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About Dr. Bernier |
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Education |
| BS Nursing |
University of
Maryland
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| MS |
Psychiatric/Mental
Health Nursing
University of Maryland
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| PhD |
Counseling
School of Education
The Catholic University of America |
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Practice/Experience: |
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Extensive experience in psychiatric and mental
health nursing both in the public clinical settings of a variety of
hospitals as well as in private practice.
Private practice has spanned the last thirty years. Some of the
areas of practice besides private psychotherapy include: |
• Army Nurse Corps – Last rank as
Major
• Assistant Professor in Psychiatric Nursing at Catholic University
and Georgetown University
Schools of Nursing.
• Director of the Nursing Program at Montgomery College |
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Continuing Position: |
Adjunct Professor for the Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) teaching group
therapy and supervising third year psychiatry residents in group and
marital/couples therapy.
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Scholarly Activities: |
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Published articles on nursing and
psychiatric nursing and presented at a number of conferences. She
served as the President of the National Organization for Associate
Degree Nursing (2002-2004) where she wrote and spoke extensively at
the national level. |
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Other: |
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Certified by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center as a Clinical Specialist in Adult
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.
Attends a minimum of 20 Continuing Education hours per year in
psychiatry. Collaborates with peers in the field and consults with
practitioners in their practice. |
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