Management of Common Pediatric Developmental, Behavioral, and Mental Health Conditions

Graduate / Professional

The focus of this course provides the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) with a foundation for management of common developmental, behavioral, and mental health conditions among children and adolescents in the primary care setting. Students learn to obtain a comprehensive history, assess, accurately diagnosis, and treat common developmental, behavioral, and mental health conditions in a primary care setting. Evidence-based treatments, including screening, counseling techniques, coping strategies, crisis intervention, pharmacological therapies, and the role of the PNP in the collaboration with and referral to community mental health services are emphasized. Prerequisites: NURS 7470 , NURS 7430 , NURS 6010 , NURS 7400 , and NURS 6020 . 2 Course cr HTBA