Couples and Group Therapy Certificate For Nurses

Couples and Group Therapy Certificate for nurses provides nurses and nurse psychotherapist a solid foundation with a practical, application-based approach. It offers a broad perspective on group work, balancing major issues and essential knowledge with practical guidelines and how-to strategies. provide thorough coverage of group work and addictions, group work with children, groups for adolescents, groups with older adults and facilitating groups with challenging member behaviors .

This course is open to all nurses who wish to expand their skills in providing couples and group therapy

Courses duration is 6 months. Nurses will be expected to facilitate a small virtual or onsite group for 5 sessions that they will seek out from their communities. Feedback will be provided

Course content includes


1. An Overview of Group Work

2. Group Work: Stages and Issues

3. Group Counseling: Elements of Effective Leadership

4. Group Work: Theories and Applications

5. Group Work: Ethical/Legal Considerations

6. Diversity and Multicultural Group Counseling

7. Efficacy and Evaluation of Group Work

8. The Four Types of Groups: Work/Task, Psychoeducational, Counseling, and Psychotherapy Groups

9. Creative Approaches to Group Work

10. Facilitating Groups with Challenging Member Behaviors

11. Group Work with Children: Applications for School and Other Settings

12. Groups for Adolescents

13. Groups with Individuals, Couples, and Families in Mental Health Settings

14. Groups in Rehabilitation Settings

15. Groups with Older Adults: Loss, Transitions, and End-of-Life Issues

16. Support Along the Journey: Groups Focused on Addiction and Recovery

17. Group Work: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients

A certificate will be awarded upon completion of this program.

To contact us feel free to submit the contact us form or email us at help@nursepsychotherapist.org