Ms. Kirby P. Williams started her nursing career as a hospital RN working in various medical specialties. Her interest in psychiatry and mental health care developed when she saw the gaps in care and attention to the mental health conditions of hospitalized patients. She obtained her adult psychiatric nurse practitioner certification in 2011 and has worked in various settings including acute inpatient psychiatry, community mental health, primary care psychiatric consults, private practice and academia. Ms. Williams has served as a graduate nursing preceptor since 2012. Currently, she works as an outpatient mental health nurse practitioner through a community mental health organization. Through her own company, Beacon Behavioral Health and Consulting, she provides mentorship and coaching to individual PMHNPs and consulting organizations who seek mental health support, education and content.
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