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Program Overview
This program is for students who have completed a graduate degree and are certified as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). Students who pursue the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner graduate certificate will be prepared as expert clinicians to deliver evidence based advanced primary mental health care to individuals of all ages (e.g., children, adolescents, adults) and their families in a variety of healthcare settings, including in rural and underserved populations. The student will engage in independent and interdependent decision-making, managing psychotropic medications, and delivering psychotherapeutic, and psychoeducation interventions.
Graduate PMHNP Certificate Courses
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Total Credit hours (didactic + clinical credit) |
Didactic credits |
Clinical credit & clinical hours |
|
N8610 |
Diagnostics & Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Nurses |
3.5 |
2 |
1.5 (90 hrs) |
|
N8620 |
N8620 Brief Individual and Family Psychotherapy |
4 |
2 |
2 (120 hrs) |
|
N8640 |
Group Therapy & Social Skills Training |
3.5 |
2 |
1.5 (90 hrs) |
|
N8680 |
Pediatric Mental Health Assessment & Treatment |
3.5 |
2 |
1.5 (90 hrs) |
|
N8980 |
Advanced Clinical Nursing Practicum |
4 |
0 |
4 (240 hrs) |
|
|
Total Hours |
18.5 |
8 |
10.5 (630 hrs) |