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In Exercise, Dr. Kate F. Hays demonstrates her approach to using exercise as a therapeutic tool. Physical exercise has been linked to mental health as well as physical health and may be used as another therapeutic tool for helping clients with stress, depression, and low self-esteem.
In this session, Dr. Hays counsels a young woman on her use of exercise, helping her to set realistic exercise goals and overcome a lack of motivation.
Kami reports that she is 50 pounds overweight and that all of her female siblings are overweight. She gained weight after a breakup with her longtime boyfriend. Kami's goals are to be an aerobics instructor and a plus-size model. She has been in therapy since she was 10 years old.
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Exercise prescription is atheoretical. The particular approach that Dr. Hays uses takes into account issues of motivation, personal exercise history, types of exercise, social and gender issues, and supports for and barriers to change as they are known by and expressed in a particular client. The transtheoretical model provides a framework for understanding clients' levels of readiness for change. A spirit of collaborative empiricism supports incremental change and client self-efficacy.
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practices clinical and sport psychology in her consulting practice The Performing Edge and at sports medicine clinics in Toronto. She lectures widely throughout North America. Dr. Hays is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and current president of APA's Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology).
Dr. Hays has authored numerous publications, including Working It Out: Using Exercise in Psychotherapy (APA, 1999) and You're On! Consulting for Peak Performance (APA, 2004). Her research and practice interests concern the mental benefits of physical activity and the applications of sport psychology to other aspects of performance psychology.
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