Mental Health Counselor
Duties and Responsibilities: Duties and responsibilities that a mental health counselor needs is to observe and evaluate and interviews , you determine the problems or the issues that are bothering the patients. You’ll have to work with individuals, families or groups to address mental and emotional problems and to promote mental well being. You address many kinds of issues, including depression, addiction, stress, marital problems, sexual issues, grief, aging, low self-esteem and anxiety. You’ll work with professionals who may help your patients such as the psychologists, social workers, school counselors, parole officers, addictions counselors and physicians.
Salary: $41,500
Education: In order to be a mental health counselor you need a master’s degree, 2 year supervised clinical experience. The council for Accreditation of counseling and related education programs is the governing body that oversees the accreditation of mental health counseling programs within the United States. Prior to entering a master's program, the prospective student must hold a bachelor’s degree from a four year university.
Demand for this profession: You must have a master’s degree, you can typically being your education with a bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling or a related field. You must then complete a masters degree in the mental health counseling or a similar mental health discipline, such as community counseling or psychology. Doctorate programs are available but they usually aren’t required by employers. The completion of a doctorate degree may be required to maintain a license or certification, according to the “BLS”.
Reflection: To me this seems pretty interesting i’m starting to think about it i might want to become a mental health counselor or a social worker because i feel the need of wanting to help people and children especially i feel like it’s something i should do and it’s something i could be because the idea of wanting to help people and children being there makes me feel great it’s something i enjoy doing now, being around children and helping out people.