Psychiatric nurse practitioners

[InfoNerd101]

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How much training if any do psychiatric APRN's get in psychotherapy?

If so how often is it practiced or is the main purpose for this role diagnosis and med management?

 

[AnnoyedByFreud]

Depends on the program. My program had a pretty hefty psychotherapy component. Most psych NPs' duties include diagnosis, case formulation, and med management with the therapy aspect referred out, since it's typically cheaper to pay an LCSW/MFT or psychologist to do it. However, in my current position I have recently been asked to do some psychotherapy, oddly enough. So never say never.