Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing I: Practice with Children and Adolescents

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Examines psychological theories, assessment techniques and psychopharmacologic interventions for working directly with children, adolescents, and their caretakers. Emphasizes evidence-based interventions that address diverse groups of children or adolescents within their social contexts (e.g., peer group, school, family, neighborhood). Special attention will be given to issues of diversity as it relates to building therapeutic relationships and intervening with children, adolescents and their families. Treatment planning and specific methodologies for working therapeutically with children and adolescents will be evaluated. Students must earn a minimum of a B in the course. Students who receive less than a B will be required to repeat the course. Students will be allowed to repeat the course no more than once. A second grade below a B will make students ineligible to continue in programs requiring this course. Students must pass the lecture, seminar and practicum to advance in the specialty program.