title: Challenges and realities of teaching psychotherapy: a survey of psychiatric-mental health nursing graduate programs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted in order to determine what and how psychotherapy content is taught in graduate psychiatric nursing programs in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  This survey was conducted of 120 psychiatric-mental health nursing graduate programs in the United States in order to determine what and how psychotherapy content is taught in these programs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of this survey revealed a diversity of programs with a plurality of psychotherapy approaches and models taught. Implications for education, research, and practice are delineated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results provide evidence that further clarity, consensus, and curriculum guidelines are needed for teaching psychotherapy in psychiatric graduate nursing programs.
authors: Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT, USA. kwheeler@mail.fairfield.edu
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Wheeler
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Delaney
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D011231:Preceptorship; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013782:Textbooks as Topic; D014481:United States