PMHNP Psychotherapy for Individuals, Groups, and Families Clinical

Catalog description

This course is the first clinical course in a series that allows you to apply psychotherapeutic theories and concepts as you further develop advanced clinical skills for the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) role. Interviewing and mental health assessment skills are reinforced. Emphasis is on conducting individual, group, and family psychotherapy across the lifespan. The use of empathy, the therapist-patient relationship, and diverse, culturally sensitive approaches of psychotherapy are practiced. This course has a required interviewing and mental health assessment lab checkoff.