Amanda Denton, MSN, CNS, PMHNP, FNP, APRN
“I love that throughout my career and current position at SEKMHC people can be strong enough to reach out for help, vulnerable enough to allow healing, and exhibit patience with resilience toward wellness. I love that through our life’s journey, there’s courage, hope, and transformation. We are all in this journey called life together, on different paths due to life choices, consequences, and abilities. Mental wellness affects us all.”
About
Amanda started working for Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center in November 2010. However, working in mental health care was not new to her. She started her career working formally in psychiatry in 1998 with experience with inpatient and outpatient children, adolescent, and adult patients; geriatric psychiatry; and outpatient veterans’ psychiatric health care.
Education
Post-Master’s Certification, Family Nurse Practitioner
Post-Master’s Certification, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist Psychiatric/Mental Health
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Specialty
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Trauma
ADHD
Bipolar Disorders
Depression
Anxiety
Oppositional Behaviors
Behaviors associated with Autism
Sleeplessness
Family Generational Mental Health Issues
Veteran’s Mental Health Issues
PTSD
Mood Disorders
Substance Abuse
Mental Health Stabilization and Maintenance for Incarceration