In: Psychology
Choose any two professionals in the mental health field that are from different disciplines and describe their training, their qualification, where they might work and their typical job responsibilities.
Two professionals in the mental health field are
1. Psychologists: psychologists are trained by evaluating persons mental health.They conduct clinical interviews.They diagnose the problem in patients and provide therapy.
They are specialized in counselling or education and hold a doctoral degree.
They might work in clinical practice,some people come to psychologists clinical office and some might work in hospital,school,nursing homes ,mental health centers.
Their typical job responsibility are observing behaviour of patient and understand them.
Provide Counselling to patients.
Collecting information through surveys and observations.
2. Mental health nurse
They are trained most in caring for clients with mental health issues.They work with professionals and in staff which includes doctors ,therapists,social workers.They work in hospitals and people's home to take care of patients.
Their job responsibility includes helping people in anxiety and depression,addiction to drugs.
Visiting patients home
Listening and talking to patients,taking care
Giving advice,arranging support for patients
Taking down patients records
Their qualification includes nursing degree .