Mental Health Settings

Individuals with different sorts of training work as professionals in mental health settings.

Licensed Clinical or Counseling psychologists have earned a doctoral degree (either a Ph.D. or a PsyD) and passed a professional licensing exam.

      Check out the difference between clinical or counseling psychology.
      Check out the differences between a Ph.D. or Psy D., as well as links to sample programs

Pastoral counselors have earned either a masters or a Ph.D. degree from a seminary.

      A sample program is at Eastern Mennonite University.
      http://www.emu.edu/seminary/catalog/2001-2003/cpe.html
      and also at Fuller Theological Seminary
      http://www.fuller.edu/sop/main/clinical_.html

      These are merely sample programs for this career route. We are in no way endorsing these particular colleges or        programs.

Clinical Social Workers have a bachelors, masters or Ph.D. in Social Work.

      A sample masters program is at
      http://www.msu.edu/user/sswmsw/
      A sample doctoral program in social work is at the University of Michigan
      http://www.ssw.umich.edu/doctoral/

      These are merely sample programs for this career route. We are in no way endorsing these particular colleges or        programs.

Licensed Professional Counselors have a master’s degree, most typically from master’s programs in counseling (NOT in counseling psychology) often situated in schools of Education. License professional counselors may also have a masters from a marital or family counseling program.

      You can read more about licensure by clicking here.

      Some sample programs that would prepare you to be licensed as a professional counselor are at:
      University of Cincinnati, Ohio State, and Bowling Green.

      These are merely sample programs for this career route. We are in no way endorsing these particular colleges or        programs.


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