Post Graduate Psychiatric APRN Certificate

The purpose of the post-master’s certificate is to provide family nurse practitioners holding a master’s degree in nursing, an educational route to specialization of additional advanced practice content, in psychiatric mental health. The program is designed to strengthen and broaden the clinical capabilities of family nurse practitioners who want to deepen their understanding and competency in providing mental health interventions for their medical patients.

Required Courses:

NURS 5400 - Clinical Reasoning and Psychopathology 3 unit(s)
NURS 5410 - Practicum Foundation for Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan 2 unit(s)
NURS 5420 - Theories of Individual and Family/Group Psychotherapy 2 unit(s)
NURS 5430 - Psychopharmacology for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 3 unit(s)
NURS 5440 - Practicum in Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing with Indiv, Groups and Families I 3 unit(s)
NURS 5450 - Neuroscience for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 3 unit(s)
NURS 5460 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Role Development 2 unit(s)
NURS 5470 - Clinical Formulation for Tx Plan for the Adv Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurs Practitioner 1 unit(s)
NURS 5480 - Practicum in Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing with Indiv, Groups and Families II 3 unit(s)
NURS 5490 - Population Based Mental Health Across the Lifespan 2 unit(s)