What Is The Difference Between A Mental Health Counselor and A Psychologist?
agactual asked:
I am interested in becoming a psychologist but recently have heard about the field of mental health counseling. I can’t find any info on how the field of psychology and mental health counseling are different. People in both fields work in the same places, with the same patients, use the DSM IV, know about all of the same disorders, know how to conduct assessment and therapy. How are the two fields different?
Leonard
I am interested in becoming a psychologist but recently have heard about the field of mental health counseling. I can’t find any info on how the field of psychology and mental health counseling are different. People in both fields work in the same places, with the same patients, use the DSM IV, know about all of the same disorders, know how to conduct assessment and therapy. How are the two fields different?
Leonard
Tags: Dsm Iv, Mental Health Counseling, Mental Health Counselor
April 5th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
The two states ie la and nm mental health counselors typically have phd or psyd psychologists are.
April 8th, 2008 at 2:34 am
A mental health counselor only need a masters degree to become certified as such - that person is a licensed mental health counselor and can not be called a psychologist.
A psychologist need a phd in order to be called a licensed psychologist. A licensed psychologist can specialize in counseling or clinical psychology.
Both are able to have a private practice, or counsel in other settings.
April 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
For the mental health counselor cannot.
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