Continuing Education Applications

Faith Community Nursing

Next tenative start date is September 14th, 2026 with a total cost of $400. Our faculty and preceptors receive a 50% discount ($200).

The professional practice of faith community nursing focuses on the intentional care of the spirit as part of the process of promoting holistic health and preventing or minimizing illness in a faith community.

Holistic Nursing Care

Next tentative start date is August 3rd 2026, with a total cost of $400.

Designed for those interested in integrating holistic approaches into their nursing practice, this course explores key topics such as therapeutic communication, complementary and alternative therapies, self-care strategies, and culturally competent care.

End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Core Course for Nurses

Next tentative start date is July 6, 2026 with a total cost of $300.

This comprehensive training equips nurses with knowledge and skills to provide compassionate, holistic, and spiritually sensitive support to individuals and families facing serious illness or end-of-life transitions.

Nursing Competencies and Networking in Addiction Care

This nursing continuing professional development activity provides nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to function as case managers for a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program within community-based and primary care settings and to create a network of support for nurse care managers (NCM) in that role.

Recognizing and Treating Mental Health Conditions in Primary Care

This training focuses on education related to care of adult patients with mental health needs.

Course Facilitator and Contact Information

For any questions regarding these programs, please contact Angel Smothers.

Angel  Smothers.
Angel Smothers, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Positions
Associate Dean of Community Engagement, Office of Faculty Practice and Community Engagement
Clinical Professor, Family / Community Health Department
Organization
West Virginia University
Phone
304-293-6599

Accreditation

The West Virginia University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.