Course Schedule
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. CT
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
7:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. CT
Live Webinar | August 13-14, 2025
Attend a Live Webinar From the Comfort of Home!
- Our unparalleled Live Course presented over Zoom
- Preparing You for Boards and Beyond!
- The most comprehensive course in the country; 2 days of live instruction
- Proud to have prepared more than 100,000 NPs for certification success!
- First company in the country to offer a PMHNP certification review; over 20 years of experience and success stands for itself!
- Featuring 2 of the most experienced and seasoned Psychiatric-Mental Health NP educators in the industry!
- Barkley & Associates is the only NP continuing education company owned and operated by an NP educator with over 25 years of experience!
Simply the Best!
PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP, FAANP
PhD, APRN, PMNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
DNP, MSW, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
Which Plan Is Right for You?
Essentials
2 days of Live Course content
Option to purchase Live Webinar Video Recordings after the course conclusion
Earn up to 17.5 contact hours of continuing education (which includes up to 7.25 hours of pharmacology)
Extensive Course Manual
Comprehensive Course Manual with all the latest updates
The manual will be shipped to you 2 weeks before the Live Webinar. If registration is within 1 week of the course, additional shipping fees will apply.
Post-Course Online Video Chapters (OVCs)
Three-month access to special video content
Unlimited reviews of video content within three months of course conclusion. Additional time may be purchased.
- Safety Needs, Therapeutic Alliance, and Framework of Care
- Cultural Issues
- Crisis Intervention
- Evidence-Based Cultural Considerations
Live Webinar Guarantee
We guarantee that attendees will pass their initial national certification exam as long as the exam is taken no less than 3 weeks and no more than 3 months, after taking a Barkley & Associates’ Live Webinar or graduation (whichever comes last).
We know what we have what you need to succeed, so in the unlikely event that that you do not pass, you will receive complimentary attendance at any Live Webinar of your choice!
Interactive Practice Questions
Interactive Practice Questions with live Faculty feedback
Live Faculty Q&A - Have your questions answered in real time by faculty!
Premium
2 days of Live Course content
Unlimited review of the Live Webinar Video Recordings for 1 week after the course conclusion
Earn up to 21.5 contact hours of continuing education (which includes up to 8.75 hours of pharmacology)
Extensive Course Manual
Comprehensive Course Manual with all the latest updates
The manual will be shipped to you 2 weeks before the Live Webinar. If registration is within 1 week of the course, additional shipping fees will apply.
Post-Course Online Video Chapters (OVCs)
Three-month access to special video content
Unlimited reviews of video content within three months of course conclusion. Additional time may be purchased.
- Safety Needs, Therapeutic Alliance, and Framework of Care
- Cultural Issues
- Crisis Intervention
- Evidence-Based Cultural Considerations
Live Webinar Guarantee
We guarantee that attendees will pass their initial national certification exam as long as the exam is taken no less than 3 weeks and no more than 3 months, after taking a Barkley & Associates’ Live Webinar or graduation (whichever comes last).
We know what we have what you need to succeed, so in the unlikely event that that you do not pass, you will receive complimentary attendance at any Live Webinar of your choice!
Interactive Practice Questions
Interactive Practice Questions with live Faculty feedback
Live Faculty Q&A - Have your questions answered in real time by faculty!
100-item Diagnostic Readiness Test – DRT #1
A 100-item Pre-Course Diagnostic Readiness Test (DRT #1) 2.5 Contact Hours: You must fully participate in the remediation session following the First Assessment and must be completed before the first day of the Course, while the Final Assessment must be taken within 30 days of the last day of the Course with a score of 70% to receive the 2.5 contact hours.
Review of Antibiotic Classes
Bonus from our CE store:
Review of Antibiotic Classes
1.5 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 1.5 hours of pharmacology)
Ultimate
2 days of Live Course content
Unlimited review of the Live Webinar Video Recordings for 1 month after the course conclusion
Earn up to 26.5 contact hours of continuing education (which includes up to 8.75 hours of pharmacology)
Extensive Course Manual
Comprehensive Course Manual with all the latest updates
The manual will be shipped to you 2 weeks before the Live Webinar. If registration is within 1 week of the course, additional shipping fees will apply.
Post-Course Online Video Chapters (OVCs)
Three-month access to special video content
Unlimited reviews of video content within three months of course conclusion. Additional time may be purchased.
- Safety Needs, Therapeutic Alliance, and Framework of Care
- Cultural Issues
- Crisis Intervention
- Evidence-Based Cultural Considerations
Live Webinar Guarantee
We guarantee that attendees will pass their initial national certification exam as long as the exam is taken no less than 3 weeks and no more than 3 months, after taking a Barkley & Associates’ Live Webinar or graduation (whichever comes last).
We know what we have what you need to succeed, so in the unlikely event that that you do not pass, you will receive complimentary attendance at any Live Webinar of your choice!
Interactive Practice Questions
Interactive Practice Questions with live Faculty feedback
Live Faculty Q&A - Have your questions answered in real time by faculty!
