Nurse Practitioner Mental Health

Lois M. Harriman, ARNP, BC

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Naples, FL 34113

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Education

Doctor of Naturopathy Medicine

May 2009

Clayton College of Natural Health, Birmingham, AL 35205

Masters of Science Nursing (Advanced Nurse Practitioner Program – Psychiatric/Mental Health)

July 2004

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Masters of Science Nursing (Psychiatric/Mental Health, Clinical Specialist)

June 1988

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Bachelor of Science Nursing

May 1983

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI

Certifications/Registrations

Certified Yoga Instructor (200 Hours)

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in Mental Health (Prescriptive Authority) ANA

Certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in NH #042024-23

Certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in FL #11002118

Experience

3/18 to present. RiverBend Community Mental Health Center, 278 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03302

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in Integrated Care Role

• Psychiatric Mental Health consultation in Integrated care role placed at Concord Hospital for medication management consultation at Primary Care and Family Care Practices.

• As part of 1115 Waiver grant to address Federal and state level initiatives for Integrated care to individual with mental illness and substance Use Disorders.

• For staff, I teach a weekly Yoga Meditation Group for the Agency Wellness Committee

4/11 to 2/18. MHM, Inc. Placed at NH Department of Corrections, 317 Mast Road, Goffstown, NH 03045

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

• ARNP duties for all inmates with Psychiatric Disorders (women’s prison and halfway house) including comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, establishing treatment plan, prescribing/ongoing medication management and crisis management.

• 24 hour clinical on-call duties for NH Department of Corrections inmates (male and female population)

• Psycho-educational Group Therapy for female wellness unit

• Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness Group weekly at Women’s halfway House

4/08 to 4/11. Health Fusion, Inc., 314 S. Main St. Concord, NH 03301.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in Private Practice

• ARNP duties for outpatient private practice, including comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, integrated holistic health, prescribing and ongoing medication management.

• 24 hour administrative and clinical on-call duties

• Coordinate the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment for Community MH Center (consultation role) with best practice protocols from Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center.

4/03 to 4/09. WestBridge Community Services, Manchester, NH

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Coordinator (Family and Individual Therapy programs)

• Clinical supervision for residential and Assertive Community Treatment Programs

• ARNP duties for all participants admitted to program (outpatient and residential) including admitting physical exams, comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, prescribing and ongoing medication management.

• 24 hour administrative and clinical on-call duties

• Provide direct clinical supervision and training for staff on Behavioral Family therapy program

• Coordinate the BFT program for entire agency with best practice protocols from Dartmouth PRC.

• Coordinate the Cognitive Behavioral program for entire agency including training and supervision

• Program development and member of Leadership team of WestBridge

12/99 to 4/03. Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, Manchester, NH

Assistant Director of Assertive Community Treatment

Direct supervision of Community Alternatives Program and Mobile Community Support Program

• Coordination and implementation of several agency-wide trainings (Behavioral Family Therapy, Stages of Change)

• Clinical supervisor for Behavioral Family Therapy Program

• Direct patient care and crisis intervention as needed

4/97 to 12/99. Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

Clinical Case Manger for Continuous Treatment Team

• Direct clinical case management as a team nurse & ER on-call coverage

• Per Diem nursing coverage for Cypress Center inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Research

4/05 to 4/07. Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center Concord, NH

Research Therapist – CBT for PTSD Research Study

• Conduct CBT sessions (following research protocols) with identified PTSD subjects in Intensive Outpatient Addictions programs in NH.

• Principal Investigator – Dr. Mark McGovern

4/90 to 3/95. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Research Nurse- Addictions

• Administration of research medications using research protocols on Buprinorphine study

• Principal Investigator – Dr. David Gastfriend

1/85 to 6/88. Atlanticare Medical Center, Lynn, MA

Research Assistant – Mental Health

• Conducted client interviews according to research protocols for SMI population

• Principal Investigator – Dr. Ralph Talbot

PUBLICATIONS

Narsimha R. Pinninti, MBBS, DPM, MD; Lois M. Hollow, ARNP, BC; Mukesh Sanghadia, MBBS, DPM, MD, MRC Psych (UK); Kelly Thompson, RN, BSN; Training Nurses in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Enhancing Community Care of Patients With Serious Mental Illness; Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal. 2006; 6(3) ©2006 Medscape

Narsimha R. Pinninti, MBBS, DPM, MD; Lois M. Hollow, ARNP, BC; Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D.; Corrine Cather, Ph D., and Jennifer Gottlieb, Ph.D. Therapist Manual – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (Pending publication in 2007)

Narsimha R. Pinninti, MBBS, DPM, MD; Lois M. Hollow, ARNP, BC; Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D.; Corrine Cather, Ph D., and Jennifer Gottlieb, Ph.D. Patient Manual – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (Pending publication in 2007)

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