AmandaRenee(Wetzel)CostelloNP

Summary

• Amanda Costello earned her Bachelor's degree of Nursing, graduating Magnum Cum Laude with concentration in psychology and nursing, from DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. Ms. Costello practiced as a psychiatric registered nurse in both the clinical and administrative settings for ten years, prior to earning her Masters of Nursing Science as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. Clinical residency was completed in adult and child/adolescent psychiatry at Lehigh Valley Health Network where Ms. Costello worked in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. In addition, she has experience in community mental health and Assertive Community Treatment nursing helping institutionalized clients transition into the community. Ms. Costello is a nationally board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center. She is also an active member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Associate where she advocates for the advancement of the nurse practitioner through education, research and legislation. Ms. Costello has provided service in the educational setting as a clinical nursing instructor for psychiatric nurse practitioner students from Wilkes University in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
  
  Ms. Costello is the recipient of the Elmer Cupino, M.D., Psychiatric Nursing Award for excellence in psychiatric nursing and a recipient of the Pennsylvania Nurses' Association award for improvement in community health. She has researched the role of mental health providers in the school district with emphasis on education of psychiatric illnesses and reduction of school violence. She has worked with families providing education on domestic violence, coping skills, self-esteem and holistic care.