Description
Objectives
Mental Health – A look into the Fields of Psychology and Psychiatry
A Health Professions workshop that takes a look into the career paths of Phycologists and Psychiatrists within the field of mental health. Students will learn about different myths vs. facts in mental health and about various statistics. They will explore what the difference is between the two professions and how they individually work within the field. Additionally, students will explore the difference in educational requirements for each career path and the salary ranges for both.
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Gain a deeper understanding about mental health
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Read more about myths within the field and the facts that set them straight
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Learn about the difference between the two main professions that work in mental health
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Discuss common disorders treated within mental heath
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Through an optional activity, students can do a deeper dive into the various disorders in order to understand the symptoms and how to treat that particular disorder
Resources
Activity Options
How to spot the signs of mental illness (5:07 min)
Various TV episodes dealing with mental health disorders. Range in times but are generally about 30 minutes in length - http://mentalhealthchannel.tv/episodes
What is the Mental Health Channel? We’re a channel like you’d see on cable, but on the web. Our mission = to create the world’s best mental health and wellness programming, free to view, free to share and commercial free, for anyone with an internet connection. MHC has already been seen in 140 countries.
Why Documentaries? Because personal stories have great power -- to enlighten, inspire, entertain and educate. Pretty much every family has a mental health story. It’s time to start sharing them.