Integrating the 'MY PT CARE STRATEGY' Into Behavioral Health Nursing Curriculum: Reflective Insights
Abstract
Professional development for nursing educators in person-centered care (PCC) is essential for advancing its integration within academic and clinical settings, particularly in preparing nursing professionals to address the complexities of modern healthcare. The World Health Organization (2022) emphasizes the necessity of inclusive stakeholder engagement in mental health care, while organizations such as the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2021) and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (2020) advocate for holistic, evidence-based and individualized care. Despite these guidelines, there are gaps in effectively incorporating PCC within mental health services, underscoring the urgent need for innovative educational approaches.
The newly developed 'MY PT CARE STRATEGY' conceptual framework (Charania & Shattell, 2023) bridges critical gaps in nursing education by equipping educators—particularly those in mental health disciplines—with a practical, innovative tool to guide nursing students in delivering intentional, PCC. This framework incorporates core concepts such as self-awareness, personal bias identification and mitigation, patient-provider partnerships, social determinants of health, evidence-based practice, and self-management. By focusing on these concepts, the 'MY PT CARE STRATEGY' framework equips educators with the tools to help nursing students intentionally engage in individualized PCC and cultivate compassion for individuals with chronic and recurring mental health conditions.
This presentation has two primary purposes: first, to introduce the development of the "MY PT CARE STRATEGY" framework, and second, to share the process and outcomes of its initial integration into a behavioral health curriculum. We will also highlight the key lessons learned from this implementation.
Participants in the session will reflect on their current academic and clinical teaching practices to evaluate how they can incorporate the framework into their classroom and clinical teaching. Moreover, they will also discuss the challenges and opportunities they foresee and their contributions to shaping future nursing professionals capable of delivering PCC to diverse populations through the framework integration.
Notes
References:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The Essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education. Washington D.C.
Charania, N.A.M.A., & Hagerty, B. (2016). The pervasive role of religion/spirituality in Pakistani women’s self-management of recurrent depression: A qualitative study. International Journal of Current Research, 8(4), 30107-30114.
Charania, N.A.M.A., & Shattell, M. (2023). Are we preparing future nurses to provide patient-centered care to people with mental illness?: Do we need to pivot to self-management? Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 61(10), 2-4.
Hagerty, B. M., Bathish, M. A., & Kuchman, E. (2020). Development and testing of a self-regulation model for recurrent depression. Journal of Health Psychology, 25(10-11), 1732–1742. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318772083
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (2020). QSEN competencies. https://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-ksas/
World Health Organization. (2022). World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all. Geneva.
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Keywords:
Faculty Development, Curriculum Development, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Nursing Education, Advances in Education
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Charania, Nadia Ali Muhammad Ali; Wadlington, Lorraine; and Shattell, Mona, "Integrating the 'MY PT CARE STRATEGY' Into Behavioral Health Nursing Curriculum: Reflective Insights" (2025). Biennial Convention (CONV). 110.
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Integrating the 'MY PT CARE STRATEGY' Into Behavioral Health Nursing Curriculum: Reflective Insights
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Professional development for nursing educators in person-centered care (PCC) is essential for advancing its integration within academic and clinical settings, particularly in preparing nursing professionals to address the complexities of modern healthcare. The World Health Organization (2022) emphasizes the necessity of inclusive stakeholder engagement in mental health care, while organizations such as the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2021) and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (2020) advocate for holistic, evidence-based and individualized care. Despite these guidelines, there are gaps in effectively incorporating PCC within mental health services, underscoring the urgent need for innovative educational approaches.
The newly developed 'MY PT CARE STRATEGY' conceptual framework (Charania & Shattell, 2023) bridges critical gaps in nursing education by equipping educators—particularly those in mental health disciplines—with a practical, innovative tool to guide nursing students in delivering intentional, PCC. This framework incorporates core concepts such as self-awareness, personal bias identification and mitigation, patient-provider partnerships, social determinants of health, evidence-based practice, and self-management. By focusing on these concepts, the 'MY PT CARE STRATEGY' framework equips educators with the tools to help nursing students intentionally engage in individualized PCC and cultivate compassion for individuals with chronic and recurring mental health conditions.
This presentation has two primary purposes: first, to introduce the development of the "MY PT CARE STRATEGY" framework, and second, to share the process and outcomes of its initial integration into a behavioral health curriculum. We will also highlight the key lessons learned from this implementation.
Participants in the session will reflect on their current academic and clinical teaching practices to evaluate how they can incorporate the framework into their classroom and clinical teaching. Moreover, they will also discuss the challenges and opportunities they foresee and their contributions to shaping future nursing professionals capable of delivering PCC to diverse populations through the framework integration.
Description
The "MY PT CARE STRATEGY" framework addresses critical gaps in nursing education by equipping educators, particularly in mental health, with tools to guide students in delivering person-centered care (PCC). It emphasizes self-awareness, bias reduction, patient-provider partnerships, social determinants of health, and self-management. This session introduces the framework, demonstrates its integration into a behavioral health curriculum, and explores strategies to prepare nurses for PCC.