2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 16, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NURS 664 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management Practicum II


Credits: Three
Prerequisite: NURS 661 and NURS 662
Corequisite: NURS 663

This practicum is designed to synthesize advanced practice knowledge relevant to children and adolescents and their families with psychiatric illness.  Relevant theories will be integrated into the clinical management of children and adolescents with complex psychiatric symptoms and a variety of DSM-5 disorders.  A variety of treatment and management strategies will be explored.  Evidence-based practice and research-based clinical decision making will be emphasized in order to evaluate, diagnosis, treat, and evaluate a variety of DSM-5 diagnoses across the life span.