Essential PMHN Content
a. Therapeutic intervention for patients, families, and groups experiencing, or at risk for, psychiatric disorders
b. Therapeutic use of self with patients, families, and groups experiencing, or at risk for, psychiatric disorders
1. Appropriate affective and cognitive responses to patients
2. Concept of professional boundaries with psychiatric patients and appropriate use of self-disclosure
3. Communication with patients experiencing common psychiatric symptoms, such as disorganized speech, hallucination, delusion, and decreased production of speech
4. De-escalation of aggressive behavior
5. Suicide assessment techniques