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What is the difference between a counselor, a
psychologist, and a psychiatrist?
Many people are puzzled by what is professional
psychologists - counseling psychologists, or “clinical”
psychologists. Counseling and clinical psychologists
perform similar work. They work in academic institutions,
hospitals, community mental health centers, independent
practice, and college counseling centers, provide
vocational guidance and advice disturbances in
mental health. They provide guidance in learning
disabilities or mental illness. They also offer
vocational guidance to those seeking careers.
A person who provides psychotherapy services
can be any of these professionals — or even a social
worker or a psychiatric nurse. The main difference
between these types of people is their training
and educational background.
A psychiatrist is
a doctor who has attended medical school and done
a residency in psychiatry. In many states, psychiatrists
and other medical doctors are the only professionals
who can prescribe psychiatric medications. Many
psychiatrists focus on severe issues such as major
depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
These challenges usually require a combination
of therapy and medication. Usually psychiatrist
do not do themselves councelling. They employ in
their clinic councilor.
A clinical psychologist is
a professional who has earned a PhD or a PsyD in
clinical psychology. In most states, psychologists
cannot prescribe medication, but are trained
to work with individuals who have either mild
or severe psychological issues. Some psychologists
do not work as therapists, but instead teach
at universities or conduct psychological research.
The training program of PhD clinical psychologists
has more of a research focus than the newer PsyD
degree.
Counselors are
generally Master's-level
psychotherapists who
are focused exclusively on providing therapy to
individuals, couples,
or families. Counselors
do not prescribe medications.
Many counselors focus
on common life issues,
including stress and
anxiety, mild to moderate
depression, relationship
conflicts, and work or career development. Although
counseling graduate
programs include a
great deal of psychology,
the emphasis is more
on working with "problems
of normal living" rather than severe mental
illnesses.
Clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses,
and marriage and family therapists also
provide psychotherapy services in most states.
Many social workers focus on solving social problems
and connecting clients with appropriate resources.
Marriage and family therapists tend to specialize
on interpersonal and family dynamics. Psychiatric
nurses often work with doctors and can prescribe
medication in some states.
Clinical psychologists
tend to focus on psychopathology while Counseling
psychologists tend to focus on overall well-being
through the lifespan
Annual Workshop on PERSONAL
PROBLEM AND COUNSELING at Deharadun summer camp
– JNU College Of Education And Psychology Date
April 2011
What do counseling psychologist do?
Counseling psychology functioning across the life
span with a focus on emotional, social, vocational,
educational, health-related, developmental, and
organizational concerns. help people improve their
well-being, alleviate distress and maladjustment,
resolve crises, and increase their ability to live
more highly functioning lives. Counseling psychology
work both to normal developmental issues and to
problems associated with physical, emotional, and
mental disorders.
Clinical psychologist are more medically orientated
in nature focusing on treatment of disease of mental
illness.
Child guidance
Solving adolescent problem
Guidance At Advanced Age
Counselling psychologist: Job description
Counselling psychologists utilise psychological
theory for variety of problems ranging
from anxiety and depression arising from difficult
life issues to more serious mental health problems.
Life issues could include bereavement, relationship
difficulties, domestic violence or the aftereffects
of childhood sexual abuse, while mental health
problems could include eating disorders, post-traumatic
stress disorder (PSTD) or psychosis.
Counselling psychologists work with diverse client
groups, including children, adults, students and
young people, families and couples, and older people.
They work in many different settings, such as health
and care services, hospitals, prisons, probation
services, consultancy, and in private or public organisations.
Marriage counseling
Addiction Removal – Alcohol Or Smoking
In following areas I can be useful to
you:-
drug- smoking – alcohol abuse
child development
adolescent development
adult development/aging- guidance on job
health psychology (e.g. including long term care
and major diseases, etc)
mental illness (e.g. anxiety disorders)
vocational psychology – guidance child to take
study lines
forensic psychology
sport psychology- performance in any sports
neuropsychology
aggression/anger control
anxiety disorders
interpersonal relationships
your personal assessment
rehabilitation
community psychology
counseling process/outcome- getting results you
want – in study or in job
group processes
crisis intervention
developmental disabilities
eating disorders
supervision
multiculturalism
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