"CAREERS IN MENTAL HEALTH"
Take a look a chapter 11, Career Counseling. For the discussion this week, choose a major career path that involves doing therapy or counseling, for
example: licensed professional counselors (LPCs) also called mental health counselors, school counselors, marriage and family therapists, clinical
psychologists, counseling psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and psychiatrists.
Go to the following website (below) at the Occupational Outlook Handbook at the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.
Please click on the link to the right to browse the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Please use the questions as headings in your post (i.e., list the question and then include your answer underneath it).
Discuss:
educational requirements
job outlook
job descriiption
salaries
your opinion regarding the career path
Is this something you would consider? Why or why not?
If not, would you advise others to consider the career path? Why or why not?
Questions you would ask someone working in the field (include at least two!)