NAPNAP Cares

NAPNAP is excited to bring pediatric mental health continuing education to pediatric-focused APRNs through our educational initiative NAPNAP Cares.

NAPNAP Cares was developed in response to the pediatric mental health crisis in the United States.

We assembled a group of very experienced member experts who will discuss the evaluation, diagnostic decision making, and initial- and ongoing- management of a variety of mental health conditions and health promotion and anticipatory guidance.

Available courses

1. Refocusing the Diagnosis and Management of ADHD (1.25 CE, 0.5 Pharmacology)
2. Communication Disorders (0.75 CE)
3. Early Identification and Screening for DBMH Conditions (1CE)
4. Learning disorders (1.25 CE)
5. Feeding and eating disorders, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (1.5 CE)
6. Substance use and addictive disorders (1.25CE, 1.25 Controlled substance)
7. How to Identify and Treat Depression in Children and Teens (1.25 CE, 0.5 Pharmacology)
8. Anxiety in Children and Adolescents (1.25 CE, 0.25 Pharmacology)
9. Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders (1.5 CE, 0.5 Pharmacology)
10. Autism Spectrum disorders (1.25 CE)

NAPNAP Cares aims to prepare PNPs and pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to meet the mental and behavioral health care needs of pediatric patients and their families.

NAPNAP Cares is an extensive course library that provides accessible pediatric mental and behavioral health education and is suited for:

• pediatric-focused APRNs interested in expanding their knowledge in specific aspects of pediatric mental health
• pediatric-focused APRNs working towards the Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist (PMHS) certification
• PMHS-certified professionals looking to enhance their mental health knowledge

To support your learning experience, we invite NAPNAP members to join our online community where our subject matter experts will answer your questions and you can engage in conversations with them and with your colleagues. To join NAPNAP Cares community board, click here.

Not a NAPNAP member? To enroll in the courses for free and join our online community - Join NAPNAP today!

All courses will be available for free for NAPNAP members for the first 12 months on PedsCE^SM. Stay tuned for more courses to launch in December 2023 and June 2024. Look for updates in our newsflash and on social media.

If you have any questions, please contact us at ce@napnap.org.