661b. Models of Treatment. 1.5 credit hours. This course builds on 657a, Mental Health Assessment across the Life Span. It is designed to assist the student in comprehensive treatment planning and understanding the dynamics of the therapeutic relationship in implementing interventions. Students utilize models of care specifically suited to individual patients and patient problems identified in advanced psychiatric nursing practice. Course content is arranged in four sections: treatment planning, therapeutic contracting; directive/problem-focused models of care; psychodynamic/evocative models of care; biologic models of care. Required for all psychiatric clinical nurse specialist students in the first year of specialization. One and one-half hours per week. D. Fasula.
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