Graduate Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
This program is for students who have completed a graduate degree in Nursing and are certified as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). The Graduate Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will prepare students to be able to deliver evidence-based advanced primary mental health care to individuals of all ages and their families in a variety of healthcare settings, including in rural and underserved populations. Students will engage in independent and interdependent decision-making, managing psychotropic medications, and delivering psycho-therapeutic, and psycho-education interventions.
Requirements
This certificate is an online program, for both degree seeking and as a stand alone program.
Total credit hours for completion: 18.5
| NURSE 8610 | Diagnostics and Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Nurses Enroll in 3.5 credit hours | 3.5-4 |
| NURSE 8620 | Brief Individual and Family Psychotherapy | 4 |
| NURSE 8640 | Group Therapy and Social Skills Training | 3.5 |
| NURSE 8680 | Pediatric Mental Health Assessment and Treatment | 3.5 |
| NURSE 8980 | Advanced Clinical Nursing Practicum Enroll in 4 credit hours | 1-7 |