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About this event:

Join us for the Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) Program at RNAO’s upcoming two-part webinar series on Tuesday, Sept. 17 and Wednesday, Nov. 27, as we discuss the challenges and look forward to the potential of nursing psychotherapy.

The complexity of the health-care system and care delivery from emerging health-care demands associated with an aging population, and an inability to access primary care have influenced the need for advanced education and expanded roles for nurses. The scope of practice and educational pre-licensure requirements for nurses has incrementally evolved and expanded (Merali & Bajnok, 2023).

In 2018, the College of Nurses of Ontario, responding to intense advocacy by RNAO, introduced regulations to authorize both RNs and RPNs to provide the controlled act of psychotherapy. These regulations were approved by the government in December 2019 (Merali & Bajnok, 2023).

This first webinar in the series will discuss the role of the RN psychotherapist and current practices in Ontario, highlight current challenges faced by RN psychotherapists in practice, and explore past, present and future of RN psychotherapy advocacy work.

The second webinar will highlight the impacts of RN psychotherapy, discuss the future potential of nurses in psychotherapy and celebrate the launch of the new text book, "The Nurses' Guide to Psychotherapy: A Reference Book for Nurses Providing Psychotherapy."

Presenters and credentials:

  • Stacey Roles, RN, MScN, PhD, psychotherapist, Roles Psychotherapy
  • Shauna Graf, RN, BScN, CPMHN (C), acting chair, Mental Health Nursing Interest Group (MHNIG)
  • Danica Kaplan, RN, BScN, RN psychotherapist, MHNIG Region 10 representative
  • Kamini Kalia, RN, MScN, CPMHN(C) (webinar two only)