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110 School of Nursingassumption underlying this seminar is that mental health services should be fundamentallytheoretical and evidence-based. Discussion addresses what constitutes the bestavailable evidence to clarify decision making with regard to a variety of psychiatric disorders.Required for all students in the final year of specialization. One and one-halfhours per week. J. Pasacreta.852a/b, Advanced Psychiatric–Mental Health and Primary Care Nursing Practice.4 credit hours per term. This advanced clinical course provides comprehensive contenton concepts of illness, health promotion, and decision making and further developmentand refinement of primary care skills and clinical judgment. Nurse practitionerpreceptors assist students in their clinical development. Clinical emphasis is on assessment,diagnosis, and management of common problems in individuals with serious andpersistent mental illness. Diagnosis and management of common clinical problems areexamined within the context of the acute, ambulatory, and/or long-term settings.Required for all psychiatric nurse practitioner students in the final year of specialization.A minimum of twelve hours per week of clinical practice is required, including one hourof clinical conference. S. Talley, coordinator.853b, Specialty Didactic: The Gerontological Client/Mental Health and Aging.2 credit hours. This course provides an overview of mental health and aging, building onrelated content of psychiatric–mental health, gerontological, and medical-surgical nursingcourses. Mental health assessment and intervention ranging from psychosocial anddevelopmental concerns to psychiatric disorders commonly encountered in the elderlyare discussed. Mental health strategies and psychotherapeutic interventions are examinedin relation to theories of aging, coping/adaptation, and pertinent concepts like selfesteemas they relate to this population. Teaching methods include lecture/discussion,case analysis, and role-play. Advanced practice roles in nursing care of the elderly areemphasized. Required in the final specialty year for all psychiatric nursing studentspursuing a specialization in geriatric–mental health nursing, and gerontological nursepractitioner students. Open to other students with permission of the instructor. Twohours per week. Psychiatric–Mental Health faculty.855b, Group Psychotherapy Seminar. 1 credit hour. This course examines models ofgroup psychotherapy. Emphasis is placed on the application of theory to the clinical realitiesof groups and families encountered in various inpatient and outpatient settings.Course content covers determination of treatment choices through critical thinkinginformed by assessments; cultural, ethical, and legal considerations; comparison ofpertinent models; and knowledge of basic concepts of group psychotherapy, as well asrelevant literature and research. Either 855b or 865a, Family Psychotherapy Seminar isrequired for all psychiatric–mental health nursing students in the first year of specialization.One hour per week. V. Hamrin.859a/b, Clinical Psychopharmacology. 1.5 credit hours per term. Lectures focus onprinciples of psychopharmacological treatment, mechanisms of action, and selection of