NUR 566 Advanced Psychotherapeutic Treatment Modalities Across the Lifespan

This third course focuses on therapy and treatment modalities such as psychoanalysis, family therapy and group therapy. Theory content aims to advance students’ knowledge of the psychiatric‐mental health nurse practitioner role to deliver psychotherapy using various modalities while evaluating the effectiveness of treatment. There is an emphasis on professional and ethical comportment in the conduct of psychotherapy and establishing therapeutic relationships. A comprehensive supervised clinical experience with a preceptor and faculty oversight provides application of theoretical content with an emphasis on diagnostic reasoning skills and clinical management (2 theory hours and 3 clinical hours; 168 clinical hours). Prerequisite: NUR 564. Corequisite: NUR 567. 5 credit hours.