The Advanced Psych Course

Empower Every Provider. Transform Every Practice.

No matter your role, mastering psychiatric care will boost your patient outcomes and your professional confidence. The Advanced Psych Course is designed to deliver practical, clinical step by step strategies that elevate all healthcare providers. Whether you are a Family Nurse Practitioner, an advanced practice provider, or a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner leading a clinic, you will gain skills that set you apart in modern mental health care.

Clinic Owners and Primary Care Teams: Empower your Family Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care Providers to better support patients with psychiatric needs. Equip your team with clinical protocols to stabilize urgent situations, adjust medications safely, and collaborate effectively with psychiatric specialists to ensure the best outcomes for your patients and your practice.

Psychiatric NP Clinic Owners and Advanced Providers:
Get the latest information on Lithium, Clozaril, Long Acting Injectables, and emerging therapies. Bring new protocols and up to date approaches into your clinic to provide stronger patient care for complex or treatment resistant cases.

Collaborators and Allied Providers:
Build your understanding of psychopharmacology so you can collaborate smoothly with specialist colleagues. This knowledge improves referrals, communication, and shared decision making for better outcomes.

Why This Course Is Essential

• Clear Clinical Learning for Everyone:
  This course ensures you can easily apply the material in your own setting. Use it to make better decisions, respond to emergencies, and work confidently whether you are in a general or specialty clinic.
• Advanced Skills for Complex Cases:
  Learn to handle the medications and diagnoses that challenge many providers. After this course, you will be comfortable treating depression, bipolar disorder, and psychosis even while arranging a referral.
• Up to Date, Evidence-Based Protocols:
  Mental health treatment evolves quickly. This course gives you the most current, reliable protocols informed by real clinical experience and research.

What You Will Learn

Get direct, practical knowledge focused on exactly what matters:

Advanced Protocols for:

• Treatment Resistant Depression:
  Identify and define TRD, utilize step by step augmentation, and know exactly when to combine therapies such as antipsychotics, Lithium, T3, and L-methylfolate.
• Bipolar Disorder:
  Learn to precisely separate Bipolar I and II, assess mixed presentations, and follow the most recent clinical guidelines for acute and ongoing care.
• Psychotic Disorders:
  Accurately recognize presentations of schizophrenia and schizoaffective conditions. Make informed medication choices based on each patient’s individual risks and needs.

Medication Mastery:

• Lithium:
  Every provider needs to understand safe dosing, lab review, and side effect management for Lithium. You will learn protocols that protect patients and support smooth collaboration with specialists.
• Clozaril:
  Become confident in titration, ongoing monitoring, and responding to both common and rare adverse events. Use detailed checklists and protocols that prepare you for real clinical challenges.
• Long Acting Injectables:
  Receive clear protocols for starting and managing LAIs in outpatient care. Understand when and how to transition between medications for the best patient outcomes.
• Ketamine and Esketamine:
  Learn when to use these therapies, how they work, and how to monitor for safety during treatment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the course format flexible?
Yes! Complete it online at your own pace.

Is this only for U.S.-based NPs?
While focused on U.S. regulations and business models, providers in similar regulatory environments can benefit.

Is this course accredited?
Yes. Earn 6 CE contact hours and 5 hours of pharmacology. Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Who should take this course?
Anyone who wants to improve their clinical skills in psychiatry, including FNPs, psychiatric NPs, advanced providers, and care collaborators.

Is there a refund guarantee?
Absolutely. If you are not satisfied, reach out and we will help make it right.