Ever since I went to a psychiatrist for the first time, I was in 5th grade, I know that I wanted to be a Therapist.
A Psychiatric Technician, also known as a Mental Health Psychiatrist, is a medical doctor who usually observes a patients’ behavior and listens to their concerns (BLS). All psychiatrist records their meetings, whether it’s on tape or the doctor is just taking notes. The meetings mainly take place at a psychiatric medical facility or psychiatric office. A Psychiatrist studies the cognitive, emotional, and social process of a person in a comfortable setting and records the way the patient responds in said environment (APS). This profession specializes in mental health disorders dealing with a chemical imbalance in the brain and gives medications and other treatments to the patients to try and reverse a disorder (BLS). …show more content…
Psychiatric programs or mental health programs are commonly offered by community colleges and universities. These programs will have courses in biology, psychology, and counseling (APS). The programs last from 2 semesters to 2 years and when you finish the program with a passing grade, you’ll get an associate’s degree. After you get a high school diploma, you will need a degree in medicine and a degree in psychology to peruse this profession (BLS). For training you will go in as an assistant or aide for a psychiatrist. You will have on-the-job training for a short period of time before an experienced. technician can leave you unsupervised while talking to a
A Psychiatric Technician, also known as a Mental Health Psychiatrist, is a medical doctor who usually observes a patients’ behavior and listens to their concerns (BLS). All psychiatrist records their meetings, whether it’s on tape or the doctor is just taking notes. The meetings mainly take place at a psychiatric medical facility or psychiatric office. A Psychiatrist studies the cognitive, emotional, and social process of a person in a comfortable setting and records the way the patient responds in said environment (APS). This profession specializes in mental health disorders dealing with a chemical imbalance in the brain and gives medications and other treatments to the patients to try and reverse a disorder (BLS). …show more content…
Psychiatric programs or mental health programs are commonly offered by community colleges and universities. These programs will have courses in biology, psychology, and counseling (APS). The programs last from 2 semesters to 2 years and when you finish the program with a passing grade, you’ll get an associate’s degree. After you get a high school diploma, you will need a degree in medicine and a degree in psychology to peruse this profession (BLS). For training you will go in as an assistant or aide for a psychiatrist. You will have on-the-job training for a short period of time before an experienced. technician can leave you unsupervised while talking to a