Psychiatry Clinical Nurse Training

Program Director: Patricia Lewis, DNP, RNCS

Program Goal:

The goal of the Clinical Nursing Training Program is to provide clinical experience with a broad range of adults, adolescents, and children in a comprehensive ambulatory setting with multiple disciplines. The program provides high-quality training for masters level students.

Program Objectives:

The objective of the program is to provide an integrated understanding of the psychodynamic, socio-cultural, and biological perspectives of the etiology and treatment of mental illness.

Training Highlights:

• Training in the fundamentals of
  • assessment, including observation, communication and interviewing techniques
  • psycho-diagnostic history
  • mental status evaluation
  • psychodynamic formulation
  • differential diagnosis
  • treatment planning
• Training in the fundamentals of clinical practice utilizing a variety of therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and group therapy
• Training in the fundamentals of biologic therapies
• Interdisciplinary seminars during the training year
• Multidisciplinary supervision during the training year