Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing offers professional development and training opportunities designed to support growth across practice, education, and community impact. From evidence-based mental health programming through COPE to simulation-based learning, collaborative seminars, and SAFE-T Center initiatives, these offerings connect learners with practical knowledge and real-world application.
Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment (COPE)
Build practical skills to manage stress, anxiety, and depression.
COPE is a live, online program that teaches evidence-based cognitive behavioral skills to help participants recognize and change unhelpful thoughts, build healthier emotional responses, and develop practical coping strategies that support resilience over time.
Simulation Development for Healthcare Educators
Master evidence-based simulation design
Elevate your practice with our simulation course—a comprehensive, two-part professional development program with contact hours designed for healthcare educators, led by seasoned simulation educators. Join us for theory-based online learning (September 21–October 22) followed by hands-on experiential training (October 23–25) in our state-of-the-art Simulation Laboratory.
Simulation Webinar Series
Simulation is the hallmark of nursing education at various levels. We offer a variety of professional development opportunities that involve simulation.
Age-Friendly Care, PA
Age-Friendly Care, PA is a program of the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and the Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (CGNE). Our goal is to improve the care of older adults in rural Pennsylvania using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework.
Age-Friendly Care, PA offers training modules on IHI’s 4Ms of age-friendly care for older adults, their caregivers, and health care professionals.
Collaborative Seminar Series
During fall and spring semesters, the Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence partners with the Center for Nursing Research to develop and provide a Collaborative Seminar Series.
SAFE-T System
The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth System (SAFE-T System) was launched with support from the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime as a solution to enhance access to high-quality sexual assault care in underserved communities.
SAFE-T has launched a Forensic Nursing Leadership Collaborative
October 21 through October 23, 2026.
