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Hear from mental health professionals working in the field as you investigate the required training and review the various professional licensing options available. You’ll also explore multicultural issues and theoretical orientations. Through assignments, you’ll gain an understanding of the realities of the profession—financial or otherwise—to assist you in your decision process regarding a career in mental health.
This course does not cover careers in the psychopharmacology field (e.g., psychiatrist and psychiatric nurse practitioner).
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Gain an understanding of what is involved in being a counselor or clinician
- Learn the basic theoretical concepts and theories of counseling and how they are applied in a range of practice settings
- Gain an understanding of counseling and psychology as a career and its suitability for students considering a career change
What You Learn
- Professional licenses available
- Multicultural issues
- Theoretical orientations
- Financial realities of the field
- Factors leading to this career choice
- Volunteering
- Job options
How You Learn
- Live-streaming lectures
- Guest speaker video presentations
- Reading assignments
- Written assignments
- Research assignments