Physical activity and mental health

Physical activity and mental health
Physical activity has now become a common strategy and recommendation in mental health practice. However, many mental health professionals find it difficult to discuss physical activity with clients. On top of this, most publicly available information focuses on the frequency, duration, and intensity of physical activity for physical health. This webinar summarises research that examined 1,000 different physical activity recounts to understand how different physical activity options in different environments, lead to different mental health outcomes, for different people. Findings indicate, when, where, how, and with who physical activity is likely to be most beneficial for mental health. As a result, completion of this webinar will lead to greater confidence in providing more detailed, and individualised, physical activity recommendations for your clients.

This PD consists of 2 parts:
90 minutes of prerecorded material
60 minutes of Q&A recording



Presenter - Dr Rhiannon White
Dr Rhiannon White is a Lecturer in Health and Physical Education (HPE) at Western Sydney University. Rhiannon completed her undergraduate degree in Health Science (PDHPE) and her honours degree on the development of resilience through youth sport both at Western Sydney University. Rhiannon completed her PhD at the Australian Catholic University in 2016. Rhiannon’s PhD research focused on the relationships between specific physical activity domains (leisure-time, active transport, work-related physical activity, household physical activity, school sport, and physical education) and aspects of mental health and wellbeing. Her PhD research also examined whether motivation towards physical activity influenced the relationships between physical activity and mental health.
Rhiannon has particular experience conducting research with adolescents both in the community and in the school setting. Rhiannon has published a number of peer reviewed journal articles to date and has presented at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity conference.

Price:
PACFA Members: $16 (incl. GST)
Non-Members $26 (incl. GST)

The recording counts as 2.5 hours of Category B CPD for PACFA's membership renewal requirements. The certificate is not provided. To use it toward CPD hours please follow the process outlined in CPD standards: https://pacfa.org.au/portal/Membership/CPDSupervision.aspx

PLEASE NOTE: RECORDING EXPIRES 26/03/2025 - Must view before this date.
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