The Nurses' Guide to Psychotherapy: A Reference Book for Nurses Providing Psychotherapy

This book is a guide for nurses who plan to incorporate psychotherapy into their field of work. Mental illness continues to be on the rise with increases in anxiety disorders, suicidality, and depression among others. Psychotherapy is a well researched intervention that helps individuals to improve and maintain their mental health and well-being. Recently in Ontario, Canada the proclamation of the controlled act of psychotherapy enabled certain members of six professional colleges, including Registered Nurses, to initiate and implement this controlled act. Registered Nurses exist in every nook and cranny across the world, from urban to rural and remote regions and can provide a far reach and excellent care, bridging the gaps for those needing access to psychotherapy services. Nurses have the skill, ability, legislative and regulatory rights to initiate the controlled act of psychotherapy. Nurses can provide psychotherapy treatment and interventions to address the growing needs of the population who experience mental distress. This book is unique in that the target audience is not only the experienced or expert nurse but was also created for nurses looking to shift the primary focus of their career to psychotherapy, for undergraduate student nurses, and for newly graduated nurses pursuing psychotherapy as part of their field of work. This book will build upon the experiences of the nurse client relationship that has always been foundational to nursing and will discuss nurses clinical expertise and knowledge in relation to a holistic approach to care when implementing psychotherapy interventions.

About the Author

Stacey Roles RN MScN PhD is a skilled psychotherapist who has extensive experience in clinical practice and is competent in teaching multiple forms of psychotherapy. Stacey is an Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT) Certified Trainer/Consultant and Certified Cognitive Therapist and is also credentialed with the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. Stacey has advanced training and supervision in Prolonged Exposure therapy, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, Brainspotting Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy. Stacey is proficient in treating clients across the lifespan from early childhood to older adults and is a strong advocate for increasing access to psychotherapy services for all. She is an Advanced Practice Nurse/Clinical Nurse Specialist, an Adjunct Professor at Laurentian University with the School of Nursing, and is an Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Stacey has extensive experience working with First Nations populations throughout Northern and rural Ontario. Stacey is the Owner and Director of Roles & Associates Psychotherapy Services Inc. and the CBT Training Center of the North.

Kamini Kalia RN, MScN, CPMHN(C) is a systems leader who has extensive experience and education in professional practice, clinical leadership, mental health nursing, and clinical informatics. Kamini is driven to advance the adoption of informatics across the healthcare system to improve quality of care and patient outcomes. Currently, she is employed as the Director of Health Information and Informatics Solutions at Trillium Health Partners. She also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professorship at the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, as well as an Adjunct Clinical Appointment at the Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto.