1 Hour | 1 CE
This on-demand professional training program on Excessive Sugar Consumption: Implications for Mood, Behavior, Cognition, and Criminality is presented by Jerrod Brown, PhD.
This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards the Integrated Behavioral Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.
This program is designed to provide professionals with a deep understanding of the significant implications that excessive sugar consumption can have on various aspects of behavioral health. In this training, participants explore the profound impact of sugar consumption on mood, behavior, cognition, and even criminality. Through a comprehensive examination of empirical evidence, this program delves into the relationship between excessive sugar intake and poor behavioral health outcomes. By highlighting the latest research findings, participants will build a solid foundation for understanding the complex interplay between sugar consumption and its consequences.
Moreover, this program emphasizes the importance of screening and intervention from a behavioral health perspective. Participants gain valuable insights into effective strategies for identifying and addressing the negative effects of excessive sugar consumption on individuals' mental and behavioral well-being. The program provides evidence-based approaches to screening individuals for sugar-related issues and implementing targeted interventions to promote healthier behaviors.
This program ensures a professional and engaging learning environment. By incorporating empirically based research throughout the program, participants are equipped with up-to-date information to inform their professional practice. Expand your understanding of the impact of sugar consumption on behavioral health, gain practical skills for screening and intervention, and enhance your professional practice.

Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals

Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe excessive sugar consumption and other related constructs
Describe the neurobiopsychosocial factors that influence excessive sugar consumption
Describe the impact excessive sugar consumption has on mood, behavior, cognition, and criminality
Describe screening and intervention considerations through a behavioral health lens
Describe up-to-date research findings

Curriculum
1. Welcome
2. Program Overview
3. Impacts & Implications
4. Special Populations & Behavioral Considerations
5. Screening & Intervention Considerations
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CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE 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 #SW-0356 and 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. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, 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 as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.