The Doctor of Nurse Practice has two tracks available.
Track 1 is 30 semester credit post-master's degree preparing the RN as a midlevel provider of Advanced Family Psychiatric and Mental Health nursing care . The curriculum is designed to meet ANCC standards for the nurse practitioner certificate.
Track 2 is a 60 semester credit post-master's degree preparing the RN as a midlevel provider of Family Psychiatric and Mental Health advance practice nursing and independent practice as nurse psychotherapist and professional counselor. The curriculum is designed to meet the ANCC standards for the nurse practitioner certificate as well as the NBCC criteria as an independently Licensed Professional Counselor.
Licensed Professional Counselors are independent practitioners who provide psychotherapy and counseling services with a scope of practice comparable to Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. LPCs contract directly with insurance carriers to provide psychotherapy and counseling services. Nurse Practitioners contract with insurance carriers to provide medically supervised advanced clinical care and medication management.
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Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) Post-master’s DNP - Track 1FPMH-Nurse Practitioner (30 credits)
2 Advanced Health Assessment – Interviewing Patients and Families
2 Advanced Health Assessment – Lab, Physical and Mental Status Exams
2 Pharmacology
2 Psychopharmacology
2 Pathophysiology
2 Psychopathology
3 Health Promotion / Disease Prevention
3 Disease Management and Differential Diagnosis
3 Ethics and Professional Practice
3 Supervised Field Experience - Assessment & Triage
3 Supervised Field Experience - Clinical Management
3 Comprehensive Integrated Capstone Examination
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Post-master’s (60 credit) - Track 2
Focus: Combined NP and LPC track
3 Human Growth & Development
3 Social & Cultural Foundations
3 Counseling Theory & Technique
3 Group Process Theory & Technique
3 Career and Lifestyle Development
3 Appraisals – Tests & Measures
3 Research and Program Evaluations
2 Advanced Health Assessment – Interviewing Patients & Families
2 Advanced Health Assessment – Lab, Physical and Mental Examinations
2 Adv Pharmacology
2 Adv Neuropsychopharmacology
2 Adv Pathophysiology
2 Adv Neuropsychopathology
3 Health Promotion / Disease Prevention
3 Disease Management and Differential Diagnosis
3 Ethics and Professional Practice
4 Field Experience – Indiv Counseling
4 Field Experience – Assessment & Triage
3 Field Experience – Group Counseling
4 Field Experience – Psychopharmacology
3 Comprehensive Integrated Capstone Examination
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