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Are there any related careers to a psychiatrist that you would recommend?
Do you know any careers in San Jose that would be related to a psychiatrist?
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Dino’s Answer
Hi Roberto, this is a good question. The closest comparison to psychiatrist is clinical psychologist.
Let me show you the comparison and differences:
Psychiatrist : medical doctor, have many options in the undergraduate program like BS Psychology, Nursing, Med Tech, Biology, PT or other sciences. After undergraduate another 4 years for School of Medicine, 4 years residency.
Psychiatrist: Prescribed Medicines
Clinical Psychologist:
Undergraduate: BS Psychology
Graduate School: MA Psychology or other related programs
PhD in Clinical Psychology/Counseling or PsyD Program.
Mental Health Team:
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychiatric Nurse
Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Coaches
Let me show you the comparison and differences:
Psychiatrist : medical doctor, have many options in the undergraduate program like BS Psychology, Nursing, Med Tech, Biology, PT or other sciences. After undergraduate another 4 years for School of Medicine, 4 years residency.
Psychiatrist: Prescribed Medicines
Clinical Psychologist:
Undergraduate: BS Psychology
Graduate School: MA Psychology or other related programs
PhD in Clinical Psychology/Counseling or PsyD Program.
Mental Health Team:
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychiatric Nurse
Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Coaches
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Suzanne’s Answer
Roberto, psychiatrists are physicians who have graduated from medical school after college and then gone on to do a psychiatry residency (typically a four year program). If you are not looking for such a long training pathway, there are indeed other careers in the mental health field.
You can consider going to nursing school for your bachelors degree in nursing (BSN). You can either work in a psychiatric setting as a registered nurse (RN) or going on for further training to become an advanced practice psychiatric nurse who with the additional training would be able to practice more independently.
With just a high school diploma plus some on-the-job training you may be able to get a job as a psychiatric aide or psychiatric technician (though psych techs sometimes need college degrees or even masters degreed depending on what they are being hired to do and in what setting).
There are also numerous psychology and counseling positions, all of which would require at least a bachelors degree and often a graduate degree as well.
check out https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=san+jose+mental+health+jobs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&ibp=htl;jobs&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5t_on7T-AhXykokEHQ5MAkgQkd0GegQICxAB#fpstate=tldetail&htivrt=jobs&htiq=san+jose+mental+health+jobs&htidocid=ZGWqT2IurlMAAAAAAAAAAA%3D%3D
The above link is for a behavioral health assistant job at the San Jose Behavioral Health Hospital.
Search for San Jose mental health jobs for more ideas.
You can consider going to nursing school for your bachelors degree in nursing (BSN). You can either work in a psychiatric setting as a registered nurse (RN) or going on for further training to become an advanced practice psychiatric nurse who with the additional training would be able to practice more independently.
With just a high school diploma plus some on-the-job training you may be able to get a job as a psychiatric aide or psychiatric technician (though psych techs sometimes need college degrees or even masters degreed depending on what they are being hired to do and in what setting).
There are also numerous psychology and counseling positions, all of which would require at least a bachelors degree and often a graduate degree as well.
Suzanne recommends the following next steps:
I appreciate your support, Suzanne
Roberto