Post-DNP Fellow; Psychiatry; PMHNP

Graduated! Now what?

Graduating your doctoral program is an exciting time filled with mixed hope and uncertainty. The idealism and zeal for learning is met with the complexity of the clinical landscape and licensing requirements. You’re ‘thrown from the nest’ of your graduate program, and while you’re prepared for what’s next you’re often left to cobble together work experiences and supervision that count for licensure.

The worst case scenario is finding yourself in a role where it’s all about work– where the first thing that goes out the window is your learning. This is why our fellowship exists.

What if you could find a job that included the required collaboration but also psychotherapy training? A role in an interprofessional clinic where you could learn from other professions, not just your own? A role that isn’t just a job but part of a training program where you could be part of a learning cohort with other folks at your same licensure stage?

What if that role was salaried, with a steady, predictable paycheck, not variable gig work? A position where you didn’t have to worry about having enough of the right type of clients and had the autonomy to choose your caseload. What if there was a position that was about your learning, not just churning out billable hours?

Lorenz is on a mission to heal the world one relationship at a time– to be the best clinic in Minnesota, not the biggest. We’ve fast become a regional leader in clinical services and training, our novel approach to clinician development often emulated by other practices. The clinic was the first Family Psychology specialty clinic in the North and was the first clinic in Minnesota to develop organized Post‑Master’s Fellowships.

It is recognized by many as one of the best post‑degree training programs in Minnesota for clinicians looking to employ systemic, relational therapies. Compared to other large clinics regionally, Lorenz has the highest standards and ideals for clinicians and is the most selective in its hiring.

Lorenz Clinic’s interprofessional training program was founded on the values and competencies of professional psychology as well as a systemic epistemology. The clinic seeks to develop effective interventionists judged by their ability to create change. Graduates leave with a deep professional network and the ability to work both independently and on interdisciplinary treatment teams. The fellowship provides invaluable client hours needed for licensure while ensuring the pre‑licensure period is focused on professional development, not just working.

The signature pedagogy of the interdisciplinary mental health profession is clinical supervision. In contrast to graduate school where much of the learning is from classroom instruction, the majority of the learning on fellowship happens during applied practice and within the context of the supervisory working relationship. Most of the learning occurs within the confines of one’s professional practice and regular clinical supervision.

The clinic does host intermittent didactics, but “training” does not mean fellows will be provided step‑by‑step guides or detailed procedural guidance, as that would be developmentally inappropriate for trainees at this level, especially independently‑licensed PMHNPs.

• Professionalism
• Ethical, Legal, & Policy Issues
• Individual & Cultural Diversity
• Relationships
• Scientific Knowledge
• Reflective Practice
• Interdisciplinary Systems & Interprofessional Collaboration

Additionally, the fellowship helps clinicians develop their skills in the following functional areas:

• Selecting Effective Treatments
• Assessment, including problem & treatment formulation
• Psychotherapeutic Intervention
• Leveraging Supervision & Consultation
• Teaching Others
• Self‑Management & Effectively Working in Organizations
• Advocacy

The Post‑DNP fellowship is structured as 0.2 FTE training‑related activities and 0.8 FTE PMHNP role. 0.2 FTE of the role is spent in training‑related activities that includes:

• 1 hour per week of consultation with a PMHNP or Psychiatrist
• 1 hour per week of psychotherapy supervision with a psychologist
• 4 hours of…