3043-22:  Interprofessional Clinical Case Management in Behavioral Healthcare: A Simulation Experience for PMHNP and MSW Students

This presentation demonstrates an effective interprofessional education approach to case management in graduate education. Utilizing a simulated, avatar patient, MSW and PMHNP students worked collaboratively on behavioral health and social determinants of health. Participants will leave with a model for effectively developing interprofessional case management skills in students and professionals.

Presenters: Melissa Bogle, DNP, APRN, MPH; Jayme Swanke, PhD, MSW, CADC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  42 minutes

Target Audience:  APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Apply an interprofessional education approach to behavioral health case management skill development.

Keywords: Interprofessional, Simulation, Case Management

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 36th Annual Conference
Long Beach, CA

The contact hours for this session expire:  October 1, 2025