Phychiatric/Mental Health Clinical I for Advanced Practice Nursing

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Clinical participation in the assessment, case formulation, diagnosis and collaborative treatments of persons with mental health disorders across the lifespan in clinical settings. Emphasis is on appropriate prevention, screening, diagnosis, somatic and non-somatic therapies and documentation of care in a for mood and attention disorders. Didactic component of course includes case analysis incorporating best practices for care in therapeutic communication, assessment, diagnosis and evolving treatment of the individual with emphasis on attention and mood disorders. Recovery oriented care and change is emphasized as well as concepts of case supervision.