| Need Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services | | | | of mental health professionals are self-employed within |
| Administration, an estimated two thirds of young | | | | their practice or as a freelance consultant. Given that |
| people to mental health services, are not always. It | | | | mental health is a coveted profession, graduates may |
| 'time to explore a career in Child and Adolescent | | | | find they can create their own paths to decide when |
| Psychiatry mental health health.Mental career | | | | and how much work on the basis of their personal and |
| ProfileEstablish and maintaining interpersonal | | | | professional obligations.Mental think of health in most |
| relationships, personal, and very often hidden, | | | | people NumbersWhen mental health, the psychologist |
| information, and then use this information could save | | | | usually comes to mind. It can be a good start, when |
| your life someone. If you think a meaningful career is | | | | the growth potential in the field of child psychiatry and |
| much more than a salary, would be the mental health | | | | mental health of adolescents. The Bureau of Labor |
| of your profession. With a growing population and the | | | | Statistics reported that psychologists only 166,000 jobs |
| identification of new diseases, the industry is ripe for | | | | held in 2006. And employment of psychologists is |
| growth and discovery.Child and mental health services | | | | expected to increase by 15 percent by the year 2016 |
| for young people in general to a variety of mental, | | | | – which is faster than the national average. Even |
| emotional and substance abuse problems children | | | | psychologists in primary and secondary schools |
| present every day, concentrate. This may mean to the | | | | enjoyed a higher annual average wage and the wage |
| patient as an individual or group contexts to find | | | | level of $ 66,040. To follow the career PathWhile all |
| answers to developmental disorders. Workplaces can | | | | professionals in the field of mental health in general for |
| also hospitals, clinics, schools, and career development | | | | bachelor degree in a relevant, students should be able |
| for mental health facilities.A competitive EdgeWhy | | | | to compete for their jobs than a specialist, or pursue a |
| intellectual achievements? In a word: diversity. One of | | | | doctorate in psychiatry, psychology or counseling . For |
| the main advantages of a career in this profession is | | | | example, if you enjoy the view in schools that have |
| that usually is not limited to a length predictable. There | | | | established a specialist (EDS), a graduate school in |
| are several steps level to meet a wide range of | | | | psychology, traditionally requires 3 years of full-time |
| interests and level of education to be. Many of the | | | | study and a 1-full-time for future years internship.The |
| niches overlap, which you can explore as you wish. | | | | psychologists tend to be more severe. Geri Fox, |
| Some of the options available: • • Clinical | | | | Director of Psychiatry of Medical Education degree |
| psychology Psychiatry Occupational therapy • | | | | with the University of Illinois at Chicago, promotes |
| Psychiatric Nursing • Social services • | | | | board certification through the completion of two years |
| Psychotherapy • developmentFlexibility Language is | | | | of child and adolescent psychiatry training, in addition to |
| another important advantage. A surprising percentage | | | | earning board certification in general psychiatry. |