100-item Diagnostic Readiness Tests - DRTs #1, #2 and #3
A 100-item Pre-Course Diagnostic Readiness Test (DRT #1) 2.5 Contact Hours: You must fully participate in the remediation session following the First Assessment and must be completed before the first day of the Course, while the Final Assessment must be taken within 30 days of the last day of the Course with a score of 70% to receive the 2.5 contact hours.
Review of Antibiotic Classes
Bonus from our CE store:
Review of Antibiotic Classes
1.5 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 1.5 hours of pharmacology)
Audio Sample
Manual Sample
Course Overview: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Extensive Review of Psychiatric-Mental Health Conditions Across the Lifespan (DSM-5)
Certification Review/Clinical Update Continuing Education Course
Assessment of Acute and Chronic Illness
- Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
- Crisis intervention, de-escalation techniques
- Diagnostic testing, differential diagnoses
- Plan of care
- Prioritization
- Psychiatric evaluations
- Referral/collaborative practice
- Screening methods
Diagnosis and Clinical Management for Adults
- Clinical guidelines
- Documentation
- Establishing plan of care
- Evaluating treatment and outcomes
- Health promotion
- Integrating and applying evidence-based practice
- Management of acute, chronic, and complex conditions
- Patient teaching
- Risk factor management
- Service consultation and/or referral
- Standards of care
Diagnosis and Clinical Management for Children
- Anxiety disorders of childhood and adolescence
- Conduct disorders
- Developmental aspects of the brain
- Ethological theories
- Gender dysphoria
- Genetic considerations
- Human sexuality
- Intellectual disabilities
- Pervasive disorders
- Theories of development
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Diverse population considerations
- Epidemiology
- Growth and development considerations
- Patient and family teaching
- Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
- Risk analysis
- Screening recommendations
- Up-to-date statistics
Nurse Practitioner/Patient Relationship and Professional Role/Policy
- Access to care
- Advanced directives
- Billing and coding
- Collaboration
- Cultural competence and sensitivity
- Establishing rapport
- Family dynamics
- Informed consent
- Legal and ethical principles
- National mandates/federal guidelines
- Patient autonomy
- Professional therapeutic relationships
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Reimbursement
- Research methods
- Scope and standards of practice
- Social support
- Therapeutic communication
Psychiatric/Mental Health Issues and Disorders
- Childhood
- Disruptive, impulse control, conduct
- Feeding and eating
- Mood
- Neurocognitive
- Personality
- Schizophrenia spectrum, psychosis
- Serious mental illness
- Stress, anxiety, somatic
- Substance-related, addictive
Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology
- Adverse events
- Alternative therapies/herbal agents
- Anti-Parkinsonian drugs
- Antidepressants
- Antiepileptics
- Anxiolytics
- Drug monitoring recommendations
- Drug interactions
- Mood stabilizers
- Neuroregulation
- Psychoendocrinology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Stimulants
Don’t miss this
special one-time 15% discount
on Audio Recordings when you add audio to your Live Course purchase!
Offer not available after checkout.
Get a head start
on mastering concepts as you finish your program.
Maximize your Live Course time
by making it a true review course.
Apply your knowledge
learned from the audio when interacting with our challenging Live Course Audience Response System questions.
The Live Course recordings are available in 3 different options to fit your unique preferences:
We guarantee that attendees will pass their initial national certification exam as long as the exam is taken no less than 3 weeks and no more than 3 months, after taking a Barkley & Associates’ Live Webinar or graduation (whichever comes last).
Barkley & Associates must be notified by email within 3 weeks of receipt of the score report. Upon notification, the student may choose to take any Live Webinar for free within the next 6 months.
Copyright Policy
All course materials, including but not limited to videos, slides, and course manuals, are protected by copyright laws. You may not record, reproduce, distribute, or publicly display any course materials.
The purchase of one Live Webinar registration is valid for one person’s use only. Sharing or distribution of the course is not permitted. Any video or audio recordings of our course are strictly prohibited. Anyone found to be violating these policies will be removed from the course without a refund. Additionally, any unauthorized use of our copyrighted materials may result in legal action.
Payment & Refunds
All purchases are FINAL. No refunds will be made for course cancellations.
Under extenuating circumstances, we will do our best to accommodate the needs of our Live Webinar customers by transferring them to an alternative Live Webinar date. If another Live Webinar is not scheduled in the near future, transferring to a Live Course option may be discussed. In these cases, an administrative fee of $150.00 will be charged.
Attendees failing to attend the Live Webinar will forfeit their entire registration fee – no transfer options will apply.
If a customer purchases the wrong Live Webinar (e.g., Adult-Gerontology Acute Care instead of Adult-Gerontology Primary Care), an administrative fee of $50, plus any difference in course price, will apply to change to the correct course.
Payment must be completed in full to attend a Live Webinar.
Course Access
Access to the course materials is granted upon registration and payment. Your access is non-transferable and may not be shared with others. You may not distribute, reproduce, or modify the course content.
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