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Description
Learning Objectives
Course Sections/Outline
Introduction
Beneficial Impact on Health
Knowledge Check
Negative Impact on Health
Knowledge Check 1
Psychosocial Models of Religion’s Impact on Health
Religion and the Frontal Lobes
Differences Between Religious and Nonreligious Brains
Frontal vs. Temporal Lobe Contributions to Religious Experience
Knowledge Check 2
Basic Mechanics of Frontal Lobe Function
Frontal Lobes and Religious Cognition
Clinical Guidelines for Assessment and Care
Conclusions
References
Post-Test: Biobehavioral Pathways That Mediate the Effects of Spirituality and Religion on Health
Program Evaluation
Learn more about the summary of evidences suggesting that spirituality can be associated with both beneficial and negative effects on health.
Patrick McNamara, PhD
3 CE Credit Hours
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Mental health professionals increasingly encounter clients whose spiritual and religious beliefs intersect with psychological wellbeing, yet few receive formal training to assess and integrate these dimensions using evidence-based frameworks. This course addresses that gap by examining how spirituality and religion exert measurable effects on health through biobehavioral pathways. Drawing on empirical research, the curriculum explores autonomic, neuroendocrine, and immune system changes associated with spiritual practices; maps the neural circuitry involved in religious cognition and mystical experience; and evaluates the psychological impact of both adaptive and maladaptive spiritual coping. Participants will interpret constructs such as divine support, social integration, and meaning-making through biobehavioral models and apply these insights to clinical concerns including spiritual distress, religious trauma, and spiritual bypassing to enhance psychiatric assessment and treatment planning.
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CE Credit Hour: 3 Credit Hours
Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals, Nursing Professionals, Certified Nursing Assistant
Delivery Type: Online, Home Study Monograph
Faculty: Patrick McNamara, PhD
Cost:$29.00
20-768083
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After completing this course, health professionals will be able to:
PDF Course Download Link
Description
Learning Objectives
Course Sections/Outline
Introduction
Beneficial Impact on Health
Knowledge Check
Negative Impact on Health
Knowledge Check 1
Psychosocial Models of Religion’s Impact on Health
Religion and the Frontal Lobes
Differences Between Religious and Nonreligious Brains
Frontal vs. Temporal Lobe Contributions to Religious Experience
Knowledge Check 2
Basic Mechanics of Frontal Lobe Function
Frontal Lobes and Religious Cognition
Clinical Guidelines for Assessment and Care
Conclusions
References
Post-Test: Biobehavioral Pathways That Mediate the Effects of Spirituality and Religion on Health
Program Evaluation
HealthForum Online is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. HealthForum Online maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
HealthForum Online has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7185. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. HealthForum Online is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Psychology as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the North Carolina Psychology Board, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Wyoming Board of Psychology, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online has been approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board as an Educational provider, provider approval #50-29605..
HealthForum Online is approved by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors and Therapists, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the West Virginia Board of Social Work, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Arkansas Board of Nursing as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistant as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing as a provider of professional continuing education for health care professionals, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing as a provider with courses approved by another state board of nursing, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Mississippi Board of Nursing as a provider of professional continuing education for health care professionals, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the New Mexico Board of Nursing as a provider with courses approved by another state board of nursing, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the North Dakota Board of Nursing as a provider with courses approved by a healthcare regulatory board, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing as a provider with courses approved by another state board of nursing, provider approval #50-29605.
The presenter and all members of the planning team have disclosed that they have no relevant financial commercial relationships to products or devices related to the content of this educational activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medication have been used. Courses include expert peer reviews of the content where applicable.
CE Credit Hour: 3 Credit Hours
Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals, Nursing Professionals, Certified Nursing Assistant
Delivery Type: Online, Home Study Monograph
Faculty: Patrick McNamara, PhD
Cost:$29.00
20-768083
Automatically reports to CE Broker in 24 Hours
