membership certified nurse psychotherapist
Clinical Membership Category
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 Supervisor Membership
Mentor 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 nurse psychotherapist for 5 years.
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/CPN 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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