membership certified nurse psychotherapist
Clinical Membership Category
Clinical Member Certified Nurse Psychotherapist - CNP
This membership is open to any nurse who is licensed to practice nursing by their provincial licensing authority, and practices under the College of Nurses Code of Ethics.
- have completed a recognized nurse psychotherapist training program.
- Or have completed a formal comprehensive psychotherapy training in at least one of the 5 recognized psychotherapy modalities and 500 hours minimum psychotherapy experience, or 2,000 hours paid psychotherapy with submission of individual training history;
- 100 hours individual supervision with at least one independent supervisor.
- Continue Professional Development CE/CCI, i.e. Continuing Education/ Continuing Collegial Interaction): 12 hours per year or 36 hours over 3 years of psychotherapy/psychiatry-related continuing education (CE) and 12 hours per year or 36 hours over 3 years of Continuing Collegial Interaction (CCI) individual or group professional-support activities any combination of supervision and other focused peer interaction
Application Fee: $250.00 per year
Benefits includes:
Membership Directory listing on the web and other communication
Belonging to an association that promotes the Nurse Psychotherapist
Committee participation
Reduced registration fees for Nurse Psychotherapist conferences and courses
Entitlement to use the protected title CNP after your name
Mentor/ Clinical Supervisor Membership
Mentor For Nurse Psychotherapist
To apply to become a mentor, one must be a Clinical member also.
Pay the one time application Fee: $250.00
Qualified nurse psychotherapist mentor/ clinical supervisor must be a nurse, and have completed a recognized nurse psychotherapist training, or formal comprehensive psychotherapy training in at least one of the 5 recognized psychotherapy modalities, with a minimum of 1000 hours of psychotherapy experience or, 2,000 hours of paid psychotherapy services with submission of individual training history; 100 hours individual supervision with at least one independent supervisor; successful completion of an oral interview as determined by the Mentor committee, successful completion of an approved clinical supervision training in psychotherapy; from a colleague familiar with the applicant’s psychotherapeutic work, and one from a recent supervisor.
Mentors must maintain Continuous Professional Development - CPD (CE/CCI, i.e. Continuing Education/ Continuing Collegial Interaction.
25 hours per year or 75 hours over 3 years, prorated for newer members or psychotherapy/psychiatry - related continuing education (CE), and 25 hours per year or 75 hours over 3 years, prorated for newer members of Continuing Collegial Interaction (CCI) individual or group professional-support activities (any combination of supervision and other focused peer interaction.
Benefits includes:
Membership Directory listing in and access to other communication
Reduced registration fees for Nurse Psychotherapist conferences and courses
Entitlement to use the protected CNP title after your name
Registration with the organization as a mentor / Clinical supervisor and receive a nominal fee for service rendered.
For membership Queries
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