membership certified nurse psychotherapist

Clinical Member Certified Nurse Psychotherapist - CNP/CPN

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 1,000 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 3 year  

Benefits includes:

Membership Directory listing on the web and other communication

Belonging to an association that promotes the Certified Nurse Psychotherapist or Certified Psychotherapist Nurse .

Committee participation

Reduced registration fees for Nurse Psychotherapist conferences and courses

Entitlement to use the protected title CNP / CPN after  your name  

Mentor/Clinical supervision For Certified  Nurse Psychotherapist/Certified Psychotherapist Nurse 

 To apply to become a mentor, one must be a Clinical member, or already working in private practice as a certified nurse psychotherapist CNP/CPN  or RP for a minimum of  5 years.

Pay the membership fee of $250 and the  one time mentorship or supervision fee  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/CPN title after your name.  For nurses only 

Registration with the organization as a mentor / Clinical supervisor and receive a nominal fee  for  service rendered or an agree upon fee for clinical supervision by the certified nurse psychotherapist CNP or CNP(Q) or the association.

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