- Discuss how to play games at the dinner table that spark conversation in children of all ages (e.g. “Would you rather…?”)
- List at least 10 different nutritional, cognitive and mental health benefits derived from regular family dinners, reported in the scientific literature.
- Use four strategies that bridge family therapy from the office to the home.
- Describe two ways of experimenting with roles and behavior around mealtime preparation and eating.
WEEK 2
- List foods/ingredients that can help anxiety symptoms.
- List foods/ingredients that patients with anxiety should be cautious of
- Discuss a lifestyle “prescription” with their patients
- Describe what is meant by a “family dinner” and how the family dinner is beneficial to patients and families
- Explain when referral to a e.g. Nutritionist or Functional Medicine Doctor would be indicated
WEEK 3
- Discuss the hidden sugars that are often found in foods and how to coach patients to reduce sugar in their diets
- Identify easy, quick and healthy meals with ingredients that could benefit mental health and well-being
- Describe the benefits of organic produce, and learn how herbs & spices can boost flavor and well being
- Identify several meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less to benefit both busy health professionals and their patients.
- Describe the connection between resilience and storytelling and practice storytelling at the dinner table
- Discuss techniques for conversation that go beyond: “How was your day?” that can be shared with families in therapy
Module 1: Good Mood Foods
Anne Fishel, PhD
Uma Naidoo, MD
Module Didactic Topics:
• Nutritional Psychiatry
• Family Dinner
• Gut-Brain Axis in Mental Health
• Playing with Food
• Vitamins
• Overcoming Obstacles
Module Cooking Demonstrations
• Roast Chicken
• Miso Sweet Potatoes
• Watermelon Pops
Module 2: Anxiety
Anne Fishel, PhD
Uma Naidoo, MD
Module Didactic Topics:
• Food & Anxiety Overview
• Family Dinner & Anxiety
• Foods That Ease Anxiety
• Dinner & Family Organization
• Foods to be Cautious Of
• Conversation: The Secret Sauce of Family Dinner
Module Cooking Demonstrations
• Watermelon Salad
• Salmon with Pesto
• Chocolate Strawberries
Module 3: Sugar
Anne Fishel, PhD
Uma Naidoo, MD
Module Didactic Topics
• Hidden Sugar Overview
• Storytelling
• Educated Food Decisions
• Stories
• Dinner: The Annex to the Clinician’s Office
Module Cooking Demonstrations
• Mixed Greens Salad
• Tomato Sauce
• Banana Ice Cream
Anne,Ph.D. Fishel, PhD
Umadevi,M.D. Naidoo, MD
Available Credit
- 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.50 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 5.50 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 5.50 Social Workers
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 5.50 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D90159
- 5.50 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 5.50 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 5.50 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
Price
Release Date: December 7, 2020
Expiration Date: December 31, 2024
Review Date: December 31, 2021 by Robert Althoff, MD, PhD
Planners
David H. Rubin, MD, reviewer
Jane Pimental, MPH
Anne Fishel, PhD
Uma Naidoo, MD
Susan E. Sprich, PhD, psychologist reviewer
Disclosure Information
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Ineligible Companies
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Mitigation of Financial Relationships
All financial relationships are reviewed to determine which ones are relevant, and then measures are taken to mitigate all relevant financial relationships and ensure that they do not insert commercial bias into the content of the education.
The following planners, speakers, content reviewers, and others in control of educational content have reported financial relationships with ineligible companies over the past 24 months. Measures have been taken to mitigate the impact of these financial relationships on the educational content and ensure that they do not insert commercial bias into the content of this education.
Susan Sprich, PhD
Royalties (Co-Author): Oxford University Press
Royalties (Co-Edited Book): Springer
Honoraria (Associate Editors): Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
All other individuals in a position to control the content of this educational activity have reported no financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Hardware/Software Specifications
This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using Internet Explorer 8+, Mozilla Firefox 3+, Safari 4+. This Web site requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be: Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.
Optimal System Configuration
Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player 10.1+
Browser: Firefox 3+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Safari 4.0+, or Google Chrome 7.0+
Operating System: Windows XP+ or Mac OS X 10.4+
Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher
Minimum Requirements
Windows PC:500-MHz Pentium II; Windows XP or higher; 128 MB RAM; Video Card at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card at least 16-bit; Macromedia Flash Player 10 or higher, audio playback with speakers for programs with video content; Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome, or Opera
Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher with latest updates installed; 1.83MHz Intel Core Duo or faster; RAM: 128MB or more; Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card: at least 16-bit