title: Training nurses in behavioural psychotherapy.
abstract: Psychiatric nurses are showing increasing interest in acquiring clinical psychology skills. Reasons for meeting this demand and methods of so doing are presented with particular reference to the 18-month English Nursing Board Course No. 650 in behavioural psychotherapy. The implications of training nurses in psychological skills are discussed. Since resources are generally not available for lengthy training, suggestions are made for increasing the effectiveness of brief courses.
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education; D012381:Role Playing; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom