PMH/505
Psychiatric Management Of Children And Adolescents

Course level: Graduate

Christine O.

BSA

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Format
Online
Course length
8 weeks
Total credits
4 credits
Note
Take this course as part of a degree or certificate program.
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Format details

Online classes, always on, 24/7/365

Go to class any time of the day or night. If you have questions, call 866-354-1800 to speak with an Enrollment Representative.

The course builds on previous courses and has an emphasis on the differential diagnosis of and interventions for the care of children and adolescents with psychiatric symptoms. The clinical component focuses the nurse practitioner student on primary diagnostic and assessment skills needed to determine appropriate therapies for children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric/mental disorders.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

Medication Management

Provides evidence-based psychopharmacological management of children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric/mental disorder diagnoses.

Pediatric Psychotherapy

Applies and /or refers for evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions for children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric/mental disorder diagnoses.

Pediatric Diagnosis

Integrates scientific knowledge and cultural context to develop diagnoses for children and adolescents with symptoms of neuropsychiatric/mental disorders.

Pediatric Assessment

Performs comprehensive assessments of children and adolescents with symptoms of neuropsychiatric/mental disorders.