Master level clinicians replaced by psych APRN's

[InfoNerd101]

Do you think master levels clinicians such as LPCs or LCSWs will be replaced by Psychiatrist Psych nurse practitioners since they have the ability to do psychotherapy AND diagnose?

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[AcronymAllergy]

I personally don't know many psych NPs who are actually trained in psychotherapy or perform it (beyond "supportive therapy") on a regular basis. Beyond that, a psych NP is unlikely to ever do any amount of case management-type work.

Also, masters-level folks can often diagnose mental illness, depending on state licensing regulations.

Edit: And, as erg mentioned below, NPs are more expensive.

 

[erg923]

Do you think master levels clinicians such as LPCs or LCSWs will be replaced by Psychiatrist Psych nurse practitioners since they have the ability to do psychotherapy AND diagnose?

No.
1. I never met an NP that knows anything about therapy beyond "supportive counseling."

2. They cost more.

3. They cost more.

 

[WisNeuro]

I'll add my voice to the chorus that I still have yet to meet a psychiatric NP who has been trained in therapy.

 

[image187]

lol. Therapy training quality in general is laughable in psychiatry residency these days let alone online degree education for NPs