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Promoting Resilience Through Connection with Nature
Activity description
This on-demand webcast will explore the growing body of evidence supporting the integration of nature-based discussions and interventions in therapeutic settings. Gain insights into how incorporating nature into therapy can enhance patient outcomes by fostering a deeper understanding of the scientific basis behind nature’s positive effects on mental health and ultimately improving overall well-being. The role of ecotherapy and other nature-based interventions as effective tools for managing mental health conditions will also be examined, with an emphasis on the importance of nature in building psychological resilience. Participants will be equipped to thoughtfully integrate nature-based strategies into their clinical practice, supporting holistic and sustainable mental health care.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of case managers, counselors, educators, psychologists, social workers, therapists and other BHCPs who care for individuals within the Medicaid population.
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe how nature positively impacts physical and mental health with supporting evidence of the integration of nature-based discussions and interventions in therapeutic settings.
- Identify nature-based interventions that offer patients effective ways to manage their mental health.
- Discuss how incorporating nature in your work promotes increased resilience.
- Discuss strategies to collaborate effectively with interprofessional teams to promote overall mental wellness, including engaging in regular team meetings, sharing insights from different disciplines, and developing integrated care plans that address the holistic needs of patients.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Care.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Presenter
Jaime Ascencio, PhD, LP, HTR
Clinical Subject Matter Expert
Optum Behavioral Care, Care Counseling
About the presenter
C. Jaime Ascencio, PhD, LP, HTR is a Psychologist at CARE Counseling and a Registered Horticultural Therapist. Dr. Ascencio has conducted research on horticultural therapy groups and recently founded Nurture through Nature to offer community presentations about the benefits of connection with nature. She is passionate about facilitating nature-based therapy groups, incorporating it into all aspects of her practice, and presenting research at conferences and to the wider community.
Activity planners
Heidi Bausch-Ryan, Psy.D., LP
Associate Director of Training
Optum Behavioral Care, Care Counseling
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Peggy Jones
Instructional Design Manager
Optum Behavioral Care
Miranda Murgasen, LGSW
Senior Behavioral Health Clinician
Optum Behavioral Care, Care Counseling
Regina Owens
Learning and Development Director
Optum Behavioral Care
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The presenters and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Care. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation statements
This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 1.00 CE hour.
Social workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 enduring continuing education credits.
Counselors and/or marriage and family therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals. Check with your board to be sure.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 APA - Psychologists
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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