Child & Adol Psych Adv Pract Nrsg Pract & Sup

This practicum and supervision course focuses on the application and integration of knowledge and skills essential to the care of diverse childand adolescent clients with complex mental health problems. The practicum provides opportunities for students to refine their clinical competencies in psychiatric assessment, differential diagnoses, case conceptualization, treatment planning, psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological interventions and outcome measures with credentialed preceptors at mental health facilities. The faculty supervision allows students to further develop self-awareness, critical thinking, sound judgment, decision-making and leadership skills essential to advanced practice psychiatric nursing.