ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Mind The Science: Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry

Originally recorded on September 11, 2026
  • 2 Hours
  • 1 Evaluation
  • $95.00
  • Popular
  • Beginner To Advanced
  • English
overview
Dr. Jonathan N. Stea will discuss the history and harm of the anti-psychiatry movement, and pull back the curtain on the history of the wellness industry and the devastating consequences of allowing pseudoscience promoters to target the vulnerable in our society.
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Certification included
This webinar is eligible for 2 Continuing Education (CE) Credits on behalf of the Canadian Psychological Association.
ABOUT THE WEBINAR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
PRESENTATION MATERIALS
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When you enroll, you will have access to the following presentation materials:
  • 2-Hour Recorded Webinar
  • Slide Deck
  • Resource Links
  • Downloadable PDFs
After watching the full webinar, learners must complete and pass an evaluation quiz to receive CE credits.
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The wellness industry was currently valued at over $5.6 trillion dollars globally. A sizeable portion of the industry consists of alternative medicine products and services. But was the wellness industry really healing what ailed us? Why did people turn to alternative medicine? What is the nature of mental health-related pseudoscience and misinformation?

In this webinar, Dr. Jonathan N. Stea shone a light on how mental health-related pseudoscience and misinformation have infiltrated popular culture, social media, and our healthcare systems themselves.

Dr. Stea discussed the history and harm of the anti-psychiatry movement, and he pulled back the curtain on the history of the wellness industry and the devastating consequences of allowing pseudoscience promoters to target the vulnerable in our society.
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 Learn the nature and harm of mental-health related pseudoscience
 Analyze the importance of science and mental health literacy
 Identify sources of mental health misinformation
 Learn the harm of the anti-psychiatry movement and wellness industry
 Evaluate why people turn to alternative medicine
MEET THE SPEAKER

Dr. Jonathan N. Stea

Dr. Jonathan N. Stea is a full-time practicing clinical psychologist and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. He is a two-time winner of the University of Calgary’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Supervision and co-editor of the book Investigating Clinical Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies.

Dr. Stea has published extensively as a science communicator, with regular contributions to Scientific American and Psychology Today, among other outlets, and has appeared on numerous mainstream television and radio shows, as well as podcasts.

He was the 2022 recipient of the John G. Paterson Award from the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta, an annual award presented for the exceptional contribution to portraying psychological knowledge to the public.
His book, Mind The Science: Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry, received the 2024 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Award. 

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