NUR 678: Mental Health Nursing III - spring

Prerequisite: NUR 676 & 677; Corequisite:NUR 679

The last psychiatric mental health course that builds on the role of the advanced practice psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) from NUR 677. Students will expand their understanding of mental health and disorders from a primarily individual perspective to apply a family and community partnership lens. Psychotherapeutic theories and models of family, group, and community-based treatment approaches will be emphasized.  These increasingly complex perspectives will inform student development of diagnostic/dynamic formulations and treatment. To extend student analysis and knowledge, the course also will focus on the influences of social determinants of health; culture, diversity, equity, and inclusion on mental health, treatment, and policy for patients, families, and communities across the lifespan.