Harmonizing Care: Infusing CBT Techniques Into NP Visits Part 2
Training Details:
Join us for Part II of our transformative CBT Training for psychiatric nurse practitioners-a dynamic journey to elevate your skills and enhance your medication management visits. Missed Part I? No worries! It's not required for Part II, but we do recommend it. An on-demand version of Part I will be available soon. In this engaging and interactive continuation of our virtual training, Kimberly Parker, LPC, LCDC, and Lauren Hughes, APRN, PMHNP-BC, will continue to share their expertise and insights to deepen your understanding of implementing CBT in your medication management visits, including a deeper dive into best practices for documentation and billing.
What You'll Gain:
- Culturally Informed CBT Practice:
- Integrate cultural considerations into CBT, ensuring your therapeutic approaches are responsive to diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.
- Enhanced Skills in Body-Based and Emotion-Focused Techniques:
- Develop skills in body-based and emotion-focused techniques, including breathing exercises, DBT opposite action, and setting emotional boundaries, to address cognitive patterns and somatic experiences in therapy. Remember, while cognitive restructuring is important, we can't forget the body and emotions!
- Experiential Learning in Documentation and Billing:
- Engage in hands-on exercises to refine your billing and documentation skills, with a focus on integrating these practices into medication management visits.
Why You Need to Be at This Training:
Holistic Patient Care: Integrate CBT for a holistic approach to patient well-being, addressing mental health alongside medical needs. Optimized Documentation and Billing: Enhance documentation accuracy, navigate DSM-5 coding, and streamline billing procedures. Expanded Practice and Income Opportunities: Broaden your scope, offering comprehensive care and attracting a diverse clientele for increased income.
More About Your Facilitators:
Kimberly Parker (she/her) is the CEO of Revive to Thrive Wellness Center, a Texas-based group practice. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC), and Transformative Coach, she specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, life transitions, and self-esteem improvement. Committed to culturally humble care, Kimberly empowers individuals and addresses unique challenges faced by marginalized populations. Currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision (CES), she enhances her skills as a clinician and serves as an instructor, clinical supervisor, and researcher. In her educational role, Kimberly mentors students in counseling programs and serves as a speaker and trainer, focusing on cultural humility to better serve marginalized populations. With extensive experience and a passion for promoting cultural humility, Kimberly delivers transformative training for the benefit of attendees and their communities.
Lauren was born and raised in Texas and has been practicing as a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) since 2016. After graduating with her Master's of Science in Nursing, she worked full time at a large residential substance use treatment facility for four years until opening up her own group private practice in Gun Barrel City in February 2020. She incorporates the use of holistic practices and wellness to improve patient outcomes. In July 2023, she started a private practice consulting business for PMHNPs offering private practice consultations and mentorships. Her mission is to increase access to mental health care nationwide by empowering other mental health providers to start and run their own practices. Lauren loves good food, curling up with a book and (most of all) her 16 year old son Mason, her dogs Blue and Cooper, and her cat Rocky.