NURS 9838 Individual Psychotherapy for Advanced Practice Nursing
This course examines major approaches to individual psychotherapy, including psychodynamic, humanistic, interpersonal, behavioral, cognitive, dialectical behavioral, brief, and multicultural perspectives. Commonalities and differences among the processes and techniques are explored. Selected theorists and their approaches to psychotherapy will be evaluated as examples of major schools of thought concerning the nature of the psychotherapeutic relationship. Applications among diverse individuals and populations across the lifespan are critically examined.
Course overview
- Department
- Nursing
- School
- CSON
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.22 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.52 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Danielle Walker | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 8 |
| Spring 2025 | Karen Pounds | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 15 |
| Fall 2023 | Karen Pounds | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 of 13 |
| Fall 2021 | Carol Marchetti | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 7 |