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What Does a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Do?

Mental health is an often-discussed topic that affects how people feel, think and behave. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as the ability to handle stressful aspects of… Read More

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A group of mental health counselors have a conversation during a conference.

How to Build and Strengthen Your Counseling Network

Effective mental health counselors are excellent communicators, empathetic, trustworthy, and genuinely concerned about their patients’ well-being. These qualities hold universal value among… Read More

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Become a PMHNP: Online Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Programs, No GRE

Mental health issues touch all of us. In 2023, more than 50 million Americans, over 1 in 5, were living with a mental illness, according to a Mental Health America report. Despite the demand for… Read More

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What Makes a Good Mental Health Counselor?

There is strong demand for mental health counselors for the foreseeable future. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates a 22% growth in counseling roles from 2021 to 2031. This… Read More

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Five DNP Careers to Consider

The world needs far more nurses with doctoral degrees to be the nurse leaders, researchers, nursing faculty and advanced clinicians of tomorrow — which is a strong call from medical academies,… Read More

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The Future of Nursing Education

From dealing with the repercussions of a global pandemic to addressing the needs of a changing population, nursing education has shifted in recent years. And the future of nursing education… Read More

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The 5 Best Communication Skills for Nurse Leaders

Communication is the way we make sense of our world, express our needs and achieve mutual understanding. In healthcare, communication supports safety, accuracy and engagement. For patients, family… Read More

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Networking Best Practices: Tips for Successful Connections

Walsh University Career Support is here to help with 10 ways to improve to engaging and adopting networking best practices so you can land your dream job. Read More

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A client talks with a smiling counselor via teleconference on a laptop.

Telehealth in Mental Health Counseling: Benefits and Barriers

In 1959, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Psychiatric Institute began using two-way closed-circuit televisions to provide group therapy and consultations in the field of psychiatry. The… Read More

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