Adults with psychiatric disabilities are highly vulnerable to weight gain and obesity. Being overweight or obese contributes to physical and psychological health issues and create barriers to meaningful and productive community participation. Concerns related to obesity and resulting comorbidities have led to the development of lifestyle interventions, but many interventions are complex and difficult to implement in real world mental health programs. Nutrition and Exercise for Wellness and Recovery (NEW-R) is an eight-week manualized intervention that can be delivered by peer and non-peer providers in community settings. It is a strengths-based program that teaches strategies for developing healthy habits and navigating an environment that promotes unhealthy behaviors. This webinar will describe the NEW-R program and available resources for its implementation. Additionally, results of a recent randomized controlled trial of NEW-R will be presented. The results of the study indicate that NEW-R can be helpful in initiating healthy lifestyle behaviors and improving competence towards making life changes. It may be most effective when administered in a supportive setting. 

Format

Enduring webinar 

Learning Objectives

• Identify the needs in participant's target work setting that could benefit from a health activation intervention 
• Apply information from the webinar along with available resources to implement the Nutrition & Exercise for Wellness and Recovery Program 
• Describe the results of a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of NEW-R and the implications for practice 

Target Audience

Counselor, Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatrist, Physician Assistant, Psychologist, Social Worker, Peer Specialist/Peer Support 

Instructional Level

Intermediate

Estimated Time to Complete

Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour 
Program Start Date: April 24, 2023 
Program End Date: April 24, 2026 

Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board

After completing the course, engage with colleagues in the mental health field through SMI Adviser's Webinar Roundtable Topics discussion board. This is an easy way to network and share ideas with other clinicians who participate in this webinar. Access through the discussion tab.

How to Earn Credit

Participants who wish to earn  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, nursing continuing professional development contact hours (NCPD, formerly CNE), CE credit for psychologists, CE credit for social workers, or a certificate of participation may do so by viewing the live presentation and completing the evaluation. Participants claiming CE credit for psychologists and those claiming CE credit for Social workers, must have full attendance to claim credit. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians), CE certificate (psychologists), CE certificate (social workers), NCPD (nurses), or certificate of participation (other disciplines) showing the event date and hours earned.

Continuing Education Credit

In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association 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 healthcare team. 

Physicians

The APA designates this live event for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Psychologists

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, American Psychiatric Association (APA) 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. APA maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 social work continuing education credits.

Continuing education requirements vary from state to state. Many state boards grant reciprocity with national accrediting organizations and other state boards. It is the responsibility of each professional to understand the requirements for license renewal or check with the state or national licensing board and/or professional organization to become more familiar with their policies for acceptable continuing education credit. Social workers and Psychologists should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.  

Nurses/Nurse Practitioners 

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) designates this activity for 1 nursing contact hour. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Planning Committee and Faculty Disclosures

The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Faculty Disclosures

• Catana Brown PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is Professor of Occupational Therapy at Midwestern University – Glendale. She has been teaching occupation therapy at the university level for over 30 years. In 2001, Dr. Brown became a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Her research focuses on supporting successful community living for people with serious mental illness. This includes the development of occupational therapy assessments including The Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile and the Test of Grocery Shopping Skills and the development of interventions such as the Nutrition and Exercise for Weight Loss and Recovery (NEW-R) program. Currently, NEW-R is in use by over 40 community agencies working towards improving the coordination of psychiatric and physical health care. Dr. Brown has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Planning Committee

• Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dr. Brister has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  
• Amy Cohen, PhD, American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Cohen has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
• John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Torous has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
• Sherin Khan, LCSW, Thresholds. Ms. Khan has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
• Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas at Austin. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. 

Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities

The American Psychiatric Association is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website to people with disabilities. If you have trouble accessing any of APA’s online resources, please contact us at 202-559-3900 for assistance.

Technical Requirements

This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using any of the following:

• The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
• Internet Explorer 11+

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 Acrobat Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.

Optimal System Configuration:

• Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version)
• Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version)
• Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher

Minimum Requirements:

• Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
• Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content

For assistance: Contact educme@psych.org for questions about this activity | Contact SMIadviserhelp@psych.org  for technical assistance