NEW YORK, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lavender announced the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has granted the online psychiatry and therapy office the accreditation for nursing continuing professional development (NCPD). This accreditation demonstrates the commitment to using evidence-based criteria when developing high-quality educational resources to promote the professional growth of nurses."This is a testament of our commitment to creating and providing high quality, scientifically rigorous education for our Psych NPs here at Lavender," said Deidre mcHugh, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Clinical Educator, Lavender. Post this Psychiatric nurse practitioners at Lavender can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in behavioral health while better serving the community with a higher level of quality care delivery.Founded and led by nurses, creating opportunities for nurses to flourish has been a Lavender mindset since its inception. Lavender is increasing access to mental health care through a combined therapy and medication management model, with board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (Psych NPs) serving clients across eight states. The commitment to continuing education enables Psych NPs to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in behavioral health while better serving the community with a higher level of quality care delivery.Psych NPs at Lavender have the opportunity to learn from a growing library of professional development content, journal club meetings, group clinical consultations, and live learning events from experts on psychotherapy and condition-specific topics such as ADHD, depression and anxiety. Post-education session evaluations help measure the impact of the programs and serve to continually improve the quality of the program."We have been adhering to ANCC-level standards for continuing nursing professional development for 2 years, and our achievement in obtaining official accreditation is a testament of our commitment to creating and providing high quality, scientifically rigorous education to our Psych NPs here at Lavender," said Deidre McHugh, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Clinical Educator, Lavender.The ANCC Accreditation Model addresses quality in healthcare by prioritizing measurement and evaluation at every step of the healthcare education design process to ensure continuous improvement