Psychiatric Aide - Technician
Duties and responsibilities:
Psychiatrists
are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a
vary wide variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government,
have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or
universities. Their duties include:
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Designing treatment programs.
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Conducting psychotherapy
sessions.
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Prescribing potent mental
illness drugs.
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Supervising electrotherapy
treatments.
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Conducting research.
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Leading a team of mental
health care providers.
Salary: $90,000-
$200,000
Education:
Education:
In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in
allopathic or osteopathic medicine,
psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in
psychiatry.
Reflection:
Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?
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