APNA 30th Annual Conference Session 4022: October 22, 2016 Lusk 1
ENHANCING CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CONTENT & CLINICAL TRAINING IN ADVANCED PRACTICE PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PROGRAMS:
A JOINT WORKSHOP FROM THE APNA CHILD/ ADOLESCENT COUNCIL AND THE APNA GRADUATE EDUCATION COUNCIL
■ Present Presenters: rs: Session #4022
■ Jason Earle PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC ■ Erin Ellington, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC ■ Pam Lusk, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
■ The presenters, Jason Earle, Erin Ellington, Pam Lusk have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose
Learning Outcomes
■ Discuss the basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by the PMHNP to provide evidence based psychiatric mental health care to children and adolescents. ■ Identify various child/adolescent teaching strategies and clinical training opportunities that can be employed in PMHNP programs ■ Create a forum where teaching strategies for child/adolescent content and PMHNP learning
- pportunities can be shared.
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF): 2016 Survey of PMH NP Programs
(Vanderhoef & Delaney, in press)
■ Current state of PMH NP graduate education ■ Particular focus on two challenges: – Alignment with APRN Consensus Model (lifespan curriculum) – Suggested transition of APRN education to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) NONPF 2016 Survey of PMH NP Programs: Results – Program Descriptors
(Vanderhoef & Delaney, in press)
■ 118 program directors – 75 responded (64% response rate) ■ Lifespan curriculum – all but 1 program (transitioning) ■ Total student enrollment: 2,802 ■ Average number of PMH NP graduates/program – 12 (1-50) ■ MSN PMH NP post-graduation position: 96% clinical ■ DNP post-graduation position: 46% clinical (remainder applying for dual roles – practice- academic or practice-administration)
NONPF 2016 Survey of PMH NP Programs: Results – Curriculum and Clinical Practicum
(Vanderhoef & Delaney, in press)
Re Regulato tory Re Requirement: Classroom curricula and clinical practica across the lifespan ■ Difficulty finding child placements and preceptors ■ 2 programs have closed; 1 new program being developed Re Regulato tory Re Requirement: Education in 2 psychotherapy modalities (individual, family, group) ■ 10 programs offer separate theory of psychotherapy course ■ 38 programs offer separate family therapy course ■ Psychotherapy content frequently integrated into other courses ■ 53 programs require psychotherapy clinical practicum hours (similar to 2008 finding: 50%)