4026-18: A Successful Model for Clinical Training in Child/Adolescent Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Graduate Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nursing Students

This presentation describes a successful model of clinical training (didactic and experiential components) in CBT for children and ddolescents developed for PMH graduate students. This CBT training was presented to 8 PMHNP cohorts, including students in online, face to face and hybrid programs. Results of students evaluations are shared.

Presenters:  Pamela G. Lusk, RN, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FAANP; Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP; Allyson Matney Neal, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CPNP

Disclosures:  Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk is a shareholder of Cope2thrive, LLC. All other presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  36 minutes

Target Audience:  APRN

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

• Describe an effective model for clinical training in evidence-based psychotherapy, CBT for children and adolescents, in advanced practice PMH graduate programs to prepare students for practice across the lifespan.

Keywords:  Graduate Education, Child Psychotherapy, CBT Training

Continuing Nursing Education:
0.5 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 continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 32nd Annual Conference
Columbus, Ohio
Saturday, October 27, 2018
11:15am - 12:00pm

The contact hours for this session expire:  January 1, 2022