NURS-63500 PMHNP Practicum 2: Introduction to Psychotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

This course is the corresponding practice setting for NURS 63400 PMHNP 2: Introduction to Psychotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. This course focuses on psychotherapeutic management of psychiatric disorders and behavioral/mental health problems, with an emphasis on early diagnosis and the appropriate treatment of “at risk” populations, and the use of psychopharmacotherapeutics across the lifespan.  This practicum course is coupled with the didactic course providing laboratory and clinical settings allowing students the opportunity to provide examination and application of individual, family and group therapies across the lifespan. (180 clock hours of practicum)

Credits

2

Prerequisite

MSN Core Courses; Specialty Core; NURS 63000; NURS 63200, NURS 63300

Corequisite

NURS 63400