The Nurses’ Guide to Psychotherapy

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.

Introduction.- History of Nurse Psychotherapy Becoming.- Current State of Nurse Psychotherapy Being Delivery of Nurse Psychotherapy.- Population Needs.- Nursing Competencies.- Future State of Nurse Psychotherapy Advancing.